midds Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 He's going to be the final point for the next month or 2 and needs support on and off the pitch. No point slagging the bloke now, he's here and he's the bloke at the top of the tree, he needs bodies around him so when he flicks it on or holds it up he's got options. He needs to be involved and needs service. The whole team needs to step it up another level, he can be a big asset but not if he's isolated, that's a waste. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thank fuck for that. Could do with him getting off the mark against Everton tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 I have faith he'll come good and all the rest of it, but I was reading the Athletic's article on our transfer window and it seems like the deal to sign him kind fucked up some potential dealings. Quote Operating within such an environment brought significant pitfalls, and that is even before the so-called “Newcastle tax” is considered. There were numerous examples throughout the window of Newcastle being quoted a higher price for a player than other clubs, simply because everyone knew they had wealth behind them. The Wood deal — which saw Newcastle exercise his £25 million release clause, a new Premier League record for a 30-year-old — exacerbated that problem. “Once they paid that for Wood, they fucked their negotiating stance,” says an agent. An executive at a European club Newcastle dealt with, meanwhile, says: “When they paid that for Chris Wood, we knew they had more money than they said they did. We weren’t going to let them take the piss out of us.” Newcastle, though, felt clubs were trying to take the piss out of them and they were keen not to “set a precedent” by acquiescing to astronomical demands now and being made to regret it during future windows. Signing Wood was never part of the original plan. It was an opportunistic move, brought about by necessity, and generated by the toothless, embarrassing FA Cup defeat to third-tier Cambridge United. Wood, who like Trippier is represented by the CAA Base agency, was presented as an emergency option and, with Nickson long rating him, and Howe desperate for a forward, Newcastle took it. The fact it weakened Burnley, their relegation rivals, was an added bonus. “Did we want to spend £25 million for a 30-year-old?” one senior source at Newcastle told The Athletic. “No. Is it worth paying £25 million if we stay up? Yes. Man City went big on Robinho but that doesn’t make sense for us. Wood makes sense. He’ll make an impact and he’s a strong character. It’s about need.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Thank Fook for that! No let's get Bruno back pronto and training. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 He'll score some goals, but not expecting him to be any kind of saviour I think he'll probably end up with 4-5 or so until end of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 3 hours ago, Amir_9 said: He'll score some goals, but not expecting him to be any kind of saviour I think he'll probably end up with 4-5 or so until end of the season That could be 15 points. That would practically make him our saviour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 5 hours ago, midds said: He's going to be the final point for the next month or 2 and needs support on and off the pitch. No point slagging the bloke now, he's here and he's the bloke at the top of the tree, he needs bodies around him so when he flicks it on or holds it up he's got options. He needs to be involved and needs service. The whole team needs to step it up another level, he can be a big asset but not if he's isolated, that's a waste. I can’t fathom why any GENUINE fan would be slagging the bloke. We play a style with no real width , a winger who goes where he wants and rarely can cross a ball . How the fuck is this bloke expected to score? He’s essentially a target man , a target we we never aim for , pointless buying him if we are not playing to his strengths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Amir_9 said: He'll score some goals, but not expecting him to be any kind of saviour I think he'll probably end up with 4-5 or so until end of the season That may not be far off a goal a game average for him. Edited February 3, 2022 by madras Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, GWN said: I can’t fathom why any GENUINE fan would be slagging the bloke. We play a style with no real width , a winger who goes where he wants and rarely can cross a ball . How the fuck is this bloke expected to score? He’s essentially a target man , a target we we never aim for , pointless buying him if we are not playing to his strengths. Trippier will be finding him with pinpoint accuracy by the time we face Everton. We just need to be ready to win the second balls. Willock may be the best opportunity for that, but I think we'll begin with Shelvey in a more advanced position, giving Trippier more options. Although he has connected well with Willock, so who knows? I think we can all be quite confident in whatever starting line up Howe goes with. Then it's up to the footballing gods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Just now, Happinesstan said: Trippier will be finding him with pinpoint accuracy by the time we face Everton. We just need to be ready to win the second balls. Willock may be the best opportunity for that, but I think we'll begin with Shelvey in a more advanced position, giving Trippier more options. Although he has connected well with Willock, so who knows? I think we can all be quite confident in whatever starting line up Howe goes with. Then it's up to the footballing gods. it’s hasn’t emerged in his first 2 games so I don’t expect it to change now? punting down the middle is hardly gonna play to this guy scoring, that’s what been happening. Hope I’m wrong Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happinesstan Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 1 minute ago, GWN said: it’s hasn’t emerged in his first 2 games so I don’t expect it to change now? punting down the middle is hardly gonna play to this guy scoring, that’s what been happening. Hope I’m wrong It hasn't, yet. But with Trippier's quality and intelligence, you'd expect it to come. And like I say, he doesn't have to find him every time, as long as we are first to the second ball. