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Thought the same - really good performance. Be interested to see him with a run and see how he does
i think it is a hamstring issue. I cannot see RL risking him at Shrewsbury. I reckon Opuku will be selected for that game. I hope that Woods can be signed on a free from Palace in the closed season.
He played very well. I thought Aimson was my man of the match though.
What l will say though is he looks great in a back four. Same as Aimson. It might be totally different if we revert to a back three next season.
Point in case is Aimson. Look at the difference to his performances a back four backs to him.
What l will say though is he looks great in a back four. Same as Aimson. It might be totally different if we revert to a back three next season.
Point in case is Aimson. Look at the difference to his performances a back four backs to him.
Metal_Green_Mickey":3fkh9104 said:
Totally agree with you. I really don't think that the players we have are well suited to a back three. RL persevered with it for a long time but I think the more conventional 442 of the last few games is a big improvement.
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Impressed with him today & I think he can only improve. Would suggest that if he can shore up our defence, then would be a better investment than GC has proved to be.
Why is it that so many loanees when signed no longer appear to play with the same passion & vigour? I accept GC got injured but he didn't appear to have the same impact once signed, despite the clamour that we should 'break the bank' for him.
Hopefully prove me wrong next year.......maybe we should offer £100k to Palace before season end (if we can raise it)?
Why is it that so many loanees when signed no longer appear to play with the same passion & vigour? I accept GC got injured but he didn't appear to have the same impact once signed, despite the clamour that we should 'break the bank' for him.
Hopefully prove me wrong next year.......maybe we should offer £100k to Palace before season end (if we can raise it)?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Woods_(footballer)
Ok I know wiki can be amended but this says June 2021 is when his contract expires so I am now curious as to what fee he would demand at a transfer tribunal :scarf:
Ok I know wiki can be amended but this says June 2021 is when his contract expires so I am now curious as to what fee he would demand at a transfer tribunal :scarf:
Cdp82":2tlfazqu said:
It would depend upon his contract offer from Palace. I would guess that is likely to be for three years on £150k-£180k per year.
Woods is nowhere near the Palace first team and (despite a good game today) he hasn’t yet proven that he’s League One standard, let alone Championship.
At 22 years old he needs to be playing regular football and, realistically, he is only likely to be getting that opportunity at a League One club.
Palace can’t expect a big transfer fee and Woods can only expect to earn League One wages. So I see no reason why a club like Argyle couldn’t sign him permanently.
At 22 years old he needs to be playing regular football and, realistically, he is only likely to be getting that opportunity at a League One club.
Palace can’t expect a big transfer fee and Woods can only expect to earn League One wages. So I see no reason why a club like Argyle couldn’t sign him permanently.
Stiffler":jx0n28y2 said:
Completely agree. While Opoku and Aimson have their last ditch tackling saving headline moments, I thought Woods showed a composure we haven't seen at the back for a while. Could be a very solid permanent sold signing if he we can get a proper look at him with a run in the team. He fits our young player profile and surely would only get better.
Too early to judge for me. Up until the previous two games, I was concerned. He'd made 1 start, in which he'd played dreadfully and been sent off, and 4 sub appearances totalling 51 minutes where we'd conceded 4 (which could just be a coincidence, but he didn't look good in any of them either).
He was good against Blackpool and decent yesterday (don't forget that Blackpool's attack is actually good, Wimbledon's isn't), which is encouraging.
What also has to be taken into account is the change of formation. We've gone from playing a back 3 with only one holding midfielder, to a back 4 where the wing backs sit slightly deeper plus there are two holding midfielders now. The centre-backs are being given more protection - of course they're going to look better.
That's not to say that I'll never rate a centre-back highly now - Aimson was excellent yesterday. But let's just calm the expectations on Woods. Like i said, it's too early to make a definitive judgement, but based on what I've seen so far, he's not as good as Opoku or Watts. Let's hope he continues to improve.
He was good against Blackpool and decent yesterday (don't forget that Blackpool's attack is actually good, Wimbledon's isn't), which is encouraging.
What also has to be taken into account is the change of formation. We've gone from playing a back 3 with only one holding midfielder, to a back 4 where the wing backs sit slightly deeper plus there are two holding midfielders now. The centre-backs are being given more protection - of course they're going to look better.
That's not to say that I'll never rate a centre-back highly now - Aimson was excellent yesterday. But let's just calm the expectations on Woods. Like i said, it's too early to make a definitive judgement, but based on what I've seen so far, he's not as good as Opoku or Watts. Let's hope he continues to improve.