Woodgate the goods?

Woodgate the goods?

Clearly he has been carrying great wraps for a long time - but isn't he another injury prone player. Do THFC need another sicknote?

Nope, you got a bargain!

honestly?

yep, he had a couple of injuries but I was told his form for boro was better than for leeds! I guess he learned from his time in spain.

he'll be a lot better at spurs 

Hope so as our keeper(s) have a habbit of going AWOL.

i'e  watched paul robinson make some pretty awesome saves sure he's been shocking lately but he still is a very good keeper 

Custodian of pies, maybe?

I think it is a good price and a good buy, but as long as he stays fit.

We already have one talented injury-prone central defender...

Apparantly Cerny had a pretty average game in the 1-3 defeat to Man Yoo, so i would be fairly certain Robbo will be back for the next game against Everton

Perhaps that would be inconsistent...Robbo made half a dozen gaffs in several games before he was dropped!

Already reports he's out for fortnight with a Hamstring problem.

Worst fears confirmed (possibly...)

heres a stat im sure you would love. not counting this season Woodgate has averaged 13 games a season for the last five years

I thought my memory was serving me about right (where the hell do these stats come from?!)

He's played 46 league games in the last season and a half...

Who Woodgate or King? - I heard King missed the Man Yoo game as he was injured again and out for 2 weeks. Woodgate is in the team for the trip to Everton tomorrow...

365 said he was two weeks away with a Hamstring challenge, but they could have just been on the wind-up.

King is having every 3rd game off to manage the inflammation, as i understand it.

That sounds better...lies, dam lies and statistics. He did have an entre season off though, didn't he?

This from the Telegraph...

"Woodgate completed his �7 million, three-and-a-half-year transfer to White Hart Lane yesterday, as Spurs have begun to plan their long-term future without Ledley King.

King has only just returned from a long-term injury, but the captain's damaged knee has deteriorated to such an extent that Ramos has been advised he can only realistically play around one game in every three for the rest of his career.

With King's future uncertain, Ramos has been determined to sign Woodgate from Middlesbrough for the past week and beat off competition from Newcastle and Aston Villa to land the 28-year-old on �60,000-per-week wages."

I am surprised he is on that amount of money (if it is true) as Spurs have had a salary cap of 50k quid a week...

This from the Telegraph...[
Ramos has been advised he can only realistically play around one game
in every three for the rest of his career.
QUOTE]

REST OF HIS CAREER? HarryHotspur2008-01-30 20:13:54

I'd have more faith in THFCs coaching staff to reinstate him as a centre back of international calibre.

There's no doubt Woodgate is a talented player but if can only play 1/3 of game a season due to ongoing injuries is he still worth it? Ramos obviously thinks so.

I genuinely feel sorry for King, an excellent player but his knee is gone, and it has been for over a year now.

Well, Woodgate impressed by helping keep a clean sheet away from home this morning. Amazing considering the other 3 defenders are new to the spurs set up/playing in a hitherto unfamiliar position.

Home at Manure at the weekend might give a better impression of progress!