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??? Clearly he didn't.

Indeed. The only difference being that the forward was too slow to react, and it was cleared. I recall at the time thinking 'if that was Henderson ...' So it has proved, inevitably.

The save which was an exact replica of the one Hendo is getting panned for today?

That's the problem ... :( We finally see the back of the worst left-back in the division, only to likely see the second-worst one come in. Except Reid's got an excuse, what with being a right-footed midfielder and all.

Hardly. As Mr. Trees points out above, the difference isn't that Hendo puts it right on the striker's head every time - he probably wouldn't be with us if he could - rather that he actually AIMS for a particular player, and gets it right more often than not; and that applies to his kicking and...

I can't see that Kuipers could have done any better - he's neither quick off his line nor particularly sound with his handling, so I doubt either of the two goals you mention would have been averted. Still, as said earlier - he's got his chance next week, so it's up to him to take it.

A sensible summary, thank f***.

... and the two goal-line blocks in the second half, and the one-on-one with Maynard in the first half ...

Think you're rewriting history there a bit - Kuipers pushed it straight back out just as Hendo did, the only difference being that at this higher level, the better striker reacted far more quickly and got there first. There was no difference at all in the actual save.

Hendo, as today demonstrated, although NSC will always worship at the altar of the FDM. Interesting that Hendo got a load of flak for the first goal, but when Kuipers did exactly the same thing on Wednesday, it was described as an "absolutely brilliant save".