[Football] chris wood to arabia-on-tyne

[Official Old Man]

There are a couple of things here I don't understand.
Why would Burnley sell their striker to a competitor for staying in the EPL? That last game of the season has Wood (2) written in the script.
Why would Wood go to Newcastle for 5 months other than for money? They stay up and Newcastle will be buying big in the summer which puts him in the reserve team for the rest of his career.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

There are a couple of things here I don't understand.
Why would Burnley sell their striker to a competitor for staying in the EPL? That last game of the season has Wood (2) written in the script.
Why would Wood go to Newcastle for 5 months other than for money? They stay up and Newcastle will be buying big in the summer which puts him in the reserve team for the rest of his career.

Easy.

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[The Wizard]

Easy.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a goals/survival clause in his contract as well, so make that….

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Bit of a strange signing though, Wood isn’t exactly prolific

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Bit of a strange signing though, Wood isn’t exactly prolific

I imagine it may have been done in order to hurt Burnley more than help Newcastle directly. Although there is always a chance that Wood's form will pick up. Let's hope not!

 

[The Fits]

There are a couple of things here I don't understand.
Why would Burnley sell their striker to a competitor for staying in the EPL? That last game of the season has Wood (2) written in the script.
Why would Wood go to Newcastle for 5 months other than for money? They stay up and Newcastle will be buying big in the summer which puts him in the reserve team for the rest of his career.

Re why would they sell him- he has a release clause.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

There are a couple of things here I don't understand.
Why would Burnley sell their striker to a competitor for staying in the EPL? That last game of the season has Wood (2) written in the script.
Why would Wood go to Newcastle for 5 months other than for money? They stay up and Newcastle will be buying big in the summer which puts him in the reserve team for the rest of his career.

1. It has been widely reported that Wood's contract had a buy out clause set at 20 something million pounds. Newcastle found out about this and activated it.
2. Wood will be getting a BIG signing on fee, and much higher wages than he got a Burnley - it is clearly a good deal for him.

 

[Swansman]

There are a couple of things here I don't understand.
Why would Burnley sell their striker to a competitor for staying in the EPL? That last game of the season has Wood (2) written in the script.
Why would Wood go to Newcastle for 5 months other than for money? They stay up and Newcastle will be buying big in the summer which puts him in the reserve team for the rest of his career.

1. There might be the reported release clause + their yank owner strikes me as one of the numerous asset strippers from the US. Sell every sellable player with a decent wage, put the parachute money in their pockets and **** off when the club is in League One or struggling in the Championship.

2. 5 months? All reports points towards him getting either a 2.5 year deal or a 3.5 year deal. He will make a lot more money and play in a team with infinitely higher potential.

For Newcastle I think it might not be equally good. They build a team strategically with long-term intentions or tactically just trying to survive/get promoted immediatly and they went with the latter meaning they are stuck with these 30+ players for several years which might delay their ambition to become a top team.

 

[Barham's tash]

Probably been mentioned already but hypothetically the Albion have £20-25m to buy a striker. Welbs gets another injury and we know about the clause in Wood’s contract. Yes he doesn’t fit our usual mould of player profile but he is a known quantity and could help us achieve that elusive <13th place record highest finish. Do we buy him?

 

[Springal]

Agreed. The Burnley takeover is dodgy. They did a Glazers - bought the club borrowed against it's own moneys. Except Man Utd won't get relegated, they are publically traded and incredibly wealthy. If Burnley go down they'll be down for a very long time. Their owners do not have good intentions

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Probably been mentioned already but hypothetically the Albion have £20-25m to buy a striker. Welbs gets another injury and we know about the clause in Wood’s contract. Yes he doesn’t fit our usual mould of player profile but he is a known quantity and could help us achieve that elusive <13th place record highest finish. Do we buy him?

No.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Probably been mentioned already but hypothetically the Albion have £20-25m to buy a striker. Welbs gets another injury and we know about the clause in Wood’s contract. Yes he doesn’t fit our usual mould of player profile but he is a known quantity and could help us achieve that elusive <13th place record highest finish. Do we buy him?

No.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

+ their yank owner strikes me as one of the numerous asset strippers from the US. Sell every sellable player with a decent wage, put the parachute money in their pockets and **** off when the club is in League One or struggling in the Championship.

Agreed. The Burnley takeover is dodgy. They did a Glazers - bought the club borrowed against it's own moneys. Except Man Utd won't get relegated, they are publically traded and incredibly wealthy. If Burnley go down they'll be down for a very long time. Their owners do not have good intentions

The owners immediately 'endeared' themselves to their fans by putting up match ticket prices to £50 for their first game, which coincidentally was against us. Those were decent seats. Who wants to pay £50 for Burnley vs Brighton? Mad.

 

[Insel affe]

Agreed. The Burnley takeover is dodgy. They did a Glazers - bought the club borrowed against it's own moneys. Except Man Utd won't get relegated, they are publically traded and incredibly wealthy. If Burnley go down they'll be down for a very long time. Their owners do not have good intentions

As a rule I would feel empathy with fans of a club that have owners like this, but sadly I have nothing but contempt for their fans, much like Newcastle.

 

[highflyer]

Probably been mentioned already but hypothetically the Albion have £20-25m to buy a striker. Welbs gets another injury and we know about the clause in Wood’s contract. Yes he doesn’t fit our usual mould of player profile but he is a known quantity and could help us achieve that elusive <13th place record highest finish. Do we buy him?

I would not have been averse in principle. A potentially useful option. But we couldn't, and (rightly) wouldn't match the wages offered by Geordie Arabia. So, No.

Also agree about Burnley. I'd be very nervous if I supported them. Everything in place for a Bolton-style plunge.

 

[Berty23]

I wonder if any of our players have minimum fee release clauses. 72 million for solly March etc.

 

[El Presidente]

Probably been mentioned already but hypothetically the Albion have £20-25m to buy a striker. Welbs gets another injury and we know about the clause in Wood’s contract. Yes he doesn’t fit our usual mould of player profile but he is a known quantity and could help us achieve that elusive <13th place record highest finish. Do we buy him?

Calling [MENTION=34942]Dr. No[/MENTION]

 

[El Presidente]

I wonder if many Newcastle fans will be getting wood this morning upon hearing about this signing?

 

[Swansman]

I wonder if any of our players have minimum fee release clauses. 72 million for solly March etc.

Probably something Tony wants to avoid but I could see him reluctantly accept £72m for Solly March.

 

[Springal]

Can you imagine of Mike Ashley had signed Chris Wood for £20M?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Yes they've overpaid but it doesn't matter to them. I think it's pretty much a perfect signing for what they need (and what is achievable) right now.

Ignore the 3 goals this season. Chris Wood helps bring the whole team further up the pitch. If Wood can help bring Joelinton, Saint-Max, Willock etc into the attack and scoring then that's as good as him scoring. For a team who create minimal chances, the one kind of striker you want is an arial threat. A cross into the box is MUCH easier than trying to work it in there on the ground.

Ultimately, Toon will be relegated/survive based on their defence. At St James' you will always back them to get a goal in a strong atmosphere. The issue is the sheer amount of goals they concede. Sorting out at least 2 more defenders is the major issue for them in this window.