Joniesta (Jonny Williams - CONFIRMED)

[Rjk]

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We've somehow got to get Murphy off the wagebill.

or get him performing to his potential

[Dorcus]

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Mick OUT

That's taking the Mick, surely? Lol

[Dorcus]

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can we at least all agree to call him Jonny Williams, not Joniesta - I find that extremely cringe worthy

Absolutely spot on! Yuk! It devalues the name of a great Spanish player.

[Whisperer]

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OMG - Jonny Williams be better off signing Johnny Rotten, bit more creativity and fitter.

[Croesy Blue]

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Absolutely spot on! Yuk! It devalues the name of a great Spanish player.

No it doesn't

I agree it's a shite nickname though

[City123]

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can we at least all agree to call him Jonny Williams, not Joniesta - I find that extremely cringe worthy

Williesta instead then yeah?

[FormerlyJohnnyBreadhead]

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Think there's pros and cons to this deal (most of which have been covered). I have always thought that he's a good player, but his best attributes are completely unsuited to League 1 and the Championship. Maybe his career would have been better served if he'd played in a slower, more technical league, like Spain or Portugal.

To be honest, the bigger surprise is how so many of you have found the time to watch all of Jonny's games for Charlton and Sunderland over the past few years. Fair play to you all.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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can we at least all agree to call him Jonny Williams, not Joniesta - I find that extremely cringe worthy

But he plays like Iniesta and he never gives the ball awayyyy

[Hilts]

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We've somehow got to get Murphy off the wagebill.

What by giving him a free and adding Jordan Rhodes?

Hopefully this doesn't happen anyway.

[RonnieBird]

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It's getting hard to avoid the concluding that they're gearing down.
Flint, Williams Rhodes in and Harry Wilson out.

Worrying.

[MacAdder]

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To be fair, if the club are signing someone you'd rather they were injury prone like Jonny is

And he's a Wales international and all round nice guy who's dealt with setbacks and injury problems so would probably be good for some advice

Not over the moon then?

[Moodybluebird]

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At least he's an industrious player who if fit will give his all for the club, unlike some others currently in the squad.

What I find frustrating is that we seem unable to identify and sign any ball playing midfielders. Our team has been crying out for them since the Whittingham/McPhail era (with the exception of Jordan Mutch) and successive managers refuse to address the problem, There was a time that we could pick them up on loan from the PL/DIv 1. Players like James Harper and Eddie Newton for instance.

Of course the problem lies with the style of managers we have appointed over the last few years and until this changes be prepared to be bored rigid !

[StraightOuttaCanton]

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If someone (let’s say welshlad)had started a thread 4 weeks ago saying Harris is going to get sacked but the good news is that we’ve lined up Mick McCarthy and his first signing is going to be Joniesta I’d be surprised if anyone on here or indeed any fan wouldn’t have been appalled.... it’s a shitshow!

[Vindec]

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If someone (let’s say welshlad)had started a thread 4 weeks ago saying Harris is going to get sacked but the good news is that we’ve lined up Mick McCarthy and his first signing is going to be Joniesta I’d be surprised if anyone on here or indeed any fan wouldn’t have been appalled.... it’s a shitshow!

Williams is just the type of player we need; a player who can run at opposing defences with the ball. Unfortunately Williams is so injury prone he is nothing more than another Tomlin. For this reason alone he should not have been signed.

[life on mars]

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Welcome Joniesta add hopefully at least he will add some spirit and passion to that midfield .