Town Win Williams Battle and Also Sign Fryers
Thursday, 26th Mar 2015 16:50

Town have confirmed the signing of Crystal Palace’s Jonny Williams for a third loan spell and have also added his Eagles team-mate Zeki Fryers to the squad.

Williams, 21, returns to the Blues for a third spell having been at Portman Road last season and having had an earlier stint with Town this season curtailed by a groin injury from which he has only just returned to training.

Although clubs are not allowed to take a player on two emergency loans in the same season, in situations such as Williams’s where a player had a spell cut short by injury then clause 53.3.12* of the Football League rules allows that loan to be restarted at the point the injury was suffered.

We understand Williams has 53 days of his spell remaining which will take him to the play-off semi-finals but means he would miss the final if Town make it to Wembley.

Town fought off interest from Wolves, Fulham and Watford to sign the midfielder for the third time.

Williams made four starts and one sub appearance, scoring one goal, between September and November before suffering a groin injury in the 1-0 home victory against Watford after a wild Joel Ekstrand challenge.

Last season, the Pembury-born player made 11 starts and two sub appearances, scoring one goal between February and May.

Left-back Fryers, 22, joined Palace from Tottenham for £5 million in the summer having previously been with Manchester United and Standard Liege.

The Mancunian, who has made only one sub appearance for the Eagles, has already spent time on loan with Rotherham this year and faced the Blues in one of his 10 appearances.

The 6ft tall defender, who will be with Town for the rest of the season, has been capped by England at U16, U17 and U19 levels.

The Blues are in need of cover at full-back with Tyrone Mings suspended for the next two games having amassed 10 bookings and Jonny Parr having missed the game at Watford with a minor knock and having played in midfield in recent weeks.

*53.3.12 The Executive shall have discretion to extend the maximum duration of 93 days for an Emergency Loan in extenuating circumstances, such circumstances to be determined in the Executive’s absolute discretion.

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happybeingblue added 17:02 - Mar 26 get in !!!! great news i think give the squad a further lift too as they know him well by now !
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Fat_Boy_Tim added 17:02 - Mar 26 Love it, that t**t Ekstrand is out long term and Jonny is back to give a push till the end o the season!
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B1TFC added 17:03 - Mar 26 Get the f*ck in!!! Thought it was a joke at first!!!
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warktheline added 17:05 - Mar 26 ME....well done for backing your man, we now have a very strong group of players. Thanks Mr Pardew, much appreciated. Well done MM and TC.
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bluefeast added 17:05 - Mar 26 I wonder if we will win the league now
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bluefeast added 17:07 - Mar 26 Kenwin Jones has signed for Bournemouth , oh yes they dont score enough goals do they. Unbelievable ..............
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wokingblue added 17:07 - Mar 26 Great news! How differant has it been doing deals since Milne took over at the top. Lovely bloke and other clubs seem to trust him. COYB
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Wark_On added 17:08 - Mar 26 All in for the big push...
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BackTheBlues added 17:09 - Mar 26 I think a special note must be put here to the club and Marcus Evans... The club have done well in changing the leagues mind! Marcus Evans has stuck to his word, if we were still in the mix he would stump up loan money! Welcome home Joniesta!
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warktheline added 17:09 - Mar 26 Wouldn't imagine wee JW is match fit as yet. No doubt McCarthy and TC will get him going!
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itfc1981 added 17:11 - Mar 26 Wont need the play-offs now top2 init.
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linhdi added 17:12 - Mar 26 Brilliant, wonderful news - let's go for 7 wins out of 7 ...
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MHS added 17:12 - Mar 26 What a signing! For the first time in a while we look like we've got a strong squad full of strong starters and useful back up, MM may have a selection headache come Bournemouth! The 4-3-3 worked well against Watford but surely have to get Sears/Williams/Bishop back involved if fit? Will be interesting to see what mick goes for!
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bluefeast added 17:15 - Mar 26 weve got 5 players on loan , two today ,wood chaplow varney ,not had that many since Jewell era , hope we dont have an integration issue
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jpring89 added 17:16 - Mar 26 we should make play off at the very least. what a chance we have now of going all the way !
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Andy32Cracknell added 17:17 - Mar 26 One word from me "IMPRESSIVE" Williams and Fryers are two quality signings.
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mow_the_lawn added 17:21 - Mar 26 A team with Bishop, Williams and Sears is a team worth watching. Nice attacking play and hopefully less long balls and more guile through the middle.
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rfretwell added 17:21 - Mar 26 Mick the Magician! The Bournemouth showdown now looks even more mouthwatering! Welcome back Jonny, Zeki, you will love our club, welcome to you too
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jas0999 added 17:24 - Mar 26 Excellent signings. Very impressed. Was very disappointed to learn we may not sign anyone, but Evans has really come up trumps. All criticism withdrawn with apologies.
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