Henderson joins Gillingham.

[bhaexpress]

According to the BBC Darius Henderson has joined Gillingham for £100,000. Must have more money than sense.

Somehow I doubt that he'll replace Marlon King.

 

[Trigger]

Gillingham have signed striker Darius Henderson from Reading in a deal which could be worth as much as £100,000.

The 22-year-old striker completed his move following a medical on Friday and will go straight into the squad for the FA Cup tie with Charlton.

"Gillingham have given Darius the chance to prove himself," said Steve Wood of Planet Sport Management.

He added: "He was frustrated by a lack of chances at Reading and is excited by the prospect of joining Gills."

Reading will receive an initial fee of £25,000 for the striker, with three instalments of the same amount to follow after a set number of appearances.

Henderson has started only 12 games for Reading since graduating from the Academy ranks, but has featured as a substitute in more than 70 matches.

He scored twice in a 10-match loan spell under Steve Coppell at Brighton this season but has featured only once as a substitute since Coppell moved to the Madejski Stadium in October.

 

[byf]

HA HA HA HE'S ABOUT ON PAR WITH SUPER DAVID CAMERON!

 

[ripper]

He scored twice in a 10-match loan spell under Steve Coppell at Brighton this season but has featured only once as a substitute since Coppell moved to the Madejski Stadium in October.

From the penalty spot though weren't they?

 

[Braders]

From the penalty spot though weren't they?

yep ,

 

[berkshire seagull]

Christ have they gone mad in kent

 

[Braders]

alright ali , how was your festive season

 

[Braders]

yeah ,quiet

 

[Storer68]

As no-one has mentioned it, £100,000 was the same amount that we paid Brizzle Rofus for a certain legendary striker.

would you put them in the same bracket??

 

[Lady Whistledown]

That's hilarious, it's the first time I've ever heard of anyone being "excited by the prospect of joining Gills".

Perhaps he considers it a step up from Reading.

 

[Barnet Seagull]

In all seriousness, I'd say it's a good club for any striker, not gonna be much competition for places really is there...

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Don't forget, Gillingham are an up and coming club, last I heard Scally had plans for a 40,000 seater stadium to built on derelict land somewhere in the Medway Towns. Let's face it, there's no shortage of horrible disused sites to build on in that area is there?

Only question is, where are Gillingham going to find 40,000 fans??

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Henderson? They would have been cheaper buying a statue out of the garden centre

 

[Zeitgeist]

so we buy one young, proven-in-the-lower-divisions striker (dave Kitson) for £250,000, and sell another for £100,000.


So if (quote Coppell) "Kitson is one for the future", what was wrong with Henderson?




Makes no sense to me.

Darius could always get his head on the ball, and he was the ONE player who could header well in the box.




Good move Coppell.

I've never seen Kitson, but I believe he scored quite a few goals for Cambridge in recent times. Copout IMO has always had a good eye for a potentially good player. In his time at Brighton, he never signed too many Turkeys.......Erm, apart from Henderson. If anyone is prepared to pay £100,000 for Henderson, Reading should be laughing all the way to the bank...

 

[Beach Hut]

Bad luck the Gills, £100K seems very expensive.

 

[WhitleyDennis]

12 months ago twat Pardew publicly valued Darius Henderson at £1.5 million! So where were West Ham in the bidding "war" for Darius?

Seriously, though, I think Darius is excellent value for Gillingham at only £25,000 up front, with the rest depending on appearances.

 

[Incredigull]

What old Stewy ??
I thought he'd retired years ago !!

 

[Zebedee]

Bad luck the Gills, £100K seems very expensive.

£10,000 might have been more appropriate based on what we saw when he was with us.

 

[Incredigull]

What a waste of honey

 

[levski seagull]

I couldn't stop laughing when i heard 100k mentioned,hendersons a complete donkey,i'd rather have kitson anyday.Then again,scally stitched us up good and proper so maybe their a marriage made in heaven.