[SIGNED perm] Henry Ochieng

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by Chumlax, Jan 25, 2021.

  1. Chumlax

    Chumlax Squad Player

    upload_2021-1-25_15-34-36.png

    So we've just signed a 22-year-old midfielder from Cork City out of nowhere... I presume this is another wheeler-dealer u23s signing, but who knows.
     
    The Recluse likes this.
  2. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    My dog is called Henry.

    That means this guy HAS to be good.
     
  3. Robert Peel

    Robert Peel Squad Player

    Welcome aboard Henry.

    Hopefully you can rebuild your career in a couple of years time.
     
    Otter and Carpster like this.
  4. The Recluse

    The Recluse Reservist

    lutonh8a likes this.
  5. NathWFC

    NathWFC First Team

    YES!!!!!!
     
    Steve Leo Beleck and Bubble like this.
  6. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Has he got a cat?
     
    hornmeister and Cthulhu like this.
  7. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    What a CV....

    West Ham Youth,
    Leyton Orient,
    Braintree Town,
    Welwyn Garden City,
    Wingate and Finchley,
    Cork City

    This guys career is obviously on an upward trajectory and at only 22 we are lucky to have him.
     
    NathWFC likes this.
  8. MIlton Dammers

    MIlton Dammers Reservist

    You are Clement Freud and I claim my £5
     
    I Blame Pozzo likes this.
  9. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    This is the cannon fodder signing we neither need nor deserve :(
     
    Hairyfrog likes this.
  10. EB Hornet

    EB Hornet Reservist

    And as always, in case he stumbles across this forum, good luck Henry.
     
    Moose, K9 Hornet and Watford Gav like this.
  11. Arakel

    Arakel First Team

    It's a fair cop.
     
    MIlton Dammers likes this.
  12. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    WGC eh?
    I could have driven past when he was playing.
    Another missed opportunity.
     
  13. nornironhorn

    nornironhorn Administrator Staff Member

    Signed until the end of the season, just squad filler for the U23s.
     
  14. MIlton Dammers

    MIlton Dammers Reservist

    I wonder if he knows Ngakia and/or Quina from his Wet Spam days
     
  15. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Minced morsels of hope for this transfer window.
     
  16. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    By sheer coincidence so is my vacuum cleaner. But it's a bit useless.....just sits in the corner collecting dust!!
     
    Cthulhu, Sort of OK and Teide1 like this.
  17. Leighton Buzzer

    Leighton Buzzer Reservist

    We will make money on this guy, trust me.
    Every time that I hear his name. I hear the money going into the till.
     
    BeersThen, wfcSinatra and Moose like this.
  18. UEA_Hornet

    UEA_Hornet First Team Captain

    While it sounds like a smart way to outpace an opponent, I'm pretty sure use of vehicles isn't permitted in the laws of the game.
     
  19. The Voice of Reason

    The Voice of Reason First Team Captain

    :D
     
  20. RMT79

    RMT79 First Year Pro

    Capoue replacement sorted .... cant wait for the striker to be announced from Leverstock Green
     
  21. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Disappointment by the lack of a Toby Stevenson-esque meltdown on here tbh. Have some finally realised that the club makes signings for the u23 squad?
     
    Moose likes this.
  22. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    Final piece of the jigsaw.
     
  23. fuzzy73

    fuzzy73 Squad Player

    Hopefully there is someone on this forum who is confident this fella can play the lone striker role
     
  24. K9 Hornet

    K9 Hornet Border Collie Dog

    It's meant to collect dust isn't it?
     
  25. PotGuy

    PotGuy Forum Fetishist

    Henry is not a very common name
     
  26. Rookery Refugee

    Rookery Refugee Reservist

    We'll loan him to a side in Holland and sell him on for 4 million. He will then be known as Henry Cha-ching
     
  27. lowerrous

    lowerrous First Team

    The Aldi version of Harry Pickering

    @Markoa$
     
  28. jackwfc

    jackwfc Academy Graduate

    What. A. Signing. Buzzing.
     
  29. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Not even that good. Disgraceful signing! Unless his only purpose is to clean Harry Pickering’s boots when he eventually signs.
     
  30. Burnsy

    Burnsy First Team

    Nah. Better to loan him to a club in Belgium for a few years. We’ll get over £4m in loan fee’s alone just like Oulare...
     
    Jumbolina likes this.
  31. Teide1

    Teide1 Squad Player

    He has one appearance as a Keyna u23 international to go with his 6 appearances for Leyton Orient in League 2, then 6 appearance for Orient in the National League (obviously didn't go too well for them) given shirt no 39, remains to be seen if he plays for the first team!
     
  32. AshdonWFC

    AshdonWFC Prediction League Champion 2011/12

    Ah yes, the marquee winter window signing we were all hoping for!
     
  33. hornetboy1

    hornetboy1 First Team Captain

    It's an odd random signing, and I'm not too sure why the club bother with this type of deal. Looking at his career path he probably wouldn't make an impact even if we dropped down to the Conference. For a club looking to bounce back to the Premier League, it's another baffling signing. Only until the end of the season so we can take a look at him no doubt, but when he's been let go by West Ham's academy, Leyton Orient, Braintree, Welwyn Garden City, Wingate & Finchley and now Cork City, that's a lot of non-league teams that didn't really fancy him too much. He's 23 this year so not even that young in terms of taking a chance on a kid.

    I just don't understand why we make this type of signing as he'll never get anywhere near the first team. Surely signing players for the U23's is with a career path to the first team in mind? If not, why do it?
     
    Jumbolina and Hairyfrog like this.
  34. WatfordTalk

    WatfordTalk First Team

    Several reasons, I guess. To fill out the squad, so the u23s aren't getting pumped every week, destroying the confidence of any who happen to have a bit of potential.

    To have slightly more senior options available in extreme emergency scenarios, so we're not forced to put an actual child in the starting line up.

    The off chance that one of them has a run of form on loan, or makes unexpected progress, and we're able to sell them for 50k to Newport County, or whoever.
     
  35. Cassetti's Beard

    Cassetti's Beard First Team

    It's going to be tough to ruin this guys career but if there's any club out there that can, it's us.
     

Share This Page