Shane Duffy

Will he get his game? What kind of football do Norwich play? We all thought Fulham was a good move but it ended up a disaster.

A fit and firing Duffy is a great addition to any Championship team.
He will score goals and marshal the defence.

I'd love to see him back in the Ireland setup but we can't be using him as the short out-ball from Bazunu like we tried before.

Hopefully a good move for him. I keep hearing about Omobamidele being cashed in on but I wouldn't mind that pairing. Think he's a safer pair of hands and better option for an experienced figure for him to learn from.

Seems to be gone from Fulham anyway.

E2016 wrote:

John Nice wrote:

Heimatklange wrote:

i think its safe to say Jazzy wont be playing premier league football after getting reading relegated.

Ffs, it was a points deduction that got Reading relegated and Hendrick was one of their more consistent performers in what was a poor season. This is typical of the sh*te Hendrick gets subjected to.

You act like it was a 20 point deduction. LOL

It was a 6 point deduction. Granted they would have stayed up, but by a single point if they didnt get it the deduction. Bottom line, they were rubbish.

And he was rubbish. Your favourite site whoscored ranks him 326 out of 374 players in the Championship who had 20 or more appearances. And rated 20th in Readings squad. Did you not check his ratings? Embarrassed

Player ratings from the ratings thread on here show he had a good first half of the season but a poor second half but that coincided with Readings poor form. His average overall rating is about a 6/10. Not great but not terrible either for a team that was relegated.

Jeff Hendrick 6.5

Got around the pitch but had much more of an impact in the second half as he looked to get stuck in and disrupt Blackpool's momentum. Helped keep things ticking over going forward.

Jeff Hendrick 7

Gave Reading much more of a physical presence in midfield and looked much more assured compared to last week at Blackpool. Brought lots of energy to the side and didn't give Cardiff any time on the ball.

Jeff Hendrick 5

Has the vision to play higher up the field, but still looks a little off the pace. Hopefully as he gets more minutes through the season he’ll get fitter, because he has the tools to be useful at this level.

Jeff Hendrick 7

Gave the team lots of energy in the midfield with his pressing and driving runs. Did tend to frustrate from time to time, though, when he got into some decent positions but then gave the ball away.

Jeff Hendrick 7.5

Tenacious and energetic display by the Irishman who had a couple of chances to get on the scoresheet. Firstly, he had a shot deflected over the bar and he almost latched onto a pass by Tom Ince but let the ball run past him.

Jeff Hendrick 7.5

Worked so hard in the midfield to press the Millwall players and provided an outlet higher up the pitch. Missed a golden opportunity to score early in the second half when he was played in by Ince but he fired straight at the keeper.

Jeff Hendrick 8

Ran his socks off in the middle of the park. Clever at finding spaces to make himself available for passes and pressed the Stoke players hard.

Jeff Hendrick 3

Did very little to impact the game. A player of his experience needed to give the team a lot more defensive cover and attacking threat.

Jeff Hendrick 6

A better first half than in the loss to Sunderland, with calm passing and defending on display. Unfortunately though he wasted Reading’s first great chance of the match, slicing Yiadom’s dangerous cutback over from less than five yards.

Jeff Hendrick 8.5

Probably his best performance so far in a Reading shirt. Played a key role in the second role and almost got on the scoresheet late on when he fired narrowly wide from about 25 yards out.

Jeff Hendrick 9

Terrific, hard-working display by the Irishman who scored his first goal for the club in brilliant fashion. Almost got on the scoresheet in the first half too when he skimmed the post with a fantastic half volley.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 7

Unable to repeat his midweek heroics, sadly. Gave the midfield some presence and energy without making any impact on the game.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 5

Costly mistake for Albion's second goal as his slip was pounced upon by Gardner-Hickman who went on to blast the ball home. Nearly grabbed a consolation shortly afterwards but stabbed his shot wide.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 5.5

Tended to be a passenger in the midfield, getting overrun at times and wasteful with the ball.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 7.5

Had a shot in the first half with the outside of his right foot but it was easily saved by O'Leary. Worked hard in the middle of the pitch and create some half chances in the second half.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 5

Didn't make any impact at either ends of the pitch and rarely touched the ball.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 6

Kept things ticking over in the midfield, he showed his experience. Could have scored with a long-range strike in the second half.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 4.5

Another game which seemed to pass the Irishman by. Had a couple of good moments but generally failed to step up and control the midfield.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 5.5

Tended to be a passenger in the midfield, getting overrun at times and wasteful with the ball.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 4.5

Lacked any real impact on the game. Too often took the safe option which took the sting out of the side's attacking play.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 6

Escaped with just a yellow card at the end of the first half when he went in late on Woods despite loud cries for a red. Had a rather up and down performance overall, with some defensive lapses but he did keep things ticking over reliably in the middle.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 5

