Chris Wood is appreciated by Newcastle United but will be judged by highest of standards in future

It is an accepted fact that Newcastle United lack a regular goalscorer. The land of the No.9 Legends such as Alan Shearer, SuperMac and Wor Jackie is temporarily barren.

Callum Wilson at £30m is regularly missing through injury and £25m Chris Wood has notched only once in 10 appearances. Tottenham on the other side of a significant coin will possess England skipper Harry Kane when they host the Mags come the weekend.

Think of him and you conjure up visions of a modern day Shearer. Goals upon tumbling goals. Same style. What we would do to have him but then every club would love Kane. Manchester City tried hard enough.

This break in Premier League hostilities has seen both Wood and Kane on national service. Both scoring significant goals but both it must be admitted living a gulf apart when it comes to registering in the most elite of global company.

Wood became New Zealand's greatest ever international goalscorer when his brace against Fiji took him to 30 goals from 62 caps. He then in his very next match on Thursday night increased his impressive figures by another couple of goals. Good on him, you can only play against what is put in front of you and Geordies are well chuffed for him.

However as much as we might like to we cannot begin to compare Wood's international record to Kane's haul of 49 goals from 68 appearances for England or Shearer's 30 in 63 games for that matter. The difference in opposition is hugely significant.

Chris's goals have come against the likes of Fiji, Japan, Solomon Islands, Jamaica, Honduras, Papa New Guinea, New Caledonia, China, Oman, Gambia, and Jordan. The nearest to a powerhouse is Mexico.

Often the Kiwis can be flat track bullies. For example his record smashing during the last week