Nick Wood - 3 years
Wood signs up as Glaws plan for the future
Nick Wood - 3 years
By Cherry Picker
January 13 2010
Talking about rugby is a dodgy subject for Gloucester fans at the moment, with the team not doing well and the second half of the season destined to be an unedifying scrap to avoid relegation. So it’s no surprise that instead there’s a lot of talk about the squad as it is now, and the shape it needs to be in next season.
Nick Wood - 3 years
January 13 2010
Talking about rugby is a dodgy subject for Gloucester fans at the moment, with the team not doing well and the second half of the season destined to be an unedifying scrap to avoid relegation. So it’s no surprise that instead there’s a lot of talk about the squad as it is now, and the shape it needs to be in next season.
With two Heineken Cup games coming up, at home to Biarritz this weekend and away to Newport Gwent Dragons a week later, followed by two LV games, at least the Guinness Premiership pressure is off … but not much.
Based on current form, Gloucester have a struggle on their hands to stay safe, and most fans will agree that planning should have started to ensure that 2010-11 is not as bad as this season has been.
The good news on that front is that prop Nick wood has extended his contract at Kingholm, committing himself to a three-year deal by saying that he couldn’t see himself playing for any other club.
Wood is just the sort of player Gloucester need now and in the future, both on and off the pitch.
Hopefully this season will have taught us all some lessons, including the fact that no matter how good a player’s pedigree might be, getting the best out of him in club matches is what matters.
Professionalism has brought with it a feeling in the stands at Glaws, and at one or two other clubs, that some players concentrate more on the bottom line of their contracts than they do on what really matters – results.
Loyalty is the buzz word, and that’s the quality that the club needs to have in its ranks alongside the many other attributes needed to make a successful team.
Wood told the Citizen: "I've been at Gloucester my whole career and couldn't really see myself anywhere else.
"We've been so close to major honours during my time here and I want to be part of a Gloucester side that takes that next step. For now, though, it's all about the rest of this season and winning as many games as possible."
With up to 20 Glaws players due to come to the end of their contracts this year, coach Bryan Redpath has a lot of thinking to do as he sorts out who he wants to keep and who should go.
With joint skipper Gareth Delve admitting that he has had offers to leave Kingsholm and Olly Morgan also believed to be considering quitting the club, many players will be sorting out their futures in the next few months – whether that is at Glaws or elsewhere remains to be seen.
Life could be just as interesting off the pitch as on it.
Based on current form, Gloucester have a struggle on their hands to stay safe, and most fans will agree that planning should have started to ensure that 2010-11 is not as bad as this season has been.
The good news on that front is that prop Nick wood has extended his contract at Kingholm, committing himself to a three-year deal by saying that he couldn’t see himself playing for any other club.
Wood is just the sort of player Gloucester need now and in the future, both on and off the pitch.
Hopefully this season will have taught us all some lessons, including the fact that no matter how good a player’s pedigree might be, getting the best out of him in club matches is what matters.
Professionalism has brought with it a feeling in the stands at Glaws, and at one or two other clubs, that some players concentrate more on the bottom line of their contracts than they do on what really matters – results.
Loyalty is the buzz word, and that’s the quality that the club needs to have in its ranks alongside the many other attributes needed to make a successful team.
Wood told the Citizen: "I've been at Gloucester my whole career and couldn't really see myself anywhere else.
"We've been so close to major honours during my time here and I want to be part of a Gloucester side that takes that next step. For now, though, it's all about the rest of this season and winning as many games as possible."
With up to 20 Glaws players due to come to the end of their contracts this year, coach Bryan Redpath has a lot of thinking to do as he sorts out who he wants to keep and who should go.
With joint skipper Gareth Delve admitting that he has had offers to leave Kingsholm and Olly Morgan also believed to be considering quitting the club, many players will be sorting out their futures in the next few months – whether that is at Glaws or elsewhere remains to be seen.
Life could be just as interesting off the pitch as on it.
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