williams- swooped!

[Royalee]

Pleased with this, well done Brian.

[Ian Royal]

So in summary:

Positives:
Signed quickly, Pacey, Young, Attacking and Experienced in general & at this level.

Negatives:
Weaker defensively and played for Scunthorpe.

[Big Foot]

So in summary:

Positives:
Signed quickly, Pacey, Young, Attacking and Experienced in general & at this level.

Negatives:
Weaker defensively and played for Scunthorpe.

Playing for a smaller club was a real weakness for Kitson, Doyle, Hunt, Sonko and Ingimarsson wasn't it?

[Ian Royal]

So in summary:

Positives:
Signed quickly, Pacey, Young, Attacking and Experienced in general & at this level.

Negatives:
Weaker defensively and played for Scunthorpe.

Playing for a smaller club was a real weakness for Kitson, Doyle, Hunt, Sonko and Ingimarsson wasn't it?

I didn't say they were all valid. And Scunthorpe did conceed 90 goals this season.

[seahawk10]

Pleased with this, well done Brian.

+1

[Compo's Hat]

Having come from Scunny i doubt the wages will be too high so a good bit of business hopefully.

Scunny looking like a bottom three pick for me already having lost Hayes as well, can't see Hooper staying either.

[Messiah]

So in summary:

Positives:
Signed quickly, Pacey, Young, Attacking and Experienced in general & at this level.

Negatives:
Weaker defensively and played for Scunthorpe.

Playing for Scunthorpe is in no way a negative. That's the sort of billy big bollocks comment that I wouldn't expect to see from a 'little old Reading' supporter.

[rob the royal]

Judgement reserved as on all new signings, but he does sound like a perfect fit (based on playing 200 games and only 24) and, as has been written, In Brian We Trust.

The thing that caught my eye was that Williams called Reading a "big club." I'm not used to that. And it seems to me that the free transfers, which make up the early part of the close season, most often go to "big" clubs. So the groundwork that Coppell laid out for RFC and that McDermott has built on (not sure what effect Rogers had) has made us into a target for the players. They are wanting to come here now.

Take that Scott Brown.

I see he turned away interest from Sheffield United as well. Nice to know that at least one other club was looking at him, considering he made it clear he wasn't going to stay at scunthorpe quite a while ago if we were the only ones interested you'd have to start wondering why!

[SpaceCruiser]

Just seen this pic on getreading:



Christ, another player who likes to wear the gloves!

[RobRoyal]

Christ, another player who likes to wear the gloves!

FOLD THE CLUB.

[wolsey]

Just seen this pic on getreading:



Christ, another player who likes to wear the gloves!

Worse than that he's got holes in his tights (In the EP photo anyway)

SACK THE BOARD

[fozziebear]

http://www.teamtalk.com/sheffield-unite ... lades-snub
We beat Sheff utd for his signature.

[Row Z Royal]

http://www.teamtalk.com/sheffield-united/6148903/Williams-reveals-Blades-snub
We beat Sheff utd for his signature.

Thanks for that.

[Sun Tzu]

Is he a long throw expert ?

Those gloves don;t look like they are 'warm' gloves, more like ones with grip. Perhaps they are tactical rather than effete ?

Either way he should be told to leave them in Scunthorpe, as gloves are a curse on our game and FIFA need to sort the problem out.

[floyd__streete]

Marcus Williams is pretty good when he can be arsed but keep him away from the beer!!!

[seahawk10]

Marcus Williams is pretty good when he can be arsed but keep him away from the beer!!!

Not to worry, my sources tell me David Kitson is coming back to the club to act as his chauffeur.

[Kitson12]

Marcus Williams is pretty good when he can be arsed but keep him away from the beer!!!

Not to worry, my sources tell me David Kitson is coming back to the club to act as his chauffeur.

Great, so we won't be seeing much of him, as I'm sure Kits'll get himself another ban after a cheeky kebab in Shinfield.

[Ian Royal]

So in summary:

Positives:
Signed quickly, Pacey, Young, Attacking and Experienced in general & at this level.

Negatives:
Weaker defensively and played for Scunthorpe.

Playing for Scunthorpe is in no way a negative. That's the sort of billy big bollocks comment that I wouldn't expect to see from a 'little old Reading' supporter.

I didn't say they were all valid. And Scunthorpe did conceed 90 goals this season.

[Messiah]

So in summary:

Positives:
Signed quickly, Pacey, Young, Attacking and Experienced in general & at this level.

Negatives:
Weaker defensively and played for Scunthorpe.

Playing for Scunthorpe is in no way a negative. That's the sort of billy big bollocks comment that I wouldn't expect to see from a 'little old Reading' supporter.

I didn't say they were all valid. And Scunthorpe did conceed 90 goals this season.

Yet we were leaking goals left, right and centre before BM took over, and the same players that were so inconsistant and at times pretty awful, turned it around. Very harsh indeed to mock where he's come from based on a teams poor defending.

[Smoking Kills Dancing Doe]

Interesting that he seems to have turned down a direct approach from Sheff Utd. Who would have offered a better location for him and have one of the highest wage bills in the Championship.

The McD/Hammond combo seems to be the clubs strongest assests.

Once again....