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Chris Wood (now playing for Nottingham Forest)


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12 minutes ago, KaKa said:

Think the club has opted to go the premier league experience route and just don't feel they can take risks on players from abroad, particularly for one of the strikers coming in, and it kind of makes sense I think, especially after Saturday's pathetic efforts.

 

It's a very sensible signing as his record and presence on the pitch has been fantastic for Burnley in the premier league. He's scored goals for them and he brings physicality and intimidation. He's not a shrinking violet like so many of our current pansies. Not the exciting name we were hoping for, but I have no doubt that will come in the summer, and Wood can then transition to being a solid experienced squad player, which would be in line with his age.

 

In my opinion I think he is going to score goals for us. He'll have a lot of motivation moving to the club where one of his idols played and was a legend, and I have no doubt Shearer will be in touch with him, geeing him up too. Think he'll also relish getting a chance to play in a team that works the ball higher up the pitch more before creating chances. Burnley have been really strange this season, the only reliable service they get to their front men is from Dwight McNeil. It seemed they had bought Cornet to provide some decent service from the other side, but he has ended up playing upfront, albeit really well. I think Wood needs more reliable service and in my opinion he'll certainly get that from the likes of ASM, Fraser, Trippier and even Joelinton. The guy is geat in the air and hits the ball really well, he's going to score goals in this team.

 

Solid signing I think and very very shrewd. Personally, would have loved to see us take a look at some of the really interesting strikers from abroad like Cabral, Barbosa, Azmoun and even Morelos, but we are in such a state I can see why they've made this move instead. I think if we were comfortably in mid table we would have gone a different route for sure.

 

Think if we stay up in the summer we'll see one of Darwin Nunez, Alexander Isak or Patrick Schick then come in.

 

 

 

 

 

Great post. Totally agree.

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30 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said:

IIRC their goalscoring records are almost identical. Obviously not that goals are the be all and end all, but I was surprised when I saw that.

 

Aye, was suprised to see Wood, Wilson and Ings all have very similar goal scoring record in the PL.

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2 minutes ago, DMLeazesender said:

I'm still bemused as to why he came up by train - hasn't he got a feckin car?

 

And it looks like he was in second class!!

 

Better for the environment.

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3 minutes ago, DMLeazesender said:

I'm still bemused as to why he came up by train - hasn't he got a feckin car?

 

And it looks like he was in second class!!

 

Trains are much better for the environment. He's just being sensible.

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16 minutes ago, cubaricho said:


I believe this would be down to Wilson being injured more often. Wilson is definitely the better striker but stats are stats in this instance. We need actual goals and not probable goals. 

 

Not that much, Wood only played 8 more games over the past 4 seasons than Wilson.

 

Wilson is a classier player, no doubt, but Wood is defiantly adequate cover for him.

 

 

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8 minutes ago, Fantail Breeze said:

 

Don’t come at me with facts like that, ruining my completely inaccurate point to discredit him.


Apparently he might’ve been able to vote anyway!

 

It is funny how he’s effectively English just by association of playing for Burnley :lol:

 

 

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11 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said:

Longer term question, if in 18 months Wood is our 3rd striker - how would you feel?

If we stop up he will be at least 4th choice this time next year. Happy days all round if he is

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