Former Liverpool star Stewart Downing revealed a humorous anecdote about Jordan Henderson's initial struggles with shyness when he joined Liverpool. During an initiation night out, Henderson cleverly chose to leave early with his wife to dodge singing, even willing to pay a club fine to avoid the spotlight. While Downing shared his own initiation experience feeling more relaxed after having a few drinks, he highlighted how intimidating such situations can be for newcomers, noting that some players hesitate to sign for clubs over fear of initiations.
I didn't have to do many initiations actually, throughout my career. I didn't do one at Villa, I don't know why. Maybe it was because I'd signed late on, so I'd got away with it.
When you know the lads, you're a bit more relaxed about it, so I sang Penny Arcade - Charlie Adam was loving it, as a Rangers fan.
He was that nervous - he hadn't had a beer, so he was just adamant he wasn't singing; he'd rather have paid a fine!
I've heard stories of players not signing for clubs because they've been worried about initiations - honestly, just sing for thirty seconds!
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