Re: Paul Wood : Mon Dec 22, 2014 9:19 pm  

Top player, Woody.

Re: Paul Wood : Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:37 pm  

Paul Wood is the best player that came out of our youth system since Sculthorpe so he's not someone to be dismissed with a kthxbye approach.

For many years especially in the inconsistent DVDV and Cullen years, Wood was a model of consistency for us and stood up when the team was struggling.

He seems to have had a turbulent time off the pitch in recent years so I hope he is OK in himself and in his head.

But I would be very disappointed if he was not here next year? He should have been given a massive tribute and send off.

Re: Paul Wood : Mon Dec 22, 2014 11:57 pm  

Agreed, there are some very harsh words on here. Woody is not a write-off. He was not good last season, but his year was marred by injuries and he never got going. I see no reason why he can't get back to his best with a good full pre-season, despite his age. Whenever he goes and however he goes, Woody will always be welcomed back by me.

Re: Paul Wood : Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:00 am  

Paul Youane wrote:

I understand he’s resigned pretty much as set out initially by Vectrabest.

With Hill, Sims, Asotasi, Harrison and Evans in front of Wood and a drop in performance last season I guess there wasn’t the desire to change his mind this time. It will also free up a bit of salary cap to balance the squad better with a third dummy-half to support Clark and Higham.

A bit unfortunate how it has come to pass as Wood has been a consistent performer for us for a good number of years. Like Briers last year he hasn’t had the opportunity to say his goodbyes and receive the applause of the supporters with a traditional lap of honour.

Nobody asking so I will.... 3rd dummy-half? Any names PY?

Re: Paul Wood : Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:55 am  

We don't need one.

Re: Paul Wood : Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:18 am  

Definitely don't need another hooker. In fact the squad has adequate cover for most positions.

Re: Paul Wood : Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:26 am  

[quote="Winslade's Offload]and with Asotasi pushing Chris Hill to be our number one prop[/quote]


Funniest thing I've read all year

Re: Paul Wood : Tue Dec 23, 2014 3:15 pm  

Signed for crusaders

Re: Paul Wood : Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:40 pm  

Still no official announcement on either depature or "signing for Crusaders" ?

Guess it might be clearer on Boxing Day whether he's still in the squad or not.

Re: Paul Wood : Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:32 pm  

Could be the previous poster misheard a radio report....Stephen Wild has re-signed for Crusaders.

I've always had a lot of time for Paul Wood....he's been a good ,loyal club man who has always given 100% effort on the field.