Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret
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The quote from Warnock is that he needs games. What am I missing here?
Nathan Wood responds to Neil Warnock's criticism of Hibs loan move [Gazette]
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Exactly. He showed a bit of ambition and that's admirable but he'd be better off playing week in week out in league one then just getting splinters in his behind in Scotland. He could be doing that here and he probably would have played in recent weeks if he'd stayed put.
I get it mate. You hate Warnock. I don't.
Colgates_shaving_foam
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I don't understand why warnock is getting criticism over this.
He's just saying it would have been better for wood to get some regular games.
Wood may as well have stayed here and at least trained with better quality players than he is now.
Also, we know the champo is much stronger than the spl so what few games wood might have got here would be better experience than the odd appearence he's getting at hibs.
He's just saying it would have been better for wood to get some regular games.
Wood may as well have stayed here and at least trained with better quality players than he is now.
Also, we know the champo is much stronger than the spl so what few games wood might have got here would be better experience than the odd appearence he's getting at hibs.
parmoboy
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I don't see the issue to be honest. Would much prefer to see the young lads go out on loan, where they're likely to be playing first-team football. It's going to help with their development more than it would if they were sitting on our bench every week.
It's a shame Wood hasn't been given much game-time up to now but hopefully that will change.
It's a shame Wood hasn't been given much game-time up to now but hopefully that will change.
Jonny Ingbar
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I think the issue is that the club wanted him to go to a club that would guarantee more games, rather than Hibs, where it would be more difficult.
As it stands you'd have to say the club has been right, thus far at least.
newyddion
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He want getting in ahead of Fry or McNair.. looking at us currently he doesn’t get in ahead of Bamba, Peltier or Howson either. He is at the stage of his career where he needs to go out on loan and play games both player and manager know and understand this. He had the option to move to a league one team where he would have been playing week in, week out. An offer came in from Hibs and he wanted to prove his doubters wrong, good move if he was playing regular good team and a decent standard of football.
As for sitting on the bench at Hibs.. he might as well be on the bench at boro.
As for sitting on the bench at Hibs.. he might as well be on the bench at boro.
Laughing
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I think the only issue here is Warnock commenting on the young man's choices and criticizing them. It wasn't necessary and if Woods contract is up at the end of the year, I don't know, it's hardly likely to make him want to come back to boro.
Why can't warnock just keep his mouth shut on stuff that is none of his business.
Why can't warnock just keep his mouth shut on stuff that is none of his business.
TeaCider
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He's the manager of this football club, the only person who it's more the business of if Nathan Wood himself.
We've had a huge defensive crisis and he went out on loan on deadline day to a club where he can't buy a game, it's bound to peeve Warnock off.
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Laughing
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Then warnock could have said no, he didn't and the loan went through with his agreement. What's he got to be annoyed about?
Furthermore where Woods decided to go on loan is nothing to do with Warnock. He didn't want to use him and allowed him to go.
Warnock as usual wants to blame and critisize others whilst staying blameless himself.
Same old same old from him
TeaCider
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As we all know, it rarely proves to be as easy as managers just saying no.
I'm sure Warnock wanted Wood to go out on loan, it's Wood and his agent that will have finalised it as Hibernian.
He's the manager of Middlesbrough football club, where a Middlesbrough player goes on loan has everything to do with him.
I'm sure he wouldn't have made a peep if Wood was playing every week or if we had a fully fit backline.
sambaDTR
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Nathan Wood should have stayed or gone to a team where he would have played to improve himself. Hopefully things will work out by the end of the season and he will get a lot of games. At the moment though, it looks like his agent has got him a deal for the most money that he could, for Wood but probably for himself.
Rofesleg
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Surely the manager should have a massive say as to where loanees should go? The manager is still responsible for their development. I was a bit surprised it was solely the decision of the player and his agent.
Laughing
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You are right in so much as the club should have a say. Boro, clearly choose not to. Perhaps because warnock has no interest in the future of the club because he was a short term appointment.
You can't let a player decide for himself then oout off nowhere criticise that choice and his agent. At that point you should probably just stay quiet. The time to intervene and take an interest is when the player is asking for a loan move. Sit down with them and talk about what they want from the move. Encourage good decisions and keep the door open for a return.
Neither warnock nor the club did that.
Craggsy2
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I didn't realise that his contract is up at the end of the year. That's worrying since I think he has great potential and may leave us without us receiving a penny.
Nosmo-King
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Can’t see him staying with us I’m afraid. He seems to be making sounds that are not encouraging.