wood young s men of the year:
Now that the World Cup is almost over, it's nice to see West Brom want more game time for him, even if it's not at WBA.
Chris appears on a rankings list of the "Best Young Players at the World Cup" on this website. He's in the top 18 year-old players:
See at bottom (Tommy Smith makes the top Ten 18-20 Year-olds overall):
The Best Young World Cup Players - 18-20 Years
Big Pete 652010-07-08 01:51:11The top 10 World Cup Players between 18-20 (through the Round of 16) according to the Castrol Index followed by the rankings for every player in the 18 to 20 age range.
TOP 10 PLAYERS 18-20
1. Thomas M�ller - Germany
2. Nicolas N'Koulou - Cameroon
3. Jozy Altidore - USA
4. Andr� Ayew - Ghana
5. Lukman Haruna - Nigeria
6. Tommy Smith - New Zealand <<<<<XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
7. Jonathan Mensah - Ghana
8. Vladim�r Weiss - Slovakia
9. Joel Matip - Cameroon
10. Ryad Boudebouz - Algeria
Castrol Index - Overall Rank - Player - Country
20 Years Old
8.88 - 042 - Thomas M�ller - Germany
8.26 - 093 - Nicolas N'Koulou - Cameroon
7.81 - 138 - Jozy Altidore - USA
7.80 - 139 - Andr� Ayew - Ghana
7.23 - 202 - Tommy Smith - New Zealand
6.78 - 256 - Vladim�r Weiss - Slovakia
5.57 - 400 - Ryad Boudebouz - Algeria
5.46 - 412 - Miroslav Stoch - Slovakia
4.73 - 476 - Sotiris Ninis - Greece
4.56 - 502 - Dominic Adiyiah - Ghana
4.56 - 502 - Samuel Inkoom - Ghana
4.56 - 502 - Toni Kroos - Germany
4.56 - 502 - Javier Pastore - Argentina
0.00 - 000 - Daniel Agyei - Ghana
0.00 - 000 - Kim Bo-Kyung - South Korea
0.00 - 000 - Rene Krhin - Slovenia
0.00 - 000 - Pak Sung-Hyok - North Korea
19 Years Old
7.39 - 184 - Lukman Haruna - Nigeria
6.89 - 243 - Jonathan Mensah - Ghana
5.26 - 434 - Lee Addy - Ghana
18 Years Old
5.61 - 395 - Joel Matip - Cameroon
4.91 - 470 - Vincent Aboubakar - Cameroon
4.65 - 494 - Christian Eriksen - Denmark
4.56 - 502 - Xherdan Shaqiri - Switzerland
4.56 - 502 - Chris Wood - New Zealand <<<XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Big Pete 65, Christchurch
WBA is still looking for new strikers to play in the EPL. If ithey sign 2 more strikers, they would for sure loan out chris who is still very young:
Think much the same - can't see him staying at West Brom for the Premiership - may do him good to play a season in League 1 or the Championship.
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sky sports uk interview with chris here says he's happy to go on loan or fight for a spot depending what club prefers ... http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11979_6276311,00.htm
Here he is linked (tenously) to rotheram as a loanee ...http://www.rotherham.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=205819
From a Bristol newspaper today...
"Wood remains Trollope's number one target before he completes his transfer business for the summer but he is likely to have to wait until closer to the end of the transfer window before finding out whether the player will be available on loan."
Bristol Rovers in League 1 were trying to get Wood on loan for quite a while last season but WBA wouldnt release him bc needed the cover. I imagine there will be a few suitors if he available on loan
rotherham united is also interested:
as per story on front page, is he of to Barnsley?
as per story on front page, is he of to Barnsley?
Im willing to put money on it. Ive been saying all along that i bet he shoots off (now that west brom won promotion). Another kiwi in the prem seemed too good to be true
Barnsley interest confirmed:
yes but today di matteo saying that bc of striker injuries he is not letting wood go anywhere just yet.
�As for Chris, we�ve had a lot of requests for him but with our situation he�s not going anywhere just yet.�
They obviously haven't done too much research on him. They think he's 19.
http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2010/07/28/albion-put-halt-on-chris-wood-loan/
More confirmation (a) that Barnsley are interested and (b) that Wood won't be going anywhere until more striking cover is brought in
Normo's coming home
Not in the side for todays game. Bench or starting. Hardly surprising.
Got my hopes up this morning when they were showing shots of the players arriving at the ground and he was one of the west brom players that he might be in the squad for the game, but no...
best for all involved for him to find some game time somewhere else, at least untill january and then reassess where hes at as far as getting in the west brom team.
meanchicken2010-08-15 17:23:42WBA are rumoured to be in the hunt for Ipswich captain John Walters and talking about chucking a striker in to make the deal. Just a thought.
If West Brom start getting flogged regularly will that help his chances at all?
I'm optimistic that he might get chances. Their top goalscorers last season were midfielders, indicating that their strikers haven't been all that prolific. Won't be an easy season for them so you would expect them to try different players along the way when they are struggling for goals.
I'd be happy if he goes out on a loan deal though.
Better for Chris Wood to play in a top Championship side with some decent game time, than WBA getting hammered every week???
"West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo has confirmed the club have agreed terms with Lokomotiv Moscow forward Peter Odemwingie."Press Association
Chris Wood will surely be loaned out now.
Chris Wood will surely be loaned out now.
"West Brom boss Roberto Di Matteo has confirmed the club have agreed terms with Lokomotiv Moscow forward Peter Odemwingie."Press Association
Chris Wood will surely be loaned out now.
Good news.Chris Wood will surely be loaned out now.
Scored this morning in a Carling Cup win over Leyton Orient. He came on in the 60th min.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/8932900.stm
yeah would like to see this goal.
Good work Chris, keep it up!
Good work Chris, keep it up!
I wouldn't. He can score against anyone else but leave The Os alone.
I used to like him...
Nix, Leyton Orient and Alloa Athletic supporting schmuck.
LOL @ ESPN for having him listed as "Chris Woods" haha!
Great news. Now start him against "shaky" Championship side Liverpool !!!!!!
I see West Brom have signed Fortune, which will make it even more difficult for Wood to get gametime.
Played last 8 mins as a sub against Championship side Liverpool with WBA down to ten men.
Sounds like an ok cameo- great for him to get on the park. It is easy to forget how amazing it is that he is getting time in the Premier League, and is only 18.
From the WBA match report
http://www.wba.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~52757,00.html
"Seconds later, substitute Chris Wood chased down what seemed like a lost cause and played the ball back to Tchoyi, who skipped inside and drilled a low shot a shade past the near post and into the side-netting.
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From the WBA match report
http://www.wba.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10366~52757,00.html
"Seconds later, substitute Chris Wood chased down what seemed like a lost cause and played the ball back to Tchoyi, who skipped inside and drilled a low shot a shade past the near post and into the side-netting.
To rub salt into Albion's wounds, Morrison was harshly sent-off four minutes from time for a mistimed challenge on Torres.
Despite being down to tern men, Albion continued to put the Reds' goal under pressure but they just could not breach the hosts' well-drilled rearguard."
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Great news for him and good that he's getting valuable game time