Chris Wood having medical at Newcastle

[GodIsADeeJay81]

For Newcastle this is a great bit of business, especially with Wilson out for a while.
He will do well with the opportunities they provide.

[Vino blanco]

I’d be more concerned if they came in for any of our midfield aces. Westy, Corky, Brownhilly and Stephensy are irreplaceable.

[Conroy92]

Personally, Wood might get you 10 a season but his ability to offer nothing else in games might cost you scoring 20. This season he's been gash. Think we'll look back in a season or two and feel we had there pants down.
Trippier swinging balls into him is a worry though.

[arise_sir_charge]

Why ridiculous, the release clause would already be there when ALK took over.

Payments to MG and JB are still outstanding

You’ve answered your own question.

[Pommieclaret]

His agent must have touted that there was a release clause, and Wood wanted out otherwise how would NUFC know the figure?

[Milltown1882]

Difficult to find words for it other than we were powerless to block it. The need for one striker is now absolutely two this month. Do the club spend their way out of this or not?

[tarkys_ears]

Excellent.

He can lead the PL in offsides and missed chances there.

[Claret3495]

His agent must have touted that there was a release clause, and Wood wanted out otherwise how would NUFC know the figure?

I was wondering this. Do clubs have to disclose ot publish this info? Or is it purely agents pushing their players

[mybloodisclaret]

no it's being reported in the region of 20 million but they are guessing

So could be 18 mill?

[PremierLeagueClass]

How on earth has this happened. To a relegation rival as well, couldn’t write it.

[OssyClaret]

Why all the negativity? He’s 30, scored 3 all year, barely looks to be putting it all in. We’ve got £20m and 3 weeks to sign a replacement.

Would you rather Newcastle have Wood up front or A N Other striker from abroad for £20m? Let’s have it right, he’s average at best.

This is how we have to operate. Sell and replace and refresh.

Could be the catalyst to our season and compound the start Newcastle have made.

Keep the faith!!

Over to you Mr Pace

[Goody1975]

My vision of the rebuilding of the frontline didn't factor in the only quality striker leaving.

Mr Pace, the summer window was decent but you need to surpass that massively this month to keep our club in the top flight, over to you.

[jurek]

If this is true then all we can hope for is that
Vydra, Jayrod and Barnes (when he's back) can step up to the mark.
And that we can use the money to bring in someone who turns out
to be better than Wood alongside another midfielder.

Bit of a long shot one has to feel but you never know.

No doubt if he does go to Newcastle then knowing our luck
he'll score the winner against us when we play Newcastle on the
last day of the season. And that will relegate us.

Alternatively we'll beat Newcastle and stay up whilst they go down.
Now that would be something else.

[HunterST_BFC]

Won't Go Through.

He'll Be Offside For The Medical...

[joey13]

Why all the negativity? He’s 30, scored 3 all year, barely looks to be putting it all in. We’ve got £20m and 3 weeks to sign a replacement.

Would you rather Newcastle have Wood up front or A N Other striker from abroad for £20m? Let’s have it right, he’s average at best.

This is how we have to operate. Sell and replace and refresh.

Could be the catalyst to our season and compound the start Newcastle have made.

Keep the faith!!

Over to you Mr Pace

The sad thing is you are serious

[Moorite]

If you look at the thread about the team for Leicester, Wood hardly features in anyone's team.

[Vegas Claret]

So could be 18 mill?

absolutely, nobody knows

[taio]

Why all the negativity? He’s 30, scored 3 all year, barely looks to be putting it all in. We’ve got £20m and 3 weeks to sign a replacement.

Would you rather Newcastle have Wood up front or A N Other striker from abroad for £20m? Let’s have it right, he’s average at best.

This is how we have to operate. Sell and replace and refresh.

Could be the catalyst to our season and compound the start Newcastle have made.

Keep the faith!!

Over to you Mr Pace

That assumes we will be able to sign an adequate replacement. Not convinced there will be enthusiasm to join us right now.

Exciting times.

[ksrclaret]

If you look at the thread about the team for Leicester, Wood hardly features in anyone's team.

Because he was injured against Hudds, I think.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

Forgot to add.
I hope his leaving has the same effect that Austin leaving did.

We were overly reliant on Austin for goals and were actually better without him.

[taio]

How on earth has this happened. To a relegation rival as well, couldn’t write it.

Release clause met.

[Stayingup]

I don't get why people are saying it's 22 million, reported widely as 20 million. If better players are available for less I wonder why Newcastle aren't after him?

They're a relegation rival. Suit them to weaken us.

[Superjohnnyfrancis]

Im actually really happy about this as I am hoping it helps us go away from the long boot up top.

He was having his worst season ever for us so £20m wisely invested is a cracking deal really. Probably fell out with Dyche also looked like he'd stop trying.

We must sign a pacy forward though either on loan or permanent, hopefully Alan has a masterplan there.

Sell tarks and Mee and get another ball playing centre half in, promote Collins.

If we have a Harry Redknapp January we could yet escape the doldrums.

[Goody1975]

Forgot to add.
I hope his leaving has the same effect that Austin leaving did.

