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Richard Wood - May 2025 retires after 667 games (p5)

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  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,627
    My wife has rose tinted glasses. No really she does.
  • Vincenzo
    Vincenzo Posts: 2,911
    Henry Irving said:

    Isn't Wood 28

    Apologies for getting his age wrong by about 5 years!
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    Wasn't Kermorgant signed on a one year deal initially? At the age of 29?

    Nothing wrong with the deal at all. He's a back up player and therefore anything more than a one year contract is unnecessary. If things don't work out then neither party is a loser.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,234
    Pleased with this.

    Solid championship player, over 300 games so experienced. He's left footed which SCP likes as balance.

    No, he's not "exciting" or a striker but good and needed addition to the squad imho
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,627
    I'm pleased too. What's not to like.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Good mouve for the lad
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,652
    Welcome on board Richard.
  • Ashaddick
    Ashaddick Posts: 158
    Vincenzo said:

    Why would you give a 33 year old more than a one year deal? Jesus, Golfie, get a grip. You're just looking for stuff to gripe about. It's a perfectly sensible decision.

    He's 28


  • chazza
    chazza Posts: 243
    Cafckinsella said:

    Don't understand this if I'm honest, what's wood going to do that Taylor wasn't?? We should spending money on strikers who are going to keep us in the league

    No you're right. Powell clearly doesn't know what he's doing..........
  • Addickted4life
    Addickted4life Posts: 7,467
    I'm happy about this. We've signed someone so stop moaning FFS.

    Welcome Dick Wood.......
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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,640
    sorry, I was wrong about his age & taylors age too..........



  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Seems he wasn't that hot against the wombles. Can he play up front if needed?
  • LoOkOuT
    LoOkOuT Posts: 10,859
    Welcome Woody.
  • Danny Addick
    Danny Addick Posts: 3,931
    Welcome Richard, hope you prove to be an excellent free. Agree with whoever it was that said that Powell would get the best out of him.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,829
    Reminds me when we were equally skint last year and crying out for certain positions, and then we go and spent money on a third keeper.

    A natural left sided centre half is a nice squad addition.

    Now let's address the necessities please
  • nth_london_addick
    nth_london_addick Posts: 35,919
    or its all he has earned golfie

    tbh i thought he was shite
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,740
    AFKABartram said:

    Welcome Wooden Dick, our numbers are now swollen

    Shouldn't that be "members", AFKA ?

    Welcome aboard, Knock On.

  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,740
    golfaddick said:

    ONE YEAR !!! ffs


    just shows we ain't got any money...

    Tell us something we don't know, Golfie !

  • I_Saw_Semedo_Score
    I_Saw_Semedo_Score Posts: 1,632
    golfaddick said:

    The Red Robin said:

    golfaddick said:

    ONE YEAR !!! ffs

    only players aged 36+ and crocks sign for that length of time

    just shows we ain't got any money...

    OR we're being sensible and not locking ourselves into long-term contracts that we can't afford if the worst happens.

    what, so he can leave like the other 25 players next May...............good thinking !!



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  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,075
    Decent signing now if we can sign a couple of decent forwards we'll be in a decent position
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  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 18,740
    BigRedEvil said:

    Decent signing now if we can sign a couple of decent forwards we'll be in a decent position

    Very decent post, BRE.

  • harveys_gardener
    harveys_gardener Posts: 7,038
    Rather Mambo or better still Gomes. 28, at prime, why sign as 4th choice if you are any good? Hope we don't need to use him
  • Scoham
    Scoham Posts: 37,384
    From what I've seen of Gomez he's promising but not there yet physically. He's only 16, plenty of time for him to develop. At the moment he's got Feely, Ajayi and Lennon ahead of him. Doubt we'll be seeing him anywhere near the first team for at least another year.
  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 32,587
    people citing the likes of Piggott, Gomes etc please get a grip. As for Mambo, oh pleeessee.
  • operationpig
    operationpig Posts: 2,247
    It will be interesting.....btw he wasn't born in L**ds
  • grumpyaddick
    grumpyaddick Posts: 6,596

    This has turned my close season around.

    After all those nerves and beginning to worry about cash-flow, we at last get that high-profile signing we have all been gagging for.

    He's under 40, could play up front if asked, is quite tall and can probably kick it with at least one of his feet so this feels like a good one to me.

    And his name is Wood which is a strong dependable sort of name for a defender. We need some more strong names in the team- what about Stone, Cement or Superglue?

    And he's from Yorkshire..(well let's ignore the downsides for now)

    Just hope the huge fee involved does not put too much pressure on the fella.

    (Going back to sleep now)
  • Oakster
    Oakster Posts: 6,812
    What's his spelling like?
  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,742
    At 28 the telling thing is not that we would offer a one-year deal, but that he would sign one. Powell has to get bodies in and they have to be cheap. No point blaming the player or the manager.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,340
    Airman Brown said:

    At 28 the telling thing is not that we would offer a one-year deal, but that he would sign one. Powell has to get bodies in and they have to be cheap. No point blaming the player or the manager.

    Or, perhaps, he is a realist who has a family and wants to ensure he has an income (I have no idea of his personal status, btw). I think players of that calibre often hold out for too much then find themselves with no club. Maybe, he wants the chance to prove himself at a decent level to earn another one year contract next year.
  • sirjohnhumphrey
    sirjohnhumphrey Posts: 1,860
    He says that going on the Spain trip helped make his mind up that he wanted to join us. Suggests that despite what may be going on off the field, the ethos and spirit within the squad must still be strong and could again be the difference between a good and indifferent season.

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