comment by LIW 100 Points, champions, Undefeated (U8453)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home aga... (U21595)
posted 16 minutes ago
Good player Chris wood

There something stopped him being a level above he is tho, could never put my finger on why!
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Never been anywhere near mobile enough. Lad can finish though.


Wouldnt be in top 100 New zealand sports people
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I think he probably would, if its sports people you would have to have a footbller in there, they cant all be rugby or cricketers and they havent produced a footballer at his level.

guy has spent years in the top two tiers of english football, he makes it on that alone

comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by LIW 100 Points, champions, Undefeated (U8453)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home aga... (U21595)
posted 16 minutes ago
Good player Chris wood

There something stopped him being a level above he is tho, could never put my finger on why!
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Never been anywhere near mobile enough. Lad can finish though.


Wouldnt be in top 100 New zealand sports people
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I think he probably would, if its sports people you would have to have a footbller in there, they cant all be rugby or cricketers and they havent produced a footballer at his level.

guy has spent years in the top two tiers of english football, he makes it on that alone
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But New Zealand have produced so many World Class sportsmen. Chris Wood is miles off world class.

I get that he’s a pretty good striker for the bottom half of the Premier League. And has some great qualities. But come on.

comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by LIW 100 Points, champions, Undefeated (U8453)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home aga... (U21595)
posted 16 minutes ago
Good player Chris wood

There something stopped him being a level above he is tho, could never put my finger on why!
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Never been anywhere near mobile enough. Lad can finish though.


Wouldnt be in top 100 New zealand sports people
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I think he probably would, if its sports people you would have to have a footbller in there, they cant all be rugby or cricketers and they havent produced a footballer at his level.

guy has spent years in the top two tiers of english football, he makes it on that alone
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But New Zealand have produced so many World Class sportsmen. Chris Wood is miles off world class.

I get that he’s a pretty good striker for the bottom half of the Premier League. And has some great qualities. But come on.



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again, on a list of "sportsman" you are going to have to include a sport as big as football on your list.

at which point he gets on it by default

comment by Best fans - Leeds Carajo (U2196)
posted 1 hour, 43 minutes ago

... Parts of our fan base make instant judgments on players and just cannot admit when they’re wrong
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REALLY !!?

Name any player our fan base have had a right go at over the years!???

🫣

Getting stick from the crowd at Elland Road was, and perhaps still is, different to the online stick given out today.

I remember back to Duncan McKenzie, getting crowd stick but I absolutely loved him. We're not a patient lot.

comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Mattyp (U8926)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by LIW 100 Points, champions, Undefeated (U8453)
posted 49 minutes ago
comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home aga... (U21595)
posted 16 minutes ago
Good player Chris wood

There something stopped him being a level above he is tho, could never put my finger on why!
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Never been anywhere near mobile enough. Lad can finish though.


Wouldnt be in top 100 New zealand sports people
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I think he probably would, if its sports people you would have to have a footbller in there, they cant all be rugby or cricketers and they havent produced a footballer at his level.

guy has spent years in the top two tiers of english football, he makes it on that alone
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But New Zealand have produced so many World Class sportsmen. Chris Wood is miles off world class.

I get that he’s a pretty good striker for the bottom half of the Premier League. And has some great qualities. But come on.



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again, on a list of "sportsman" you are going to have to include a sport as big as football on your list.

at which point he gets on it by default
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Why?

