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Ex-Player Thread James Henry 🐐

tonyw said:
We all think of Clotet as a horrific failure and a horrible judge of talent.....but not only did we sign Henry under his tenure, we also signed Cameron Brannagan as well (and Rob Dickie)!

Whether or not he had much to do with the signings, those two did more to define the last six years of Oxford football than anyone else!
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It was fairly easy to tell who was a Clotet signing during his era. Tiendalli, Pekalski, Mehmeti, Xemi, etc.

Almost entirely justified by Ricardinho on his own... and that one Van Kessel goal that made us believe.
 
Incredible player and person! One of the most longstanding servants we've had this century and the stats speak for themselves. So many important goals and contributions and I am delighted he ended with promotion. Even though he didn't get to play as much this year due to injury, his input was still vital when he did feature and the goal against Pompey alone was enough to change our trajectory which led to us going up. Wish him well for the future and he could easily be a coach in the making.
 
McXal said:
One of my defining memories of the pandemic was being lucky enough to be one of the few in the stadium to see his goal against Hull during that Covid-measures trial game.

The utter joy of being at football again. The visible elation on his face as he got to celebrate in front of (even just a small quantity) of fans. That weird high knees celebration. In dark times it was a wonderful moment.
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Very well said. An extremely emotional moment, and it felt fitting that he was at the heart of it.
 
tonyw said:
We all think of Clotet as a horrific failure and a horrible judge of talent.....but not only did we sign Henry under his tenure, we also signed Cameron Brannagan as well (and Rob Dickie)!

Whether or not he had much to do with the signings, those two did more to define the last six years of Oxford football than anyone else!
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A lot of getting Henry signed was down to Faz closer got Jack Payne on loan and preferred him but when Horne went then we truly could see we were blessed with such a player.
Good luck James hope you find another club or you feel up to it and can have some more glory.
 
James Henry has been possibly my favourite player of the post 2010 era. I love the way he glided across the turf and conjured a goal out of nowhere, stroking the ball into the corner of the net, or crossed perfectly for Matty. He made it all look so easy and I think his laid-back style did mean he was underrated by some - he wasn't the sort of 'all-action geezer' that becomes a fan favourite. A really classy player though, a friend of mine knows a Wolves fan and he couldn't believe we had him.

I'm sure he knew all season he'd be leaving and hopefully he has a plan. I can't really see him as a coach but I'll be interested to see what he does.
 
Thanks for all your efforts over years James. Good luck for the future and hope to see you back with the Yellows in a future roll as coach.
 
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I wasn't completely sold on him as a player but I think that's partly because of the lack of quality around him. When he played during our good runs he was good. But of course a great servant to the club, wish him all the best and of course would welcome him back (especially if he turns out to be another Mous!)
 
For a few seasons 2018 onwards, if James and Cam played well we won the match more often than not. A very technically gifted footballer who has given us great service. All the best James.
I was told that James very much influenced our turnaround after the Bolton thrashing by telling the players to get their act together. Of the eight games left we won 5 drew 2 and lost 1 before the play offs so maybe there was something in it.
There's not many players left in the James Henry mould!!
 
Deserved a send off on the field so fans could express their gratitude in person but those situations only occur very occasionally.
I’ll miss him greatly, my favorite player along with Brannagan
We’ve been lucky to have not one but two talismen who have brought this club on in leaps and bounds in recent years.
Good luck James and thank you!!
 
Left Wing Cross said:
The club is open to him returning in a coaching capacity once he's finished his playing career:

https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/24342489.james-henry-return-oxford-united-coaching-role-future/
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Good to know but please don’t link their articles. The less clicks they get the better.
 
QuietYeller said:
Deserved a send off on the field so fans could express their gratitude in person but those situations only occur very occasionally.
I’ll miss him greatly, my favorite player along with Brannagan
We’ve been lucky to have not one but two talismen who have brought this club on in leaps and bounds in recent years.
Good luck James and thank you!!
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If he happens to come back for a game next season, he deserves a huge reception.

Ain’t nobody…
 
One of the few matches Mrs Emilio has come along to was his hattrick v Lincoln, and every now and then she will refer to it. That quite some achievement, given her inability to understand the point of competitive sport.

Thank you for everything James, utter maestro at times, and just a generally nice bloke to boot.

Best of luck 🐐
 
https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/24343211.oxvox-thank-james-henry-following-oxford-united-release/

Nice touch, this. Reiterate all the above about him being great to watch for us over the years. My favourite memory of his is still that header away at Doncaster that assured us L1 safety a few years back, was a cracking day out.
 
Thanks Jamo you were a pleasure to watch always gave 100% good luck to wherever you go and thank you for the memories ( and the nightmare)

💛💙
 
Emilio said:
One of the few matches Mrs Emilio has come along to was his hattrick v Lincoln, and every now and then she will refer to it. That quite some achievement, given her inability to understand the point of competitive sport.

Thank you for everything James, utter maestro at times, and just a generally nice bloke to boot.

Best of luck 🐐
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My best mate, (who is a Man U supporter and always condescending towards Oxford) saw this game. His only ever visit to the kassam and even he was blown away by Henry’s performance !!
 
Norwich exile said:
https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/24343211.oxvox-thank-james-henry-following-oxford-united-release/
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Why is the vice-chair of OxVox contributing content (and clicks) for a publication that consistently undermines our ambitions for a life-saving new stadium?
 
Norwich exile said:
https://www.Oxfordm**l.co.uk/sport/24343211.oxvox-thank-james-henry-following-oxford-united-release/

Nice touch, this. Reiterate all the above about him being great to watch for us over the years. My favourite memory of his is still that header away at Doncaster that assured us L1 safety a few years back, was a cracking day out.
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The columns from fans have so much more depth than what the journalists put together. Local journalism is obviously on its a**e throughout the country but things like this bring it into stark focus. Good article though, glad it is out there :)
 
SirAndyOfCrosby said:
Why is the vice-chair of OxVox contributing content (and clicks) for a publication that consistently undermines our ambitions for a life-saving new stadium?
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Perhaps because at least it is an outlet for our voices to be heard, even if just in the sports section, where 99.9% of readers are fellow fans.
 
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