Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest | England)

I find it really odd that people can't understand a player wanting to play at a higher level (regardless if they are at that level or not). Gotta take the opportunity when they arise because you might not get it again. 

Yeah no, a training ground video staged for TV is definitely a better indicator of finishing ability than a 30 goal season...

Created an account just to slag Chris Wood off too...

Haha too right I created an account just to slag him off, you clearly know nothing about football if you actually watch him and think 'he's a decent player'. Leeds Aren't We

Love the commitment. Still, I doubt you would create an account to slag him off, if you didn't actually care that he left. Good luck replacing him and gaining promotion.

Let me guess - Birko have got loads of players better than him? He has a good record over a number of seasons now. Assume you will be at NHS next week specifically to tell him how rubbish he is

Imagine if Pot Pot was a Phoenix fan over the last couple of seasons with all the decent players being released mid contract for personal reasons. He'd have an aneurysm.

Woods has had more than one decent season, he has played 205 games in the Championship and scored 77 goals. When he was at Leicester at same time as Vardy, he did better than him in Vardy first season, 9 goals in 20 appearances to Vardy 4 goals in 26 appearances. They then changed place the next season (Woods 4 goals in 26 and Vardy 16 goals in 37) which was the difference in Vardy staying with Leicester and going to the Premiership and Woods ending up at Leeds, so like anything in Football sometimes its just timing and some luck. So why not when he had a season like last year, with 30 goals in 48 games, move to a premiership team when the only difference here between the two was Leeds didn't win to move up.

That's 3 posts slagging Wood off and 1 slagging me off. Quite the charmer. 

But I guess I should be honoured, to be in the company of Chris Wood for those you've created an entire account to slag off. 

Clearly those at Burnley know as little about football as I do, same with those at Leeds who paid a few million for him to play for them (during which he scored 30 goals in a season). 

None of us know anything about football. But you do, armed with your video clip staged for TV. 

You mention Birko quite a lot. Bit of an obsession there pal? Is it the fact our club has better fans than whatever non entity you associate yourself with in New Zealand?

Stay on topic. And stop getting personal (I include myself in that). 

Only because it's the only thing in football you seem to think is any good. Yes they have done a great job at creating a fantastic community club. Just don't understand why you have so much hate for one of NZ's best footballers. Liking 1 thing doesn't mean you have to slag everything else off

I support Arsenal as well. I don't hate him, i just don't rate him. I've already stated before if he does well then good on him. I have even offered up money as a bet if he does better than i expect, money i would happily donate to a person or charity. Just cannot see it happening having seen him play many times in his career (i watched him a lot at Leeds before people ask). 

People seem to be really sensitive about having a go at Kiwi footballers unless their name is Moses Dyer.

He's already achieved a lot for a 25yo, and unlike most Kiwi players who go the UK, he's gone from apprentice to actually making it as a pro. So given that by virtue of an outstanding season at Leeds he earned himself a PL gig, I would have thought most NZ football fans reaction would be "good on him, hope he does really well", not "meh, he's a bit average, bet he'll be a failure". 

As I pointed out earlier, both the Nix and United have a small but very outspoken minority of naysayers/baggers.   I wish he'd stayed but he might as well make hay while the sun shines.  More importantly, he seems to be becoming the AWs permanent captain given Reid's genuine and not so genuine sickies.

Haha mate I've been waiting for this since we signed him. As I said before I've never rated him I just find it funny how defensive kiwis get over a bang average footballer so I'm just winding everyone up ? I'm absolutely made up that he's gone and we got 15 million for him. And we're looking class this year so far so we don't really need a straight up replacement as of yet, we've got Roofe banging the goals in now 

That's ironic considering everyone here is laughing at you.

gee, just imagine how many goals he would have scored if he were actually good...

I think it's because he's not average to us. He is the all white that is playing at the highest level, Winston Reid aside. And we want to see him do well. But he is doing well, and he has deserved another shot in the premier league. 

I'm really not sure how you can say he was average for you after a 30 goal season. 

Playing shark and scoring lots of goals is a good scenario. Much better than the vice versa of it.

I watched and listened to every single game last year and I'm. It saying he didn't do well last year, no one can take that from him. What I'm saying is that I am so glad that we cashed in on him because I really can't see him repeating it, he missed two absolute sitters in his three games for Leeds this season which to me looked like the same Chris wood that players when we first signed him. 

So you're putting a huge amount of weight on two misses, while completely disregarding the 30 he scored? 

Fair enough being glad you cashed in, you got a lot of money for him and he's probably at his best/most valuable right now. Hopefully that money has gone back into the squad? 

If you're so happy that he's gone why go to the effort of registering to a website simply to slag him off? Your actions don't really support what you're now saying.

I'm surprised that as football fans you can't see that he is clearly engaging in the jilted fan's "I never rated him anyway" routine to protect his broken heart.

I think we all see that

Is on the bench v Spurs. 

Hopefully Burnley have a bad first half and we can see him brought on in the second 

0-0 half time

Tottenham 1-0, 55th minute Wood about to be brought on

92nd minute Wood scores!!! Really nice finish in bottom right corner from a great through ball. 1-1 full time

First New Zealand football/soccer player to score at Wembley?

Can't wait to hear from half of this forum that were ripping into Chris Wood since his move to Burnley. 

Wood's goal: https://twitter.com/_transferman/status/901850393524797441

Arriving late to this conversation but WTF is up with the name "Pol Pot's Barmy Army"? Because, you know, Year Zero, killing fields, genocide, etc etc

Pretty much sums up the type of person he is

- that was a great goal

Think Burnley will stay up easily enough, but that goal could give them the point that keeps them up. £15m repaid right there. Anything else is now positive territory. Well done Woody!

Was a great through ball and a tidy finish from Wood. Definitely wasn’t a poachers goal that people have previously accused him of only type of goals he is been able to score. 

Spurs 1 Wood 1

Hahahahaha.....!!!!

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