Chris Wood - Signs for Leeds

[essbee]

Could he have improved, possibly.......

Errr. Possibly - but he's had a good few years to do that - and he hasn't.

 

[Simster]

He's 23 (TWENTY THREE!) and already solid at Champ level. He's also a hold up striker rather than an out and out goal scorer, so shouldn't be judged purely on goal scoring record. He would've been a superb signing.

He was absolutely outstanding against us when playing for Millwall a couple of years ago. But then so was Liam Trotter the year before that, and he is proper mercurial.

My views are based on past reviews from fans of other clubs he has played for, couple with the evidence I have from my own eyes. I remain unconvinced that £2.5m is good value. We will see.

Who knows. Plus let's see who else we bring in before dismissing those grapes as sour.

Well yes. Fingers crossed.

 

[Bra]

Another one here who wonders if the fee paid is decent value. A player who seems to have a good patch followed by long barren spell. With fees of this size you can see why the club look abroad for talent.

 

[bhawoddy]

Errr. Possibly - but he's had a good few years to do that - and he hasn't.

in your opinion

 

[bhawoddy]

He's 23 (TWENTY THREE!) and already solid at Champ level. He's also a hold up striker rather than an out and out goal scorer, so shouldn't be judged purely on goal scoring record. He would've been a superb signing.

agreed - According to NSC though he's overpriced and not good enough...............................

 

[bhawoddy]

Fine at this level but hardly anything special.

We can do better. Especially for that well over-inflated fee.

Like who

 

[Diego Napier]

He's 23 (TWENTY THREE!) and already solid at Champ level. He's also a hold up striker rather than an out and out goal scorer, so shouldn't be judged purely on goal scoring record. He would've been a superb signing.

What!

At 23 he's got poor mobility, no better than CoG, and is weak in the air as he has limited spring in his legs (6 inches off the ground must be his record!). He looked ok in our League 1 winning team but we were scoring goals for fun then.

Glad he's coming nowhere near us.

 

[Mackenzie]

Plank.

 

[JCL666]

I like him.

Good movement.
Holds the ball up well.
Can score spectacular goals.

Considering his age I think 2.5 million is good value.

 

[Codner's Wallop]

Seems odd we are bemoaning the Albion for NOT signing a player when we have absolutely no idea who we ARE signing.

Surely if another player of the Kayal, Rosenior or Hemed calibre joins the club, then the fact we swerved signing CW would seem prudent business.

 

[TSB]

Like who

Leo cost less than that. As did Hemed.
Tons of players available on frees and fees much smaller in Europe.
I was crying out for Chris Wood last summer but that was then and this is now.

 

[essbee]

in your opinion

Yes - but I have played and watched footie for 25/40 years and I'd like to think I can see
someone who is going to be a damn good player - and sadly he wasn't one of them.

 

[reigate]

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I honestly reckon he'd be about as useful as our last £2.5m striker if he signed here.

I'd be quite happy if he was as usedful as our last £2.5m striker.......we sold him for £10m

 

[Simster]

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I'd be quite happy if he was as usedful as our last £2.5m striker.......we sold him for £10m

Being pedantic, I thought he was £2m. The £2.5m striker I had in mind was better known for his gorgeous hairstyle, his bouncy labrador-esque enthusiasm, and his comical inability to trap a football above knee height.

 

[bhawoddy]

Yes - but I have played and watched footie for 25/40 years and I'd like to think I can see
someone who is going to be a damn good player - and sadly he wasn't one of them.

Likewise.....perhaps BHA should employ you to scout for them seeing as your experience is obviously invaluable......

Just out of interest, who would you buy?

 

[Surf's Up]

As someone observed on the Halford thread, if Wood is the answer we're asking the wrong question!!

 

[reigate]

Being pedantic, I thought he was £2m. The £2.5m striker I had in mind was better known for his gorgeous hairstyle, his bouncy labrador-esque enthusiasm, and his comical inability to trap a football above knee height.

Your forgot he also clapped the fans which is far more important than abiilty......

 

[essbee]

Likewise.....perhaps BHA should employ you to scout for them seeing as your experience is obviously invaluable......

Just out of interest, who would you buy?

That's a tricky one - and to be honest nobody in the championship as is stands out.
Obviously Zamora would be great a couple of the Derby County players - but that's it.

 

[Bombadier Botty]

He wasn't that great when he played for us tbh.

This. Just don't get the ongoing obsession with this bloke and would have been very underwhelmed had we signed him. Leeds are welcome to him.

 

[Icy Gull]

Wrong thread