Do all countries have to do this? What about India

comment by HEY, WE'RE BACK (U22866)
posted 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by The heart of Farkeness (U19827)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Great pro, best sportsman to come out of NZ, and yet, if he took a walk in his local town, no-one would recognize him. He was excellent for us too, and we got a good price for him, which went straight up Radz's nose. Burnley were prem, we weren't, that's how it goes.
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The best sportsman to come out of New Zealand? Are you sure about that!
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I think Sir Richard Hadlee might have a shout there 👍🏼
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I'll double down on that. Unlike Sir Richard Hadlee, or Richie McCaw, or Dame Lisa Carrington and the rest, Chris Wood is one of the few New Zealanders to make the transition from provincial New Zealand. In this part of the world, rugby is a religion. The best cricketers can easily cross the Tasman to ply their trade. And in rowing, the facilities and resourcing here are second to none. What I am saying is that Hadlee, ,McCaw, Carrington and others, are outstanding in their fields, but they are supported in their sports.
To make it in the Premier League is a much tougher journey. Ryan Nelson and Winston Reid made it before Wood, but I think Wood's journey has been tougher because he is not a naturally gifted footballer or a brilliant technical player - but he is the most determined individual you will ever come across. He has inched his way to the top. He just keeps improving and I am sure there is more to come from him. His family was originally from the UK, so that was undoubtedly a help, but the sacrifices they made to ensure he followed his dream have been amazing. I am sure every family with a child who is a talented footballer have to make those sacrifices, but they moved to the UK before he ever looked like he would make it as a professional footballer, maintained a normal family life and kept him grounded. When you listen to him now, he might as well be the bloke next door, who you'd go for a pint with, before the game. How many Premier League players can you say that about? And that's why I rate him as the best sportsman to come out of New Zealand.

comment by The heart of Farkeness (U19827)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by HEY, WE'RE BACK (U22866)
posted 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by The heart of Farkeness (U19827)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Great pro, best sportsman to come out of NZ, and yet, if he took a walk in his local town, no-one would recognize him. He was excellent for us too, and we got a good price for him, which went straight up Radz's nose. Burnley were prem, we weren't, that's how it goes.
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The best sportsman to come out of New Zealand? Are you sure about that!
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I think Sir Richard Hadlee might have a shout there 👍🏼
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I'll double down on that. Unlike Sir Richard Hadlee, or Richie McCaw, or Dame Lisa Carrington and the rest, Chris Wood is one of the few New Zealanders to make the transition from provincial New Zealand. In this part of the world, rugby is a religion. The best cricketers can easily cross the Tasman to ply their trade. And in rowing, the facilities and resourcing here are second to none. What I am saying is that Hadlee, ,McCaw, Carrington and others, are outstanding in their fields, but they are supported in their sports.
To make it in the Premier League is a much tougher journey. Ryan Nelson and Winston Reid made it before Wood, but I think Wood's journey has been tougher because he is not a naturally gifted footballer or a brilliant technical player - but he is the most determined individual you will ever come across. He has inched his way to the top. He just keeps improving and I am sure there is more to come from him. His family was originally from the UK, so that was undoubtedly a help, but the sacrifices they made to ensure he followed his dream have been amazing. I am sure every family with a child who is a talented footballer have to make those sacrifices, but they moved to the UK before he ever looked like he would make it as a professional footballer, maintained a normal family life and kept him grounded. When you listen to him now, he might as well be the bloke next door, who you'd go for a pint with, before the game. How many Premier League players can you say that about? And that's why I rate him as the best sportsman to come out of New Zealand.
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This is bonkers! Do you know what the word ‘best’ means?

Do you count mountain climbing as a sport, climbing is in the olympics and mountaineering was one of the early Olympic sports. Anyway, if you do, probably the most famous mountaineer in history was a Kiwi.

Best ever Kiwi for me is a Kiwi fruit....delicious and nutritious then I'd say New Zealand Lamb, Anchor butter and then as I'm a big music fan Kiri Te Kanawa...Chris Wood is enjoying a purple patch atm and good luck to him and I always supported him at Leeds and was sad to see him go but wish him well but on the richter scale of great New Zealanders I would definitely put Richard Hadley and a dozen more cricket and rugby players above him but he's definitely the best and most famous New Zealand footballer and if we get promoted and he's available I'd welcome him back at Leeds

Joseph Parker prob up there too.. personally I don’t think he’s the greatest boxer who ever lived to say the least… but I can’t think of another boxing world champion from New Zealand

comment by The Spanish Italians - Its all coming home aga... (U21595)
posted 20 minutes ago
Joseph Parker prob up there too.. personally I don’t think he’s the greatest boxer who ever lived to say the least… but I can’t think of another boxing world champion from New Zealand
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Agree mate

comment by RobLUFC (U5692)
posted 6 hours, 41 minutes ago
Good point well made White as Snow.

