Bid rejected for chris wood

[ewanrob]

You've taken that the wrong way. I just meant, what he said is agreeing what I've been saying.

Apologies FF.....did read that totally wrong!

[Blyclaret]

I'm a supporter for 45 years.
You constantly are on here arguing with people
You complain constantly about everything the manager does
Every player we have bought you have a problem with it

[Blyclaret]

Your and that other weirdo ablue

[KRBFC]

I'm a supporter for 45 years.
You constantly are on here arguing with people
You complain constantly about everything the manager does
Every player we have bought you have a problem with it

The signings I have moaned about: Bardsley, Juke, Reid, Sordell.
The signings I didnt moan about: Hendrick, Cork, Brady, JBG, Pope, Taylor, Lowton, Gray, Ward, Wood, Defour.

I moan about every signing? You're a fkn idiot.

[Blyclaret]

Keyboard warrior.....you think that bothers me
Your annoyed cos you know I'm right ....

[Blyclaret]

Don't be a spoiled brat throwing toys out of pram when someone questions you

[KRBFC]

Don't be a spoiled brat throwing toys out of pram when someone questions you

You said I moan about every signing which clearly isn't true, you are full of sh**e. Just like when you said I made up the Wood to West Brom story, which is also more b*llocks from yourself.

[Steve1956]

Come on children play nicely ......arguing like this is childish.

[Vegas Claret]

[Damo]

He can be a bit awkward. Not sure why he was given abuse on this thread for posting something he had read though

[KRBFC]

I repost information posted in an article online claiming WBA had a bid accepted and still it turns into an argument. Some people are just weird.

[Caernarfon_Claret]

The signings I have moaned about: Bardsley, Juke, Reid, Sordell.
The signings I didnt moan about: Hendrick, Cork, Brady, JBG, Pope, Taylor, Lowton, Gray, Ward, Wood, Defour.

I moan about every signing? You're a fkn idiot.

Are you a 4th or 5th generation Burnley supporter?

I know your grandad was well known.

Don't always agree with you, but I know you're sincere in your opinions.

[claretsforever]

Well look like he coming sky ask their manager have we agreed a fee he said yes and ask him if he expected him to be a burnley player he said yes

[KRBFC]

Are you a 4th or 5th generation Burnley supporter?

I know your grandad was well known.

Don't always agree with you, but I know you're sincere in your opinions.

Season ticket holder since 2001

[fidelcastro]

Apparently the mix up with the two Clubs came from an unknown source who would only give his name as bfccrazy.

[1968claret]

Leeds manager confirmed that fee agreed just medical to be sorted tomorrow

[Caernarfon_Claret]

He might have a dodgy hip.

[Pearcey]

I can't say I'm excited about this signing. Just hope he gets off the mark sharpish so he settles in. A rapid attacking player and centre half next and I'll be happy.

[ExistentialWanderer]

Downing tools as he effectively has doesn't sit well with me as a fan of football. He's contracted to Leeds so should honour that. If he is successful with us and downs tools again, we'll feel equally aggrieved. I just think there's a better way of going about it. He didn't even hand in a transfer request did he? Oh well! All will be forgotten if he hits a hat trick at Deadwood.

[Long Time Lurker]

We look ready to pay top dollar for Chris, seems like a decent bloke, good player, interested to see how he does in a new league and team, would have preferred a different type of striker to give us a wider variety of tactical options.

If we are going with the 4-5-1 this season another target man to cover and alternate with Vokes will be helpful. I really like Barnes, but I'm not sure about him operating up front as a lone striker. Should we revert to 4-4-2 we will be less dynamic with Wood, Barnes or Walters in place of Gray.

The potential pitfall of going with the 4-5-1 is that other teams could quickly find us out. Close down our lone striker, mark them out of the equation and we could be reliant on foraging for goals across the other team members. Which is arguably what happened to Leeds in the latter half of last season, although they had the benefit of their 4-2-3-1 formation to mitigate the damage.

We do have a number of players in the squad that can chip in with goals, but consistently out scoring our opponents could become more difficult. One of the downsides to the 4-5-1 is that it leaves more open space in the final third than the 4-2-3-1, unless you have a quick and tireless AM who can really shift through the gears and play through the centre (accompanied by rapid wingers). Which could be why we opted for something resembling a 4-4-1-1 against Chelsea.

Without the blistering pace of someone like Grey to split the pack and create pockets of space for other players to move into we might be looking at a tough season. No two strikers are ever identical, but they can be very similar in respect to their general functionality. Without a striker that can force the defenders of an opposing team to react and respond to a changing landscape (as a consequence of their quick movement or creative flair) our attacking movement could become predictable making it easier for other teams to defend against us.

Barnes and Wood have the ability to hold up play, which could give our other players time to move up the pitch. Barnes is also very good at frustrating defenders and drawing them out of position to create space or force mistakes (which might have been why we brought him on in the last game as we struggled to break their defence despite the chances we created). For his part Walters appears to be comfortable playing in the hole as well as up front. So even though we have four strikers that can be classed as "target men" they do offer something in the way of tactical diversity.

However, I do think that our current lack of pace and creative flair in the final third is a weakness. We have done well to increase our strength in positional depth (with at least two players for each position), but we appear to be lacking the diversity of player types that would give us strength in our tactical depth. At the moment our attacking options aren't one dimensional, but we aren't very far beyond that.

If the mirror article is completely accurate, which would be something of a rairty, their quote

"The Clarets were determined to land Wood after boss Sean Dyche told their board that the New Zealand striker was his No 1 choice to replace Andre Gray."

could signify the end to our pursuit of strikers in this window, unless another one of our current strikers has expressed his intention to move on. I'm not entirely sure how I would feel about that.

All told I'm ok with us signing Wood, but like I said earlier I would have preferred a different type of striker (which is not to say that I don't rate Chris as a player). We still have some way to go with this transfer window and making any fixed declarations about the wisdom of our signings is a little premature at this point. It's a judgement that can only be made when the window closes and all the pieces of our overall transfer strategy have fallen into place.

[Caernarfon_Claret]

Downing tools as he effectively has doesn't sit well with me as a fan of football. He's contracted to Leeds so should honour that. If he is successful with us and downs tools again, we'll feel equally aggrieved. I just think there's a better way of going about it. He didn't even hand in a transfer request did he? Oh well! All will be forgotten if he hits a hat trick at Deadwood.

Apparently the club decided not to include him in the matchday squad on Friday.

The Leeds Manager says he hasn't got a problem with the way he acted.

I know CW's tweet seems as if it was him alone who made the decision to withdraw from the match just before kick off.

[Damo]

I wouldn't say he's downed tools. You can't blame him for refusing to play the night (or two nights perhaps) before a medical. The news was that a deal had been agreed yesterday, and all that was needed for completion was his terms and a medical. An Injury last night would of placed a massive hurdle in front of him career wise

[ExistentialWanderer]

Apparently the club decided not to include him in the matchday squad on Friday.

The Leeds Manager says he hasn't got a problem with the way he acted.

I know CW's tweet seems as if it was him alone who made the decision to withdraw from the match just before kick off.

Ahh I see. As you say. Wood's tweet does suggest it was entirely his decision. Easy to misunderstand in this technological age. Thanks for that clarification.

[Steve1956]

Will someone tell the club I've just had a trawl through Chris Wood's Twitter history .. nothing to report he's clean