| Brandon Williams. 19:41 - May 23 with 1623 views | Paddy39 |
If he could behave himself I think he would be a good addition under K Mc K. |  |
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| Brandon Williams. on 19:53 - May 23 with 1590 views | Rimsy |
Sign him up. No fee, low wages |  |
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| Brandon Williams. on 20:04 - May 23 with 1562 views | Zx1988 |
Williams suspended sentence by Zx1988 23 May 12:54I assume the door is now open to him picking up a contract somewhere.
If, as suggested, Tuanzebe and Johnson may be off, if the club can be suitably reassured that BW is in a much better place, and if any potential contract suitably protects the position of the club, I certainly wouldn't be averse to seeing him back at Portman Road.
His recent interview, released at the point of his conviction, would suggest he wouldn't mind a return either.
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| Brandon Williams. on 20:47 - May 23 with 1476 views | Nutkins_Return |
It wouldn't be a great look after a conviction on the one hand. But honestly people need second chances and forgiveness and he seems like he's been a bit of a lost soul and needs to rebuild his life.
I wouldn't be against it if the club gave him that chance though I can understand others may see it differently as he could have seriously hurt someone through his actions. [Post edited 23 May 21:12]
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| Brandon Williams. on 21:37 - May 23 with 1389 views | BlueBoots |
| Brandon Williams. on 20:47 - May 23 by Nutkins_Return |
It wouldn't be a great look after a conviction on the one hand. But honestly people need second chances and forgiveness and he seems like he's been a bit of a lost soul and needs to rebuild his life.
I wouldn't be against it if the club gave him that chance though I can understand others may see it differently as he could have seriously hurt someone through his actions. [Post edited 23 May 21:12]
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If he wanted to join us, I'd drive him here myself...well...actually no, because I can't drive; funnily enough, something me and Brandon have in common for the next 3 years...
All this talk of second chances? People are either forgetting or don't realise that when he joined us, we were his second chance. He'd messed up while he was at Man U, and as KMcK knew him offered him a chance of a change of scenery (probably away from some bad influences too) to make a fresh start. Betrayed the trust shown to him by giving us less than half a season of football (performance wise, from the sublime to the ridiculous), and then going missing for the second half of the season.
The main thing that helped us achieve the success we had in previous seasons was recruiting people who are good characters as well as good players; if he wants a "second second chance", really needs to be somewhere other than Town. |  |
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| Brandon Williams. on 21:43 - May 23 with 1370 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Brandon Williams. on 21:37 - May 23 by BlueBoots |
If he wanted to join us, I'd drive him here myself...well...actually no, because I can't drive; funnily enough, something me and Brandon have in common for the next 3 years...
All this talk of second chances? People are either forgetting or don't realise that when he joined us, we were his second chance. He'd messed up while he was at Man U, and as KMcK knew him offered him a chance of a change of scenery (probably away from some bad influences too) to make a fresh start. Betrayed the trust shown to him by giving us less than half a season of football (performance wise, from the sublime to the ridiculous), and then going missing for the second half of the season.
The main thing that helped us achieve the success we had in previous seasons was recruiting people who are good characters as well as good players; if he wants a "second second chance", really needs to be somewhere other than Town. |
I am sure McKenna and Ashton would both need a lot of convincing that he is a truly reformed character highly unlikely to slip up again. |  |
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| Brandon Williams. on 22:10 - May 23 with 1294 views | Smoresy |
| Brandon Williams. on 21:37 - May 23 by BlueBoots |
If he wanted to join us, I'd drive him here myself...well...actually no, because I can't drive; funnily enough, something me and Brandon have in common for the next 3 years...
All this talk of second chances? People are either forgetting or don't realise that when he joined us, we were his second chance. He'd messed up while he was at Man U, and as KMcK knew him offered him a chance of a change of scenery (probably away from some bad influences too) to make a fresh start. Betrayed the trust shown to him by giving us less than half a season of football (performance wise, from the sublime to the ridiculous), and then going missing for the second half of the season.
The main thing that helped us achieve the success we had in previous seasons was recruiting people who are good characters as well as good players; if he wants a "second second chance", really needs to be somewhere other than Town. |
Yep think it would be amateurish to go back there so soon really - very Evans era. Hope he's able to complete the hard yards at another club, then who knows in a season or two. | | | |
| Brandon Williams. on 23:49 - May 23 with 1122 views | Churchman |
| Brandon Williams. on 21:37 - May 23 by BlueBoots |
If he wanted to join us, I'd drive him here myself...well...actually no, because I can't drive; funnily enough, something me and Brandon have in common for the next 3 years...
All this talk of second chances? People are either forgetting or don't realise that when he joined us, we were his second chance. He'd messed up while he was at Man U, and as KMcK knew him offered him a chance of a change of scenery (probably away from some bad influences too) to make a fresh start. Betrayed the trust shown to him by giving us less than half a season of football (performance wise, from the sublime to the ridiculous), and then going missing for the second half of the season.
The main thing that helped us achieve the success we had in previous seasons was recruiting people who are good characters as well as good players; if he wants a "second second chance", really needs to be somewhere other than Town. |
You make a very good point about him having that second chance last time he was here. And he blew it. Literally.
