Mon Apr 11, 2022 6:46 am
Jonny Williams reveals what happened last summer
Former Cardiff man Jonny Williams says he wanted to stay at the club and revealed he had options to sign for clubs abroad before settling on Swindon Town.
Williams joined the Bluebirds under Mick McCarthy's watch in February of last year, with the manager describing the move as "one of the best deals of the transfer window". Unfortunately it didn't work out for the Wales man, with just one start to his name in south Wales he was released at the end of that season.
As a free agent he mulled over his options after the European Championships and eventually signed for League Two side Swindon. His contract expires at the end of the campaign and he's now opened up on what happened when he left the Welsh capital.
JONNY WILLIAMS:
"I wanted to get to the Euros, that was my main aim," he said. "Obviously I wanted to spend more time at Cardiff. But when a team wins eight games in a row, it's hard to get in the team, you can't complain, so you have to bide your time and be patient.
"In the end I ran out of game-time really that season. I was hopeful, I had a discussion with Mick (McCarthy), he said hopefully I'd be staying next year, but one reason or another, something obviously changed. I was a free agent and didn't get as many opportunities as I would have liked there, to show what I can do. Anyone who has watched me over the years knows my strengths and what I can do, and what I can bring to a team. Mick appreciated that.
"I've played the majority of my career at Championship level, I still believe I can play at that level, but I haven't proved, or been fit enough in the last few years. I wanted to go and play for someone who believed me and someone who was going to play me and there is no better person than Ben (Garner) at Swindon, I've known since I was about 11 at Crystal Palace.
"I like the way he tried to play football and how he is as a man-manager. He was in League Two at the time, we were having discussions back and fore for about four weeks ion the end, I was a free agent, my head was a bit all over the place, didn't know where I wanted to go, there was options abroad as well and in the end I ended up at Swindon with Ben. I believe everything happens for a reason."
Mon Apr 11, 2022 12:39 pm
Nice guy I’m sure but I think it’s a disgrace that he gets in the Wales squad ahead of players literal leagues above him. Isn’t even a mainstay in the Swindon squad.
Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:32 pm
M4 Exile wrote:Nice guy I’m sure but I think it’s a disgrace that he gets in the Wales squad ahead of players literal leagues above him. Isn’t even a mainstay in the Swindon squad.
It’s also the same with other Lower Division players getting in the Welsh Squad before Premier League and Championship Players! Rooney today mentioned Lawrence had a spat with Page but obviously should be in the Squad before JohnnyWilliams. Chris Gunter a great servant for Wales but should he be in Squad before Championship regulars Hughes of PNE,Neil Taylor of Middlesbrough or Liverpool youngster Beck?