Danny Williams - Huddersfield

[Hound]

It's inevitable he will leave, so no real hard feelings

His performances towards the backend of last year were fantastic, and would like to think it was more a case of understanding his role and the system more than just about the contract

He was certainly absolutely gutted at the end of the final and I'm sure he would have stayed had we gone up

[Winston Biscuit]

fair play to him. He spent 6 months working hard to get himself into the PL either via promotion or a move and it has paid off. Shame he didn't play anywhere near that level for the 3.5 years before that.

[genome]

He's a big game player which can be a huge asset. I remember him playing out of his skin against Arsenal at Wembley too.

Shame to see him go if/when he does but if you want consistency or good performances away to Rotherham etc he's not that kind of player.

[windermereROYAL]

One season in the limelight before a likely quick return to the championship, if that what rocks his boat then so be it.

[Winston Biscuit]

if I was in his position I would do the same tbf

[paultheroyal]

Big loss to the team - inevitable but shame to see him leave.

My little one's favourite player and he will be devastated he has gone.

[tidus_mi2]

Big loss to the team - inevitable but shame to see him leave.

My little one's favourite player and he will be devastated he has gone.

I'll miss the excited lady in Y20 screaming "GO ON DANNY"

[Hound]

I will miss the little buzz he always gave the crowd when he went on one of his little runs, which inevitably ended with him being tackled and punching the ground after the ref not giving a free kick

[CountryRoyal]

I will miss the little buzz he always gave the crowd when he went on one of his little runs...

...which inevitably ended with him being tackled and punching the ground after the ref not giving a free kick

Oh yeah, forgot.

[Sutekh]

Won't miss the booking count though.

[tidus_mi2]

Won't miss the booking count though.

He's very good at picking up yellow cards in Football Manager in every version, I think I always hit the 5, 10 and 15 yellow card milestones with him.

[Z175]

fair play to him. He spent 6 months working hard to get himself into the PL either via promotion or a move and it has paid off. Shame he didn't play anywhere near that level for the 3.5 years before that.

+1. Hal Robson Kanu syndrome...
If he did stay he would be a shadow of the committed focussed tidy player he suddenly became in January.
Wasn't bad before that of course. Loads of ability. Just noticeable difference in attitude as his contract ran down.

[Hound]

I think to be fair, there was a realisation at the turn of the year that the Prem was a genuine possibility for Reading, and he clearly wants to play in that division, and I've no doubt it would have been with Reading if we'd gone up.

He seemed as gutted as anyone we didn't make it, despite knowing he'd likely end up there either way

[LWJ]

I wish Williams the best of luck in his career should it be away from Reading. I think he wanted to go up with us, hence his emotion at the end of the game.

I've always liked him, sure there's a few things of his game which frustrate me, but to compare him to HRK is insulting. DW is a much better pro than HRK would be in a life time.

I would hope this is one the players that get a gr8 reception when they come back.

[Hendo]

I wish Williams the best of luck in his career should it be away from Reading. I think he wanted to go up with us, hence his emotion at the end of the game.

I've always liked him, sure there's a few things of his game which frustrate me, but to compare him to HRK is insulting. DW is a much better pro than HRK would be in a life time.

I would hope this is one the players that get a gr8 reception when they come back.

+1 LWJ

I think if we had gone up, he would've signed a new contract straight away.

It will be a big shame if he does leave as he currently does what no one else really does in the team. He can drive us forward with a bit of power, even if the end result is usually losing the ball about 25 yards out

Good Ol' Struggle Pig.

[genome]

As I said in another thread. No qualms with DW leaving us at this point to go and get Premier League football, he's given us four years of his career and I think he deserves a shot, especially considering he always seems to turn up against big sides. I'll be interested to see how he gets on.

Him going to Huddersfield does leave a tiny bit of a sour taste but I certainly will applaud him if/when he returns to the Madejski.

[mumbo-jumbo]

Saying on the Huddersfield forum that the deal is off as they aren't prepared to meet his £40k per week wage bill...no idea if the source has any legs or is just speculative drivel

[Hound]

Surely 40k pw considering he is on a free is well worth it? considering they jut spunked 11million on bloody Tom Ince, find that bizarre if true

[harry]

I wish Williams the best of luck in his career should it be away from Reading. I think he wanted to go up with us, hence his emotion at the end of the game.

I've always liked him, sure there's a few things of his game which frustrate me, but to compare him to HRK is insulting. DW is a much better pro than HRK would be in a life time.

I would hope this is one the players that get a gr8 reception when they come back.

He will from me.

Couldn't fault his drive & commitment. Even if occasional lack of quality let him down (e.g. not seeing obvious easy pass after beating 2 players with driving run, then getting annoyed when inevitably tackled).
Best player by a large distance in this play-off. Also as mentioned previously had a fine game v Arsenal at Wembley. I always preferred us with him in the team than not. Just had to accept he had flaws.

At our level we will have players with some quality and some imperfections. I liken it to superheroes. They all have their Achilles heel, their Kryptonite, their lack of a left foot, their inability to cross in spite of getting into great positions, their goal-line fumble after a magnificent season, their penalty miss after a magnificent season.

If they were that much better in the first place they wouldn't be here. Just have to hope they iron out their flaws with us at same time other do and then they all stay.

One day .....

[Linden Jones' Tash]

Just had to accept he had flaws.

At our level we will have players with some quality and some imperfections. I liken it to superheroes. They all have their Achilles heel, their Kryptonite, their lack of a left foot, their inability to cross in spite of getting into great positions, their goal-line fumble after a magnificent season, their penalty miss after a magnificent season.

If they were that much better in the first place they wouldn't be here. Just have to hope they iron out their flaws with us at same time other do and then they all stay.

One day .....

This reminds me of one of my rare forays into writing back in the day, when I wrote a piece for a fanzine praising Michael Gilkes as my ultimate Reading FC hero, great, but not quite good enough for a better team....

It's part of what we are.... The great ones, like Gylfi (Kelly?) Will be home grown and leave when their quality becomes indubitable