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Oh aye, because Killa, Rory & Oliver were up & coming youngsters!!

 

Okay?

 

Yeah. Best winger in the division, like I said.

 

TBF Clarke was training there under Parkinson, and they were under an embargo. Then Parkinson left and Keith Hill obviously didn’t go for him.

 

Wow George Green only 23. He seems to have been around for years. Thought he was like 27/28 now.

 

Azpilicueta’s was ‘only’ 47 % for comparison!

 

Last season, I thought Wood looked more suited to going forward than defending! Big improvement in the last few months and really pleased for him and the team. Maybe he needed a run of games or is a confidence player? Long way to go this season, but, so far so good.

 

Connor Wood is not a footballer, back on track. Had this conversation with a fellow fan at our last visit to Coventry.
Sadly, he has a nose bleedi going over the half way line.
Can’t defend and can’t read the game he’s young and has potential but not ready to take us forward.

 

Likewise - there's little question Chicksen was a far better defender than Wood last season.

But on this season's form, the gap has definitely closed, and Wood is hardly prone to 'nosebleeds' further up field. He might be a little more risk averse given his inability to get back last season and the reliance of Bowyer on him being the last line of defence in a lot of situations.

Frankly, I'd rather he DIDN'T venture too far up field unless absolutely safe to do so, as he's very definitely not Meredith-like in his speed or engine - but even those factors appear to be improving.

If his contract is up at the end of this season, I'd be all for offering him a year's extension before the season's out.

The argument people are making for Wood that really isn't helping him is that some are saying Chicksen was absolutely terrible last season, which is simply untrue. He wasn't great, but he was a scapegoat for many - and suffered the same conditions that Eoin Doyle was let off on for many regarding confidence and declining form. But if Chicksen was absolutely terrible, unfortunately Wood was worse - much, much worse.

That doesn't really help the lad Wood, so if people were a little more level-headed in their recollections of last season, they'd see Wood had improved from below average to above average, and take the drop in division and increase in the side's chances into account. But there are a few who won't bother doing that, and continue to hammer Chicksen (and thereby hammer Wood).