Maybe, but they saw the floor as 17th and thought Johnson added to the squad would be enough to deliver that, whilst ignoring obvious weaknesses elsewhere. Tbf I thought he was a good signing, although MM should have seen the captaincy issue a mile off. It's only in hindsight I saw Blues' set up of a deep line, Dann and practically 3 screening midfielders made him look good.
Joe Hart when he was very good behind them too.
The Henry/Johnson thing is another moment where we as fans have underestimated the importance of the captaincy.
There are times when it has worked though?
Yeah, you're proving my point for me though aren't you?
I disagree, it seemed a barmy decision to me at the time. That whole side's foundation was built on spirit and effort, making a brand new signing a captain was a big risk.
Funnily enough Walsall North (my childhood seat, and right on his doorstep but he's just the other side of the border, he's Ashmore Park, I'm New Invention) inexplicably went Tory in 2017 and 2019. A right horrible prick of an MP too, Eddie Hughes, who 30 years ago would probably be standing for the BNP.
The old gold podcast suggested that Mick and Henry stopped seeing eye to eye at this point. Iirc Mick even said Henry should have gone because Henry wasn't backing Mick in the dressing room.
Maybe before Mick's sacking. After TC took over that team approached most games as if they were already defeated. Nothing good about their attitude.
I remember when Wolves scored at the Millennium Stadium again Sheff Utd, I found out how steep the stand was as I got launched about 5 rows forwards by my jubilant fellow supporters. The people I landed on where very understanding!