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nine Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 5 goals by end of season from him would be a great return Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 11 minutes ago, GWN said: it’s hasn’t emerged in his first 2 games so I don’t expect it to change now? punting down the middle is hardly gonna play to this guy scoring, that’s what been happening. Hope I’m wrong Have a look on YT at his goals. A surprising amount come from balls from, if not down the channels and him peeling off his marker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzy Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 He will score a few, we've got a much improved squad since the first 2 games he's played. I've no doubt that with more quality in the team now he will start scoring. I hope now with Bruno in the team we'll get alot more out of our attacking players. 5/6 before seasons end would be fine. Hopefully that begins with a goal against Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWN Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 31 minutes ago, madras said: Have a look on YT at his goals. A surprising amount come from balls from, if not down the channels and him peeling off his marker. ive no doubt , he’s not just about crosses but he’s never had a sniff created for him yet so how some can judge him is beyond me . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 56 minutes ago, GWN said: ive no doubt , he’s not just about crosses but he’s never had a sniff created for him yet so how some can judge him is beyond me . If only we had eyes and a whole career to look at to form an opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 hours ago, GWN said: ive no doubt , he’s not just about crosses but he’s never had a sniff created for him yet so how some can judge him is beyond me . True enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 The reason he's "not had a sniff" though is partly down to him being too slow to react or having a poor touch in several situations. I think he deffinitely played his part against Leeds, statistically he won an absurd amount of balls in the air so he has to have, but so far in and around the box he's looked poor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HTT II Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 10 minutes ago, TotalWar said: Many on here seem very critical of Wood, a player who has scored 10 or more goals in each of his last 4 seasons. He has joined a very dysfunctional team, a team that largely doesnt really support the centre forward, that doesnt make runs past the front man, that doesnt cross the ball, or play good balls down the channels. Callum Wilson appears to be lauded on this forum, but he has only scored one goal in open play since October, playing in this same dysfunctional side. No doubt Wilson is a good player, but he hadnt looked very good for some time before his injury. Now weve upgraded our team, maybe we will be less dysfunctional, support the centre forward, make runs off him, get crosses in etc, then Wood, or Wilson will look much better. It shows how clinical Wilson has been for us giving the tragic lack of quality service into him since he signed, that will all hopefully improve for all of our attackers now under Howe and with the recent new signings. We need to get players closer to Wood either side of him and someone who can get beyond him like a Willock or a Wilson. He has the attributes to be effective, he’s not a clinical goalscorer, nor a poacher, but he can finish. He’s not quick, but he gets himself around and in the air he can be dominant, his first touch isn’t the best, but he’s no donkey. If he can grab 5 or more goals for us, he’ll have done well. A nice early goal against Everton should do his confidence the world of good. Fingers crossed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackyboy Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 He'll score a couple of braces or perhaps a hat trick before the end of the season Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consortium of one Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Love to see him score against Everton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 7 hours ago, TotalWar said: Many on here seem very critical of Wood, a player who has scored 10 or more goals in each of his last 4 seasons. He has joined a very dysfunctional team, a team that largely doesnt really support the centre forward, that doesnt make runs past the front man, that doesnt cross the ball, or play good balls down the channels. Callum Wilson appears to be lauded on this forum, but he has only scored one goal in open play since October, playing in this same dysfunctional side. No doubt Wilson is a good player, but he hadnt looked very good for some time before his injury. Now weve upgraded our team, maybe we will be less dysfunctional, support the centre forward, make runs off him, get crosses in etc, then Wood, or Wilson will look much better. He scored from open play against Burnley in December fwiw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Yeah, apparently I need to learn how to read. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I'll make my peace with this now that my frustrations with our attacking options in the January window have calmed down. I didn't want this transfer but he's here now, so please score some goals and help keep us up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir_9 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 14 hours ago, Happinesstan said: That could be 15 points. That would practically make him our saviour. or it could also be next to no points if our new defence isn't an immediate improvement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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