I'll try to keep an open mind,... we've had good players from Palace before (Chris Powell, David White etc).
As said came across well on the Sunderland till i die programme, clearly has creative technical ability, which is exactly what we are crying out for.
He's been blighted by injuries (the scar from his shoulder op was horrific) so i'm guessing we'll probably only get 10 games out of him,before the end of the season, any more is bonus.
Signing an injury prone player, to me suggests a takeover isn't going to happen in January, but i'm hopefully wrong.
Jonny , Oh Jonny Williams runs down the wing for me ( been waiting an age to resurrect that tune).
I think to get the best out of him , he needs our support and encouragement, not dogs abuse when he misplaces a pass, he is a confidence player.
Welcome to charlton Jonny, surely got to be better than Kai Kai!
Takeover or no takeover, i don't think Bowyer would've turned down the chance to have a player of Williams' calibre in his squad. A player with top level international experience who's played his entire career so far in the top 2 divisions.
You'd take a chance on him even if the Aussies were announced tomorrow.
This is exciting, the circumstance of him needing to show he can string games together to get back to his level (which is certainly not League 1!) and Palace probably paying off some of his contract has played out very favourably for us. Now please stay fit!
If we made the playoffs (not allowed to say that out loud yet) I think this kind of quality player would be the type that could elevate us above the better teams in this division when it comes down to it.
My Palace supporting cousin says he was amazing at 21 and played similar to the Gascoigne of old. But - he said that if he gets a consecutive run of 6 games without injury he would be surprised... So if we have enough injury prone players we just have to make sure they take it in turn to get injured and we'll be fine...!
If he can stay fit we have just signed a quality, creative international midfielder who is more than capable of playing above the third tier of English football.
Anyone seen the Sunderland doc on Netflix? JW played for them last year and he spoke openly about his trouble with injuries, lack of confidence and although he never actually said it some sort of depression. I hope bowyer and JJ get behind him and give him the confidence to crack on.
Just spoke to my neighbour who is a Palace ST holder and he rates him. Says he is prone to injury and a bit light weight for the cloggers of League 1 but he should do a job for us.
Just spoke to my neighbour who is a Palace ST holder and he rates him. Says he is prone to injury and a bit light weight for the cloggers of League 1 but he should do a job for us.
‘The cloggers of league 1’ ??? I thought they all played in the PL these days where they can get away with flying two-footed challenges
People mentioning the relentlessly underwhelming Reeves in the same breath as Aribo should wash their mouth out. Joe is different gravy in that category.
Anyway, delighted with Williams, let's hope he stays fit enough to contribute.
I would think his wages a lot more even with pay off.to balance it out is it because if takeover doesn’t go though. Roland playing safe only offering 6 months.
Just spoke to my Welsh fantasy football WhatsApp group (insofar as all the members are Welsh - and Swansea fans - not that it's Welsh language, or involves Newi Cefn Druids players etc).
Apparently he is the loveliest bloke in the world, an absolutely quality footballer - but made of glass. "Horribly injury prone" and "lightweight" were terms used fairly consistently. Happily, "quality" was another term used consistently, and these people are consumers mainly of Champ/Prem football in more recent years than us.
Just spoke to my neighbour who is a Palace ST holder and he rates him. Says he is prone to injury and a bit light weight for the cloggers of League 1 but he should do a job for us.
did you empty your wheelie bin on his lawn after chatting to him
If you watch the Sunderland documentary on Netflix, he comes across very very well and a player that struggled to cope in a hotel room whilst on loan. This deal will work for both us and him as I doubt he’ll have to move house.
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You'd take a chance on him even if the Aussies were announced tomorrow.
From previous head to heads; Wiggins only played at Shithurst the once when he came on for 15mins in that 2-1 defeat
If we made the playoffs(not allowed to say that out loud yet) I think this kind of quality player would be the type that could elevate us above the better teams in this division when it comes down to it.He is neat, tidy and intelligent. I'll be looking forward to seeing him play. Hopefully he's fit.
Gamble when we need stable fit players let’s hope he isn’t the only one in
Anyway, delighted with Williams, let's hope he stays fit enough to contribute.
If he does well then don't care about his previous.
If he doesn't do well he's a dirty palace bastard stealing a living
When fit he's better than Reeves who is also injured a lot.
Apparently he is the loveliest bloke in the world, an absolutely quality footballer - but made of glass. "Horribly injury prone" and "lightweight" were terms used fairly consistently. Happily, "quality" was another term used consistently, and these people are consumers mainly of Champ/Prem football in more recent years than us.
Here's hoping!