187:. Wood would go on to explain in 2023 that he was the 'only choice' for the club. “As soon as I got the job and saw the surroundings of Barrow, got a little bit of an understanding of supporters, the surroundings and the owners going for someone like Pete was a no brainer. “He was my number one target, and being my number one target it was maybe a bit of a learning curve as well because I didn’t have a B and C, I was so set on Pete Wild joining Barrow."
156:. Wood represented Chris Wilder in January 2014 when it was widely reported he had resigned from his post at Oxford United. Wood came out with a statement at the time denying the rumours. However, his client did move from Oxford, joining Sheffield United where Wood said, “It all happened so quickly and I would like to thank Sheffield United for how they went about their business."
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