28 Dec 2015 18:09:33
For everyone that has a go at Wood I really think they need a reality check. £3m is not a lot for a striker at championship level, it just seems a lot because we haven't spent that much in a while. Afobe is supposedly rated at 15m and Rhodes 16m, those two have only scored 2 a piece more so far. As for the top scorers in the league Burnley payed £9m for Gray, Fulham £11m for McCormack. As for Forestieri, for everyone complaining we didn't sign him instead, he didn't want to come to Leeds. We had an offer accepted, we tabled a contract and he said he wasnt interested in signing for Leeds to the media so we dropped the offer, stop going on about him.
Wood can hit 20+ at this level, he was a 1 in 2 striker for the first 10 games (Also 11 in 19 at Millwall and 9 in 20 one season at Leicester) and we played some good teams during that time. He had a little slump and everyone turned on him, no wonder he is lacking confidence. He just needs a lucky break to give him it back and he will go on another run of goals. let's be fair he still has half a season to score 4 goals, would make him better than anyone last year. Final point Rosco only managed 2 his first year at Leeds and he went on to do pretty well for us. Maybe try raising his spirits than kicking him down.
Rant over.

1.) 28 Dec 2015
28 Dec 2015 18:59:50
It's really important to support your team and players however you must also be objective and as much as I wish Wood was good enough I doubt he is. Our past is littered with strikers who couldn't do it at Leeds and that doesn't mean their not good enough it's just the pressure of playing for a big club and not everyone can cope.
For example David Healey, Robbie Blake, Sharp, creswell etc These players could all do it but for whatever reason we didn't see the best of them.

2.) 28 Dec 2015
28 Dec 2015 19:17:37
Football is all about opinions as we all know, but IMO he hasn't shown us yet that he is a natural goalscorer.
He's only scored 5 goals from open play, which for a price tag of £3m isn't good enough.
What I'm trying to say is that if we'd have played any of our players at centre forward they would have scored as many as Wood has.

3.) 28 Dec 2015
28 Dec 2015 21:08:52
I agree that football is about opinions. I take your point and as a leeds fan I want the best for our club and would like wood to do well. I say drop him and play him in the under 21's so he can find his scoring boots. We have to be fair to players and Byram was dropped for his performances according to Evans so wood should be dropped too. Let him get fitter and be taught the same composure as Byram has. In fact stick Byram up front he knows how to make room for himself on the ball and score. Wood doesn't appear to have any composure for a striker. Sorry but that's how I feel.

4.) 28 Dec 2015
28 Dec 2015 21:47:04
You not wrong Liverlass. Wood is not a natural goalscorer. He could be but not yet. What he can do is score out of nothing. He's like Huckerby was just without the pace or more precisely like a David White. Wood must get rid of his cursed feet though. Bet JFH could teach him thing or two.