We were overly reliant on Austin for goals and were actually better without him.

I don't see Danny Ings waiting in the wings though.

[KlyBfc]

Awful news. Losing him bad enough, losing him to rival is tragic.
Scored double figures regularly, finished last season very well 9/15 or something and is our best current striker (cornet not a striker). He leads our line and as seen when he came off v Leeds and Huddersfield we got even worse without him on the field. He splits opinion but for me this is really bad news and anyone who thinks the likes of Dykes or Moore could replace him will be sadly disappointed.

[Granny WeatherWax]

He’s been rubbish this season. Use the money to sign an attacking midfielder, play a modern formation with 1 striker, so Jay or Vydra, until Cornet comes back.

No need to replace Wood like for like.

[Pommieclaret]

He was supposedly injured and was replaced at half time on Saturday. Me thinks this deal was in the pipeline and he was being safeguarded

[burnmark]

It’s bad news.

We’ve lost our main striker. We have nobody who will get us ten goals between now and the season end. We won’t sign anyone good enough who will get us ten goals between now and the end of the season. Our style of play will now need to change to accommodate the absence of Wood and as much as people would like to see us be a little more pleasing on the eye, we are to far down the road for that.

[HunterST_BFC]

Troy Deeney currently munching on an Omelette...

[alf_resco]

I posted when ALK took over, that our once-great club was well and truly ***ked.
Absolutely NOTHING, Cornet included, has made me change my mind.
If anyone thinks they're going to bring in 3,4 or 5 players in Jan to slot straight into the first XI, then dream on.

[burnmark]

He was supposedly injured and was replaced at half time on Saturday. Me thinks this deal was in the pipeline and he was being safeguarded

My cynical mind thought that when the rumour appeared on Sunday.

[NickBFC]

A little disappointing in that he's going to a relegation rival and he has been our top scorer/forward for a while BUT...and there is a but, he's 30 years old, unlikely to sign a new deal, and when he isn't scoring goals he doesn't offer the team anything else. I am not that concerned unless he isn't replaced - this squad needs a massive shake up, an injection of pace and fresh legs and ideas. It could be just the move we and Dyche need to set the wheels in motion for an overhaul, and possibly change of formation/style. We shall see.

[OssyClaret]

The sad thing is you are serious

The sad thing is so are you. Name me one player (other than Trippier and Ings ) who has gone on to better things/improve after Burnley?

Been there before in selling strikers in their ‘prime’ for mega money in their own way … Conroy, Andy Gray, Gareth Taylor, Akinbiyi, Blake, Austin, Vokes, Andre Gray (and I’m sure older posters can add some more)

The club moves on and generally does the better out of the two parties.

Liven up and keep the faith!

[kentonclaret]

Let's hope Howe doesn't really stick the boot in and offload Dwight Gayle to us

Dyche and Pace should have been aware of this for several days so let's see what/who they have in place going forwards.

Wood could have played the next 10 games for us without scoring because we are simply not creating anything.

[MACCA]

Dyche - Hi is that Vokesy...

Also Dyche - Hi is that Crouchy...

[Lew200100]

He's been garbage this season and looked very disinterested or lost what bit of pace he had. He has never had a good 1st touch like Andre Gray. What are we loosing in my opinion nothing as he's averaged 3 out of ten this s season and that's a high score to be fair. I'd say bloody giid business as he will be worse than Andy Carroll was on his return visit

[pushpinpussy]

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[Burnley Ace]

How many people missed out on the opportunity to drive him there!

[Vegas Claret]

Richest team in the world panic buying a 30 year old striker who has scored 3 goals all season.

If we went in for a 30 year old striker with 3 goals to his name we would be asking wtf are we doing

[kentonclaret]

He was supposedly injured and was replaced at half time on Saturday. Me thinks this deal was in the pipeline and he was being safeguarded

Exactly, so Dyche and Pace have had a few extra days to try and get their ducks in a row.

[Pearcey]

Final nail in the coffin this season. We’re in deep sh!t!

[KefkaClaret]

20m for a 30 year old who has scored 3 goals this season. Honestly don't understand the doom and gloom about this sale, this season he has been awful.

[Awayfromburnley]

Really not bothered. Feel it will be a catalyst to change our over reliance on hoof.

Opportunity for a new hero.

Backs against the wall, it's where we succeed.

[1989_claret]

We’ll sign Lyndon Dykes or Kieffer Moore

[Pommieclaret]

Lets hope that Dyche sanctioned this move and that Mr Pace hasn't gone behind his back otherwise we could be looking for another manager shortly!!!!

[Johma]

Absolutely cracking bit of business is that
Hes not prem quality.
Hopefully we reinvest

[kentonclaret]

Fancied a new challenge nothing to do with the Saudi riches apparently.

[RVclaret]

We’ll sign Lyndon Dykes or Kieffer Moore

Guaranteed

[Pearcey]

The doom and gloom is because he’s our best striker by some distance.

[taio]

Lets hope that Dyche sanctioned this move and that Mr Pace hasn't gone behind his back otherwise we could be looking for another manager shortly!!!!

Release clause met.