Why Rotherham United keep reaching for the sky
Wood scored his first goal of the season in the 2-1 win over Preston last time out, which moved the Millers five points of safety.
The 35-year-old, who used to play for Sheffield Wednesday, is the club's longest-serving player, having joined in the summer of 2014 and has seen enough of them in the Championship to know what is what.
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Hide AdThey have either been relegated or been fighting relegation in each of the last four seasons in this division and avoiding the instant drop back to League One is seen as the first goal.
But Wood likes what he sees from this current crops and thinks they can set their sights a bit higher.
“I believe we can go higher,” he said. “There's no reason why we can't.
“We should have more points than we've got from how we've played. We just need to tweak a few things. We've got to believe.
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Hide Ad“We've got good players and we are a good team. I don't want to put a ceiling on anything. “We've just beaten a very good team in Preston so why can't we carry that on?”
If Wood can keep scoring goals like the one he did against Preston then there will be no stopping the Millers.
The centre-half is usually known for his aerial threat, but showed a striker's instinct against North End to send home a sweet volley.
“It's got to be up there with the best I've scored,” he said. “Anything with my feet is good.
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Hide Ad“I'm quite surprised at how well I finished it. The lads have had me about my celebration.
“My celebration is never going to improve, not at my age. It's that quiet when you score, I'm thinking, 'Is it all right? Is the ref allowing it?' I just ran off.“Shocking celebration but who cares.”
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