Chris Wood transfer fee

[Alberts__Lob]

Anyone think £25 million was too much? He scored that important goal at Southampton, a game we went on to win and then the pen tonight. Could be a very astute signing when we look back at the end of the season

[toptoon]

I think it was money well spent. Crosses for headers don’t seem to be finding him in the box at the minute but some of his knock downs from long balls forward are class. He’s the kind of player that you don’t rate much but sorely miss when he’s not there and he’s been a key component of our ‘great escape’.

[bix01]

Will be a different class in a front two - Wilson being injured since before he signed hasn’t done him any favours.

[waalsendmick]

If Wilson hadn't been injured, we probably wouldn't have signed him though.

The lad had played his part

[bix01]

Fair comment but I’d still like to see how it pans out with them both in the same starting line up for a handful of games at the end of the season, if it can happen.

[sherwoodmag]

I think we need 2 quality strikers,Wilson is injury prone and Wood doesn't score enough,I would play Wilson a few games a season while fit.

[trinitoon]

"Too much" is a good question because it is easy to build a strong argument either way.

It was certainly "a lot". And a low-scoring Wood is better than a no-scoring alternative. And it's not as if we weren't trying hard in the xfer market.

[PhoneymcRingRing]

Considering in what was at stake he was a bargain, forget the couple of goals he scored, he spear headed the shape of the team we would have been all over the shop without him and he stayed fit and was always available, he was a great singing really.

[Zippity]

He's definitely helped the shape of the team but, then, you could say that any striker would have done that.

I don't think we're built for a striker like him-he works better with another forward alongside/around him like he did at Burnley and we don't really get the type of crosses into the box that he thrives on. As a striker, let's been honest, he's not been good. As part of the team, he's played his wider role well.

And, last night, he made a cracking run that ended in the pen and he took it well, too. He works hard and wants the ball so hasn't let his lack of goals affect his confidence.

He'll be third choice at best after the Summer, mind.

[toonviking]

Signing a striker was *****, signing Wood wasnt.

I think we could have done a lot better with £25 mil than Wood.

I'm not buying that proven premiership quality shoite. He can cope physically, but hes not proven quality when it comes to PL-goals.

A big strong striker with a proven record, from any top european league, would have done just as well or better.

Of course it could be that no player like that was available in January, but I with a £25mil budget, I find that hard to belive.