Chris Wood

[Steve1956]

What is his actual injury,where we not led to believe he was close about three games ago,if Lennon signs we need him fit,should be a cracking combination those two.

[Steve1956]

Looks like no one knows what his injury is,does he still play for us?

[whiffa]

Same with Ward tbh - I've never seen anything official about either injury as to specifics. Shame.

[Hendrickxz]

You have to question the wisdom of buying a player who is an international and whose native country is the other side of the globe. The disruption caused by international duties is difficult to bear when we can't afford to be lashing out on the extensive squads others can afford. From what I remember is that he has medial ligament damage/strain. At the moment it isn't looking like good value for £15 million.

[TVC15]

You have to question the wisdom of buying a player who is an international and whose native country is the other side of the globe. The disruption caused by international duties is difficult to bear when we can't afford to be lashing out on the extensive squads others can afford. From what I remember is that he has medial ligament damage/strain. At the moment it isn't looking like good value for £15 million.

Yep great point - that's why we need to stay away from signing Messi, Aguero, and Sanchez.

We are much better going for a Scottish striker...or even better a really crap one who has no chance of playing for their country

[joey13]

He looked a bargain at Bournemouth

[Vino blanco]

He is, in my opinion, without doubt our best striker.

[DCWat]

Our ‘touch and go’ injuries seem to last ages!

[Reecey1987]

Somebody asked boden yesterday he said its medial knee ligament injury

[ClaretTony]

Very little has been said other than it's his knee. He picked up the injury in the collision with Hugo Lloris and Sean Dyche said at the next press conference that he was being assessed. This is one injury during which he's never been described as touch and go.

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

Somebody asked boden yesterday he said its medial knee ligament injury

Presume he’s going to be out for some time if that’s the case? Same with Ward?

[FactualFrank]

Somebody asked boden yesterday he said its medial knee ligament injury

I read similar the other day. Could well be next season we see him.

[Reecey1987]

Im not sure on that

[piston broke]

I read similar the other day. Could well be next season we see him.

If that is the case a top striker becomes priority number one. For all the love they get on here Ash & Sam are not PL quality goalscorers. Both good at what they do but neither bags enough.

[claretblue]

Very little has been said other than it's his knee. He picked up the injury in the collision with Hugo Lloris and Sean Dyche said at the next press conference that he was being assessed. This is one injury during which he's never been described as touch and go.

not so Tony...I heard Dyche (in interview) refer to Wood as 'touch and go' after the Spurs game.

also 5th paragraph of following article (Burnley Express):

'...and Chris Wood is also touch and go...'

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/fo ... -1-8930689" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Reecey1987]

Theres the tweet

[warksclaret]

If Wood injury is serious and with Walters now out for at least two months we need a goal scorer on loan and someone vastly different to Barnes & Vokes.

Sadly Sam is no where near as sharp for a PL striker. A loan would work-someone who cannot get a game at present ie any of the Liverpool fringe strikers
If we had a natural striker like Ings or Austin yesterday, then JBG's cross across the 6 yard line would have been converted. Instead Tarks was the nearest to that ball
We also need to find a better No10 option to now

[ClaretTony]

not so Tony...I heard Dyche (in interview) refer to Wood as 'touch and go' after the Spurs game.

also 5th paragraph of following article (Burnley Express):

'...and Chris Wood is also touch and go...'

https://www.burnleyexpress.net/sport/fo ... -1-8930689" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Stand corrected - he said he was going to be assessed before the Man U game but did say he had a chance for Huddersfield. But, of course, the words between those two games were all recorded before Christmas and at that point he probably thought he could be OK for Huddersfield.

[ClaretTony]

If we had a natural striker like Ings or Austin yesterday, then JBG's cross across the 6 yard line would have been converted. Instead Tarks was the nearest to that ball

No it wouldn't - it took a deflection off a defender and went out for what should have been a corner. Once it's deflected we couldn't get onto it.

[TopCat]

Hit the corner flag and went out for a throw.
Still managed to take the throw a good ten yards from the flag.

[Steve1956]

Hit the corner flag and went out for a throw.
Still managed to take the throw a good ten yards from the flag.

And about five minutes after it went out they took the throw in...couldn't believe how much time Dean letUnited waste yesterday

[Dark Cloud]

No it wouldn't - it took a deflection off a defender and went out for what should have been a corner. Once it's deflected we couldn't get onto it.

That's true. Like most people I was berating JBG for not getting the cross quite right, but only when I saw it again did I see how unlucky he was as it brushes the defenders knee and deflects JUST out of Tark's reach.

[warksclaret]

My point was where were our "natural predator" strikers at the time !!!

[ClaretTony]

My point was where were our "natural predator" strikers at the time !!!

No, your point is you weren't aware of the deflection.

[bfcjg]

Just lucky defending saved a certain goal. SD mentions fine margins a lot and that was a classic example.

[Vegas Claret]

My point was where were our "natural predator" strikers at the time !!!

Probably the only one you could describe as that type of player would be Wells, so he was on the bench !

[TVC15]

Probably the only one you could describe as that type of player would be Wells, so he was on the bench !

Really ? When was the last time he was doing that ?

[Vegas Claret]

Really ? When was the last time he was doing that ?

go and look at his goals on youtube

[LoveCurryPies]

Let’s play Heaton up front.

[what_no_pies]

Just lucky defending saved a certain goal. SD mentions fine margins a lot and that was a classic example.

Wasn't lucky though. He tried throwing himself at the ball to get something on it and prevent a chance. His efforts were rewarded by getting something on it and preventing a chance. How do you attribute that to luck?

[warksclaret]

Deflected or not which of our strikers were in that "danger zone"

[pushpinpussy]

looks like we have been sold a crock by Leeds

[TVC15]

go and look at his goals on youtube

Are they available on Betamax ?

[k90bfc]

Still miss Andy Payton,he would have scored from all these chances,thats what you call a Predator,from Padiham!Still missing you Andy,even in todays game,you would have been worth at least 25 Million !

[Vegas Claret]

Are they available on Betamax ?

Brilliant

[BFC88]

You have to question the wisdom of buying a player who is an international and whose native country is the other side of the globe. The disruption caused by international duties is difficult to bear when we can't afford to be lashing out on the extensive squads others can afford. From what I remember is that he has medial ligament damage/strain. At the moment it isn't looking like good value for £15 million.

What a load of tripe. Give your head a wobble!