Gareth Williams to Leicester City- an evaluation.

My first reaction like many of was full of expletives, to say I was annoyed at his decision is pretty mild, but why was I annoyed?

Well Gareth came through the junior ranks and made the first team, it's always difficult to let a home grown player leave, but you have to remember he has made this sort of decision before. He dumped Leeds to come to Forest when Harty came to us, so perhaps it’s the nature of the beast.

I’m also annoyed because of his so called commitment to the club, badge kissing in my opinion is certainly high level commitment, but its easy to do and is also easily forgotten by the offender. Doest take too much effort does it. And that’s the secret why I’m not too bothered about his departure.

When JJ left for the Toon Army, we wished him well but we could all see that Gaz and Prutts both wanted to join him in the Premiership soon enough Prutts did and that’s when Williams stopped playing football. Which coincided with our poor return at the end of the season when we reached the play-offs and all though this season until Kinnear arrived and the scouts flooded in to see ‘Reidy’ play in a winning team.

Williams to me is a player who thinks "I" comes before "team" and wasn’t happy at all when he was made vice captain to Dawson. His head has dropped and Burnsy on Century 106 has described him as a coward by not putting in full tackles.

If Williams wants to leave then fine, that’s ok, I understand. If I was in his position maybe I would consider my opportunities but if I would to have thought that, then the badge wouldn’t have been kissed and I’ve said to the gaffer, look mate but I’m off. Its obvious he has gone for money, but going to Leicester shows his lack of imagination, ambition and gumption. Do we really want that at Forest?

Putting money aside for one minute and club loyalty and bias. Forest have the greater potential, the wonderful chairman, an experienced manager, a great academy, a good dressing room atmosphere, 23k weekly attendance, the superb away following, the best under 21 centre half pairing in the country, an awesome striker. Leicester have increasing debts, selling and releasing players on the cheap, a new manager with potential and a team that shows little class and relies on physical strength. I’m sure Leicester will be in the top 8 at the end of next season, well actually with Walker, Izzet and Dickov leaving I’ll retract that.