Helped Reading to look reasonably effective today when on the ball, which isn’t something you can always say. Did well to direct the ball around Reading’s side to retain possession, but still looks limited when it comes to breaking the lines. Hendrick’s real problem though is that he still looks like an absolute saloon door off the ball. At many times he may as well not be there. Hendrick won not a single tackle or duel at all tonight and was dispossessed three times. He needs to find some key role in the side in 2023, or there’ll be no repeat loan in 2023/24

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 4

The Irishman was bypassed far too often in the midfield as Reading struggled to get a foothold in the game early on. He did find himself in pockets of space on a couple of occasions, but didn't make the most of those moments.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 8

Tripled his tally for the season with two strikes in the first half. Took his first goal superbly, drilling the ball home low from 25 yards while he showed great awareness for the second to tap in from close range. Capped an impressive-all round performance full of tenacity and energy.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 4

Kept things going in the midfield and did his best to affect things in the final third but got very little reward.

Jeff Hendrick (Reading) 8

Was tidy and neat for the first hour but began to stamp his authority on the game for the final 30 minutes, culminating in a stunning volley to draw the sides level.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

Drifted around the middle of the park but had very little impact on the game. Provided an option at the edge of the box when Reading were deep in Sunderland territory.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

Went close early on with a low shot which was on target but was well blocked and also had an effort just after half time which was saved at the near post.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 6

Back in the side after missing the Cardiff game because of illness. Did not have a massive impact but covered in front of the defence well and was always available for a pass.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 4

Had very few touches on the ball and mostly drifted around in midfield. Lost possession on a couple of occasions.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 6

Helped cover the backline and his passing was tidy as he helped to keep things ticking over in the midfield. Needed to offer more in the final third, though.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 3.5

Brought some energy to the middle of the park but struggled to make any meaningful impact on the game. Had one half volley blocked and again, lacked any creative vision.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

Kept things ticking over in the midfield with some nice short passes and found pockets of space.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

Was industrious in midfield and neat in possession, recycling the ball and playing simple passes to his teammates. However, his passing was more often than not backwards or sideways, with little penetration going forward.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 4

Very ineffective. Was there for short passes and kept things ticking over but overall his impact was very poor.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

A passenger in the midfield who really had very little impact on the game. Overrun in the first half and while he improved somewhat in the second, he gave the side very little to work with.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 4

Another game in which the play seemed to pass him by. Couldn't impact the game at all and when he did get on the ball he didn't always retain possession. Had a decent effort late on which was turned around the corner.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5.5

Had a couple of nice touches but also some poor moments when he inexplicably gave the ball back to Burnley. Did get into some decent goalscoring positions but shooting let him down

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

Largely overrun in the midfield and needed to impose himself more. Could have been stronger in his 50-50 challenges as well.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

The Newcastle United loanee was involved heavily in the midfield and was neat and tidy on the ball early on, but the Reading midfield was overrun on plenty of occasions.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 6

An impressive performer in the first half but tailed off badly in the second half and was left chasing shadows for large parts of the second half.

Jeff Hendrick - Reading 5

Gave the ball away far too many times without creating much.

John Nice wrote:

Heimatklange wrote:

i think its safe to say Jazzy wont be playing premier league football after getting reading relegated.

Ffs, it was a points deduction that got Reading relegated and Hendrick was one of their more consistent performers in what was a poor season. This is typical of the sh*te Hendrick gets subjected to.

You act like it was a 20 point deduction. LOL

It was a 6 point deduction. Granted they would have stayed up, but by a single point if they didnt get it the deduction. Bottom line, they were rubbish.

And he was rubbish. Your favourite site whoscored ranks him 326 out of 374 players in the Championship who had 20 or more appearances. And rated 20th in Readings squad. Did you not check his ratings? Embarrassed

Hanley is injured and won't be back until around Christmas, at his age who knows how long it'll take for him to get back up to full speed, or if he ever does. 2 years left on his contract.

Duffy would basically be Hanley's replacement.

Another senior pro on the downside now. The only ones left playing top flight football next season will be Coleman, Doherty & Egan.

J89 wrote:

Norwich wouldn't be a bad move for him and would surely mean they're trying to move on Omobamidele. Get a decent fee for him and bring Duffy in on the cheap.

They are moving on Omabamidele even the owner admitted it recently. Think he was regretting turning down the money they turned down in January. LOL

As for Duffy would be an okay move but he might struggle a bit like Hanley has if they are trying to play out from the back. Would be surprised if Norwich went for him but maybe they just see a bargain too good to turn down and are moving quickly.

Duffy once formed a formidable centre back partnership with Grant Hanley when they both played for Blackburn. Both in early thirties now but would make some sort of sense for Norwich if they can get a big money move for Omobamidele.