RUMOUR - Williams to Middlesbrough

[3points]

give Quinn a run in central midfield instead of Williams. Just as much energy, but probably a touch more class and a better passer / reader of the game. Williams is good, but not irreplaceable IMHO

[Coppelled_Streets]

give Quinn a run in central midfield instead of Williams. Just as much energy, but probably a touch more class and a better passer / reader of the game. Williams is good, but not irreplaceable IMHO

^ this! Not problem at all with Williams going!

[Longhorn1970]

I'm currently sat in the bar of the Middlesbrough Clarion and Williams and his agent are sharing a bottle of wine with Bryan Robson.......

Is that Wilf Mannion with them ?

LOL

[semtex1871]

I'm currently sat in the bar of the Middlesbrough Clarion and Williams and his agent are sharing a bottle of wine with Bryan Robson.......

Is that Wilf Mannion with them ?

He's not been welcome in Boro since he went to Hull.....

[Dr_Hfuhruhurr]

Admittedly, this season is better (and he might be peaking)

So a good time to keep him in the team, then?
He's a first team regular, plays an important role in doing Norwood's dirty work, and generally seems to care when the chips are down.
Youd need a really good reason to sell him. And a doubly good reason to sell him to a Championship club.

[Nameless]

Although from his point of view a move likely to give him at least a couple of years as a Premiership player would be pretty attractive, even if his time on the pitch might be limited.
I'd see it as a big loss if he did go, I like his attitude and energy and think he's a pretty positive influence on the squad. Can accept that Quinn might be a better option from a footballing point of view though.

[Snowball136]

Admittedly, this season is better (and he might be peaking)

So a good time to keep him in the team, then?

But note the "might' above. Too short a purple patch to know if he is going to be a ten-goal-a-season
man or whether these five goals are fluky. His past record before he joined us and last season doesn't
suggest a load of goals.

And he has taken a shedload of shots for those goals.

It could be that had he passed the TEAM would have had more goals

He's a first team regular,

Being a regular doesn't necessarily imply good. If it did we should keep every player who is a regular

plays an important role in doing Norwood's dirty work

There's where we disagree, I guess. I'm not saying Williams is a bad player but I think his mid-field discipline is poor. He isn't very predictable or "safe", he's relatively selfish, he may stop the opposition's moves but he also stops OURS, and when Norwood-Williams play as a central two the opposition midfield has an easy time and get eyeball-toeyeball with our defence far too often.

I think Tish instead of Williams and we'd get more points. Ditto (but less certain) Fernandez.

If we had L-wood there (at his RFC best) we'd be at least half-a-dozen places higher.

I seriously, honestly believe that Williams, for all his energy and ability is a liability
and it's specifically his presence in the side that prevents us becoming solid and hard to beat.

What no-one can argue about is the ease with which sides cut through us. example "ordinary" Huddersfield

and generally seems to care when the chips are down.

I just see "angry young man".

Last season we were complaining because he always blamed others

You'd need a really good reason to sell him. And a doubly good reason to sell him to a Championship club.

REASONS

His wages will be high.

He is easily replaceable by Quinn

He could be replaced by a hard-tackling, reliable DM like Tish

We might make a profit and lower our wage bill

[Basildon]

"We know Swansea want to bring in a midfielder, with Reading’s Danny Williams a reported target.

“The club are in talks, but nothing has been agreed just yet.”
sky sports

[TBM]

LOL @ Williams playing in the Premier League

Yeah i like him an' all that but he's no way good enough for the Premier League.

[Pepe the Horseman]

The last of the AZ signings. Makes sense to get rid of him and his wages if we get a good enough offer. Plus Quinn is much, much better.

[Simon's Church]

£1m apparently, another £1m in potential add ons

[Winston Smith]

£1m apparently, another £1m in potential add ons

Hammond really should get the keys to the city (town) pretty soon

[Pepe the Horseman]

It's £3m. Just waiting on personal terms. Sounds like it's pretty much done though.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Sky now reporting it's unlikely to happen. #itk

[Ouroboros]

Would be gutted if this happens. Some things are more important that money. #lovethepig

[Kuhl_Runnings]

10:44
WILLIAMS DEAL UNLIKELY
"More from Swansea as the club are in talks with Reading regarding a potential deal for Danny Williams.
The Swans are keen on the midfielder but we understand a deal is unlikely."

I would slash my wrists and vomit in the sink if he left. I think he's the best midfielder we have.

[John Smith]

The last of the AZ signings. Makes sense to get rid of him and his wages if we get a good enough offer. Plus Quinn is much, much better.

You think Quinn is "much, much better"?

In the immortal words of Brendan, "you are not a supporter of this club".

[BR2]

Perhaps Swansea have just realised that despite his surname he is not Welsh.
Could somebody please remind them that Robson-Kanu and Gunter are both Welsh!!

[LWJ]

Heard that Reading are offering Williams in exchange for Gylfi.

Gylfi has agreed to take a 30k pw paycut to join us, but Williams is holding out for a higher wage than they want to pay.

[Pepe the Horseman]

The last of the AZ signings. Makes sense to get rid of him and his wages if we get a good enough offer. Plus Quinn is much, much better.

You think Quinn is "much, much better"?

In the immortal words of Brendan, "you are not a supporter of this club".

Quinn is much, much better than all of our other players. Apart from Vydra and Norwood <3.