I can't remember exactly when it was(probably when we struggling were in the prem) but I recollect at various points when posters on here ridiculed suggestions that Chris Wood might be a good option for us again.

I get that as a fanbase we go over the top sometimes about going back in for former players but in his case there have been times when that would have been a smart option. He's showing what he is all about and a vastly underrated player. 5 stars.


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Totally agree.

We seem obsessed about former players at times but Wood is one of the few who would have made sense 👍

comment by Stoopo (U4707)
posted 5 hours, 38 minutes ago
A good pro and still banging the goals in.

I didn’t take the OP as a dig at Bamford. Just a comparison of age.

I vaguely remember the stick he got but at the time we weren’t playing decent football.

Good luck to him.
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👍

Always thought he was garbage for us and such a frustrating player because of it. Missed more easy chances than he scored. Never warmed to the guy. Thought we’d got a good deal at £15m. Just my opinion.

comment by Shadowcrimes (U19276)
posted 13 minutes ago
Always thought he was garbage for us and such a frustrating player because of it. Missed more easy chances than he scored. Never warmed to the guy. Thought we’d got a good deal at £15m. Just my opinion.
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🤣🤣🤣

comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 3 hours, 39 minutes ago
comment by The heart of Farkeness (U19827)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by HEY, WE'RE BACK (U22866)
posted 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
comment by HaveFaithInLeeds (U8688)
posted 4 hours, 23 minutes ago
comment by The heart of Farkeness (U19827)
posted 2 hours, 11 minutes ago
Great pro, best sportsman to come out of NZ, and yet, if he took a walk in his local town, no-one would recognize him. He was excellent for us too, and we got a good price for him, which went straight up Radz's nose. Burnley were prem, we weren't, that's how it goes.
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The best sportsman to come out of New Zealand? Are you sure about that!
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I think Sir Richard Hadlee might have a shout there 👍🏼
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I'll double down on that. Unlike Sir Richard Hadlee, or Richie McCaw, or Dame Lisa Carrington and the rest, Chris Wood is one of the few New Zealanders to make the transition from provincial New Zealand. In this part of the world, rugby is a religion. The best cricketers can easily cross the Tasman to ply their trade. And in rowing, the facilities and resourcing here are second to none. What I am saying is that Hadlee, ,McCaw, Carrington and others, are outstanding in their fields, but they are supported in their sports.
To make it in the Premier League is a much tougher journey. Ryan Nelson and Winston Reid made it before Wood, but I think Wood's journey has been tougher because he is not a naturally gifted footballer or a brilliant technical player - but he is the most determined individual you will ever come across. He has inched his way to the top. He just keeps improving and I am sure there is more to come from him. His family was originally from the UK, so that was undoubtedly a help, but the sacrifices they made to ensure he followed his dream have been amazing. I am sure every family with a child who is a talented footballer have to make those sacrifices, but they moved to the UK before he ever looked like he would make it as a professional footballer, maintained a normal family life and kept him grounded. When you listen to him now, he might as well be the bloke next door, who you'd go for a pint with, before the game. How many Premier League players can you say that about? And that's why I rate him as the best sportsman to come out of New Zealand.
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This is bonkers! Do you know what the word ‘best’ means?


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I said 'best sportsman to come out of New Zealand'. Because he has achieved mastery, without the backing or the natural ability of other sportsmen. He has come further, and worked harder than anyone else, to get where he is today.

Wow 😲

Always thought Wood was very good for Leeds and was disappointed when he left. As always I back any player who gives his best in a Leeds shirt.