The club has to be serious about operating to standards which means it can engage with the community; protect itself properly with owners and sponsors. Otherwise we are saying because anyone who has talent and is on the cheap for such reasons as his: bring them in!
Chopra, drunk drivers, unprofessional players - no problem because they ‘might do a job’. Thatcher, ‘our Nors’, who cares. Well I do. Seeing the Thatcher and rat face bowyer step out in an Ipswich shirt sickened me. The club is better than that.
As I said in the other post, I hope Williams has sorted himself out, put the party balloons away and goes on to have a brilliant career. Just not here. |  | | |
| Brandon Williams. on 08:09 - May 24 with 801 views | wrightsrightglove |
| Brandon Williams. on 23:49 - May 23 by Churchman |
You make a very good point about him having that second chance last time he was here. And he blew it. Literally.
The club has to be serious about operating to standards which means it can engage with the community; protect itself properly with owners and sponsors. Otherwise we are saying because anyone who has talent and is on the cheap for such reasons as his: bring them in!
Chopra, drunk drivers, unprofessional players - no problem because they ‘might do a job’. Thatcher, ‘our Nors’, who cares. Well I do. Seeing the Thatcher and rat face bowyer step out in an Ipswich shirt sickened me. The club is better than that.
As I said in the other post, I hope Williams has sorted himself out, put the party balloons away and goes on to have a brilliant career. Just not here. |
And add to that we’ve now built a young squad who could be more drawn into negative behaviour. If he’s got himself sorted he could be a great player for us, but if he hasn’t, players like Clarke, Omari, Philogene, Slicker etc. could easily be dragged into his silliness. | | | |
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| Brandon Williams. on 08:57 - May 24 with 723 views | viewfromtheu2 |
| Brandon Williams. on 23:49 - May 23 by Churchman |
You make a very good point about him having that second chance last time he was here. And he blew it. Literally.
The club has to be serious about operating to standards which means it can engage with the community; protect itself properly with owners and sponsors. Otherwise we are saying because anyone who has talent and is on the cheap for such reasons as his: bring them in!
Chopra, drunk drivers, unprofessional players - no problem because they ‘might do a job’. Thatcher, ‘our Nors’, who cares. Well I do. Seeing the Thatcher and rat face bowyer step out in an Ipswich shirt sickened me. The club is better than that.
As I said in the other post, I hope Williams has sorted himself out, put the party balloons away and goes on to have a brilliant career. Just not here. |
The club has literally just appointed a twice convicted drink driver (albeit 2007 & 2011) as Club Ambassador who is also a trustee of the foundation and a director of the ITFC PLC so I assume we're all about forgiveness nowadays. |  |
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| Brandon Williams. on 09:13 - May 24 with 701 views | Rimsy |
I don't see the problem. You give him a contract stipulating he'll be let go at the first sign of further trouble. When he first came he was on track to becoming a fan favourite. | |
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| Brandon Williams. on 09:49 - May 24 with 643 views | Churchman |
| Brandon Williams. on 08:57 - May 24 by viewfromtheu2 |
The club has literally just appointed a twice convicted drink driver (albeit 2007 & 2011) as Club Ambassador who is also a trustee of the foundation and a director of the ITFC PLC so I assume we're all about forgiveness nowadays. |
Time and what you do next makes a difference. But if you are asking me whether that gentleman should have been appointed club ambassador? On what I know which is very little, I wouldn’t have done so. But that’s me and my view which is totally open to challenge. [Post edited 24 May 9:50]
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| Brandon Williams. on 09:53 - May 24 with 626 views | Churchman |
| Brandon Williams. on 09:13 - May 24 by Rimsy |
I don't see the problem. You give him a contract stipulating he'll be let go at the first sign of further trouble. When he first came he was on track to becoming a fan favourite. |
He was given a second chance when he came here. I don’t see what being ‘on track to becoming a fan favourite’ has to do with it. Are you saying different standards apply if somebody is a better player than somebody else or none of the off field stuff matters?
I’d add that Norwood was a fan favourite for many. I was glad to see the back of him, but I guess it’s all a matter of opinion and what you see as important. | | | |
| Brandon Williams. on 13:58 - May 24 with 441 views | VanDusen |
I'm astonished people even entertain this idea. He had one, maybe two, half decent - half decent, mind - games for us, and the rest of the time he looked disinterested (as if we should be delighted he was deigning to come down to play for us in the Championship), sullen and on occasions downright terrible (Reading, Watford spring to mind). We have SO many better options at full back now with Axel, Townsend, even Greaves and O'Shea filling in. And plenty of cash to get hold of a proper decent hard-working player.
He's a proven (convicted) reprobate, proven to fall out with fans at other clubs like at the Budgies (which I guess may be why so many people have given him some sort of benefit of the doubt possibly? I can't think why otherwise?). He might get a chance at League Two or National League level if someone's desperate and willing to take a punt Lee Hughes or Ched Evans style, but we're looking at trying to get up and establish ourselves in the Premier League for goodness sake?!
Mystifying?! [Post edited 24 May 14:00]
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