New Signing Adam Henley

How do you come to that after signing a FB?

 

“The main aim, from my point of view, is helping to get this club back to where it belongs. That has to be the only goal."

Where do we actually belong Adam?

 

A lot of hamstring injuries, the lad has had.

 

in Bradford I hope

 

Don’t forget an open top bus - we need to send them to City Hall in style.

 

Thanks Yoda.

 

true. well mentioned

 

He was born in Tennessee

 

https://www.rslsoapbox.com/2018/12/3/18123166/2018-rsl-player-profiles-adam-henley

When Adam Henley arrived at Real Salt Lake, we all thought we were getting a player that would at the very least challenge for starting minutes at right back.

But the thing that didn’t work out quite how we expected was Adam Henley’s season would work out. Over the course of 2018, he played in just five matches for the first team. The 24-year-old started only two of those matches, and he didn’t make a single MLS appearance after May 19.

From there forward, he featured exclusively for Real Monarchs, starting eight times for 682 minutes. He became a regular fixture in that team.

One must wonder how it happened for Henley, and what it means for his RSL career. With the expectations we’d had for him — perhaps unfairly, given he arrived having not played professionally since March 2017. That’s nine months without a match, and while that’s largely down to injuries, it did leave him very much on the rusty side.


http://americansoccernow.com/articles/adam-henley-looking-for-a-fresh-start-with-real-salt-lake

https://www.fcdallas.com/post/2018/03/02/injury-report-kellyn-acosta-anton-nedyalkov-and-tony-beltran-ruled-out-fc-dallas-vs

https://www.rovers.co.uk/news/2016/august/henley-ruled-out-though-injury/

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11676/8384590/Blackburn-defender-Adam-Henley-will-have-a-scan-on-his-hamstring-after-FA-Cup-tie

https://www.google.com/amp/s/footballleagueworld.co.uk/owen-coyle-gives-blackburn-injury-update-ahead-of-vital-relegation-clash-with-rotherham/amp/

The list goes on and on

 

You’ve not watched a lot of MLS?

 

85 appearances in 8 seasons, a lot as sub and recurring hamstring injuries. Bowyer took him on trial at Blackpool after he left Blackburn but he ended up going to the US so Bowyer decided against signing him.

So if he wasn’t good enough for him at Blackpool but he is now what does that tell us about the quality of the squad we’re putting together and our prospects for next season?

 

Given he's only signed a one year contract he doesn't see us as belonging any higher than league 1 !!

 

Because he’s the fifth player out of six we’ve signed who plays on our side of the pitch

 

BOOOOO!!!

 

Bowyer must be happy with how he responded to his one on one with Bowyer during his Blackburn days : Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Henley was publicity called out by Manager Bowyer to fight for his first team place in the right–back position.In response, Henley said he’s determined to fight for his first team place for the new season.

 

With two good full backs in Mellor and Longridge in already he is obviously in for cover on a one year deal time to prove he has put his injury problems behind him

 

Perhaps the 1 year contract is more from our side given his recent injury record?

Gary knows him and knows what he's done before so he's giving him a shot is my take on it.

 

He was born in Knoxville, Tennessee's gateway to the Smokies. Home of University of Tennessee, also known as the Vols.

Holds over 100k but he left when he was 2, not sure if he'll be a Vol.