Lee camp

[redrover10]

Signed on a 2 year deal will wear number 12 shirt

[roversontheup]

Where have you got that from?

[redrover10]

What some 1 said at ground carnt see it mesen tho

[The Beast]

Rhubarb!

[DRNaith]

Why not number 1?

[jonrover]

If Ipswich can't match his wage demands we sure as shit can't.

[redrover10]

Sullivan number 1

[roversdude]

Be great if its true but not holding my breath

[roversam]

Yes he would be a great signing if true, is he better than woods though.

[Mike_F]

My cat is better than Woods. And I haven't got a cat.

[roversam]

Lol, I wondered how long it would take to get a response to my post, it was a wind up by the way , woods was shite.

[IDM]

Lol, I wondered how long it would take to get a response to my post, it was a wind up by the way , woods was shite.

No, he wasn't.  He wasn't great, and wasn't perhaps up to championship standard, but "shite", I don't think so.

[Jenny]

That shite he has a League One champions medal which is more than can be said for anyone commenting on his ability in here

[MrFrost]

Carlton Palmer got an England call up. Doesn't mean he was any good.

Woods would make a decent League Two keeper. His performances back that up.

[Jenny]

You don't make 42 league appearances for the champions if you aren't good enough at that level.

Fair enough, he didn't flourish in the Championship and it wasn't surprising to see him released, but to say that he would only make a decent League Two keeper doesn't stack up with his career to date.

[MrFrost]

You don't make 42 league appearances for the champions if you aren't good enough at that level.

Fair enough, he didn't flourish in the Championship and it wasn't surprising to see him released, but to say that he would only make a decent League Two keeper doesn't stack up with his career to date.

He made 42 appearances because we had little other option. His game was error prone, and performed the vast majority of games with little or no confidence. It's a blessing we had a strong defense last season.

I'll be interested to see what level he ends up playing at next season.

[roversam]

Sorry to all you woods lovers, but I still think he was shite.

[Stantheredandwhiteman]

You don't make 42 league appearances for the champions if you aren't good enough at that level.

Fair enough, he didn't flourish in the Championship and it wasn't surprising to see him released, but to say that he would only make a decent League Two keeper doesn't stack up with his career to date.

Rob Jones and the defence was the defensive reason for our title. Not Woods.

[IDM]

I'm no Woods lover, but he was a part of a very effective defence.  Yes he made a few mistakes, and that's possibly why he's been released.

There's a big difference between being not quite good enough (for the championship) and "shite"  If the management team thought he was "shite" - and believe me they know football a lot more than you or I - then Maxted or Sullivan (or another loanee) would have played 40-odd matches for us last season.  Grow up.

[Lytham Rover]

It is easy to criticise goalies because they are the last line of defence

But outfield players never get the same stick no matter how many errors they make which blow goal scoring opportunities or lead to goals being conceded

[ditch_drfc]

For what it's worth I think Woods is a decent L1 keeper. Now he'll end up somewhere else, maybe a smaller L1 side like Stevenage, I can see his career taking off.

Think about it, when you get a player from a bigger club it creates a buzz and the fans take to them. It'll give him confidence to have a crowd that supports him, rather than is constantly on his back.

Give it a couple of seasons and I reckon we'll be adding Woods to Bryon Webster and James Baxendale as players that flourished when they moved away from us.

That said, I can't ever see him doing better than top L1/Bottom Championship.

[Rover19]

Is there actually any truth in this?

[boro_rover]

This thread has been hijacked somewhat, but in my opinion Woods will never make a championship quality keeper. He has had two seasons in goal on a pretty much regular basis, firstly in the relegated side, then the championship season. Both seasons were fairly contrasting but Woods remained more or less the same. Whether you like it or not a keeper needs to instil confidence in his defence, and he just doesn't do that. Granted players make mistakes, especially the younger ones. But last year there were too many gifted goals, nearly moments and uncertancy whether to come off his line or stay put.
I don't think the defence were confident in his ability and its a good job we had a RJ in there to put his head in where it hurts.
I would expect GW's level to be in a struggling league one side next year.

[Woodhead Passer]

Is there actually any truth in this?

Going back to the subject of Lee Camp, no there isn't.

[CraigyBoy]

I remember people luvvin sam "he's a winner" hird in the championship but then look what the real football world thought of his abilitys - he went to chesterfield.....

[RedJ]

I remember people luvvin sam "he's a winner" hird in the championship but then look what the real football world thought of his abilitys - he went to chesterfield.....

He would've stayed with us had we had the money at the time.

They thought enough of him to offer him the captaincy to entice him there before the manager got sacked and he was dropped.

[northerncasual]

Paul Crichton wasn't good enough for us and given a free and ended up playing most if not all rest of his career at a higher level than us .

[Mustapha-Dump]

Sam Hird turned down Middlesbrough to go be captain at chesterfield, so clearly people in football thought he had something. Empty head.

[wilts rover]

I would expect GW's level to be in a struggling league one side next year.

Someone like Bristol City for example?
http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?/topic/155105-gary-woods/

[boro_rover]

I would expect GW's level to be in a struggling league one side next year.

Someone like Bristol City for example?
http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?/topic/155105-gary-woods/

Pretty much. They will be re-shuffling their deck following relegation, so I imagine will be looking for consolidation this year. Besides its only a trial, that doesn't mean he is getting a contract. He will find his level.