Breaking News Jack Wood joins Torquay on loan

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Wood Loaned To Torquay

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[Yorkshire Blue]

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ℹ️ Jack Wood has joined Torquay United on a 28-day loan. Good luck, Woody!

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28 day loan

Should give him some game time

Good luck Jack

 

[Ian Benjamin]

Never really given a real chance.

Best of luck Jack

 

[Jack_23]

Was never gonna get a chance of even the bench with the arrival of Kendall. Hope he smashes it

 

[rlb999]

Joining a big side in that league who are after promotion. A good move for him and nice to see that he wants to play regardless of the distance. Hope he does well.

 

[thenobster]

hope we dont lose him really

 

[bazzashrimper]

Good luck.

 

[Shrimper]

Maybe this time the manager will give him a chance

 

[Holy Joe]

A few people saying he wasn't given a chance. Imho you need to earn the right to play in the starting 11 by taking your chance in training. In theory He had that chance every day. I don't attend training so I have no idea if he wasn't given the chance as claimed.

 

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JACK Wood has left Southend United on loan

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[SeldomSeenShrimper]

Good opportunity for everyone involved

Currently doesn't fit the system, simple as.

His position doesn't exist in our formation and despite a few rose tinted fans thinking he's a striker, that just isn't the case.

Really hope he does well there and comes back a better player.

 

[SUFCGoals]

Why does everyone think he's been treated harshly or he's the second coming of Messi? He's had ample opportunity to shine in games and on the training pitch. If Maher doesn't think he's ready yet (or at all) then I'm happy to trust his judgement.

If he had been playing instead of Bonne the past two months then people would be moaning asking why Bonne isn't playing.

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

Why does everyone think he's been treated harshly or he's the second coming of Messi? He's had ample opportunity to shine in games and on the training pitch. If Maher doesn't think he's ready yet (or at all) then I'm happy to trust his judgement.

If he had been playing instead of Bonne the past two months then people would be moaning asking why Bonne isn't playing.

 

[Tinks]

I hope he goes there and plays well to show his talent off.
You go Jack and come back to us fitter and stronger

 

[Shrimper]

Why does everyone think he's been treated harshly or he's the second coming of Messi? He's had ample opportunity to shine in games and on the training pitch. If Maher doesn't think he's ready yet (or at all) then I'm happy to trust his judgement.

If he had been playing instead of Bonne the past two months then people would be moaning asking why Bonne isn't playing.

Ample opportunity? Really?

His minutes this season in numerical order;

1, 3, 4, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 66 (assist)

Is that really a fair chance when 7 of his 9 appearences have been fewer than 15 minutes? When 5 have been less than 10 minutes?

 

[palexander]

Ample opportunity? Really?

His minutes this season in numerical order;

1, 3, 4, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 66 (assist)

Is that really a fair chance when 7 of his 9 appearences have been fewer than 15 minutes? When 5 have been less than 10 minutes?

As others have said, needs to be doing it in training to earn more minutes. Is he just not good enough?

 

[cerbera45]

His face doesn't seem to fit so I guess a move is best for all parties.

 

[Fairport]

It's a shame he hasn't progressed as much as we hoped. We have desperately needed a midfielder who can score goals and he is exactly that. I wouldn't be surprised to see him do well at Torquay but there is a gap in standards between NLS and NL.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Ample opportunity? Really?

His minutes this season in numerical order;

1, 3, 4, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 66 (assist)

Is that really a fair chance when 7 of his 9 appearences have been fewer than 15 minutes? When 5 have been less than 10 minutes?

It’s not just this season, it’s last season and the season before as well.

It may not be ideal circumstance but he hasn’t really grabbed his opportunities with both hands. He’s had flashes but overall he’s looked like a squad player rather than a player demanding a starting spot. I’ve watched a fair bit of him in pre-season and I haven’t really seen signs of him kicking on from one season to the next.

He also hasn’t really found a position - not just in our system - but overall. He’s not strong enough to be a centre forward, he’s not involved enough to be a central midfielder. Maybe he’s a winger but is he tricky enough, maybe he’s a wide forward, is he a 10 - can anyone say for sure?

I wish him well but I think for his career he needs to establish himself a level down, improve his play strength and then use that platform to push on.

 

[Alex]

Jack Wood joined us as an attacking midfielder with potential however its is a position we rarely use. He's not defensive enough to play in a 3 that Maher likes to use, and we are over loaded with CM's that all have a better all round game. He is better suited to the wing but we don't use wingers just advance wingbacks. He is not quick or strong enough to play upfront and doesn't have an aerial threat, and just 12 months ago he had a couple of starts up front during a striker crises but didn't take his chance, he was so poor that Maher opted to play Vilette and Kabongolo upfront