Ashley Williams Retires

[Silvio Dante]

As title.

[Fordy62]

I’ll always be thankful for that red card. 

[Lrrr]

4 minutes ago, Fordy62 said:

I’ll always be thankful for that red card. 

Which one? 

[Sturny]

Love this video of him after beating Cardiff

[Coppello]

He's a had a fantastic career. He was brilliant at Swansea and it was a shame that he wasn't at his best when he was here. 

[The Journalist]

Had some decent spells with us but I find it hard to look past the two red cards, the second of which at Nottingham Forest was pretty inexplicable, in what were at the time two fairly important games.

I never really have a problem with an aging player being off the pace or not as sharp as they were, but stupidity I struggle with. And he occasionally did stupid things.

[Curr Avon]

Best wishes in your retirement Ashley.

[Mendip City]

Best of luck to him. 
 

If he’d stayed with us this season he’d have probably seen a lot of game-time and been on his way to the Euros..... 
 

......or he’d have got injured in pre-season and still not played a game! 

[BanburyRed]

Thankfully, Ashley's name was put it the thread title, otherwise OTIB would've gone into meltdown thinking this was Joe.....

[exAtyeoMax]

I liked Ashley Williams…good luck to him

[Hampshire Red]

Saw his first game at Stoke where his opening 20 mins looked like he was the next Gus Ceasar of defenders (91-92) or Bas Savage (15 yrs later) of forwards; He got a bit better that game at Stoke but went straight to Lansdown after the game to apologise for being so crap and to promise he'd get better - which he did. In fairness, another shrewd signing by Ashton and his merry men and despite being Welsh, nothing against the guy at all. Wishing him a happy retirement

[Taz]

Did more good than bad whilst here, whilst we were up the creek without a paddle so to speak. It is hard to see past those red cards though, with the second one being unforgivable.

I've got no issue with older, more experienced and slower players, so long as they can read the game well enough to make up for that lack of pace. I think that most of the time this was the case with him although you'd always have to have someone next to him that could make up for his lack of pace if needed. 

Certainly worse players we've had here over the years that have added little to nothing. 

 

[David Brent]

You don’t have a career like he did by being average. Shame we didn’t have him at his best.

I expected more from him though tbh

[Red Shadow]

4 hours ago, Hampshire Red said:

Saw his first game at Stoke where his opening 20 mins looked like he was the next Gus Ceasar of defenders (91-92) or Bas Savage (15 yrs later) of forwards; He got a bit better that game at Stoke but went straight to Lansdown after the game to apologise for being so crap and to promise he'd get better - which he did. In fairness, another shrewd signing by Ashton and his merry men and despite being Welsh, nothing against the guy at all. Wishing him a happy retirement

No he ain't, he's English. Born in Wolverhampton. Qualified for Wales through his grandmother. I have never thought that should be allowed. Parent, maybe. Grandparent, no.

[Hampshire Red]

thanks for clarification on nationality

[Fpcity]

Very good career. Helped us out on the whole last season when we were short at the back apart from the red cards 

[Dan Robin]

Played at high level for many seasons and did quite well at City too: respect!

[foghornred]

Good player who came to us to steady the ship and he did just that a top bloke, all the best in whatever he decides to do.

[Will b11]

Surprised by some people’s reactions on here I thought he done very well apart from those two red cards of course , good luck to him 

[Lanterne Rouge]

As others have said he`s had a great career - don`t forget he almost died in 2018 when he had a punctured lung - and he certainly did a job for us.

I can see him going into coaching now, possibly with Wales.