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    Deserves a special mention as he is a stalwart in a table topping team that has conceded just 4 in 8 games. Still only 21...

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheOneWhoKnocks View Post
    Deserves a special mention as he is a stalwart in a table topping team that has conceded just 4 in 8 games. Still only 21...
    Very true - what initially seemed like just a sensible step down to ensure he got his career going may turn out to be an extremely smart move if they go up this season, which in turn could turn out well for the national team, especially as he plays at left-back, which has been such a difficult position for us in recent years. A successful step up to Championship level might make him an option for the next round of World Cup qualifiers (or possible even Euro 2016, if we qualify, although that may be overly optimistic). And there may be two other indirect effects to take into consideration:
    1. Success for him, and also for Samir Carruthers at MK Dons, might influence the likes of Graham Burke and Michael Drennan to follow this path, rather than hanging in too long at Villa pushing for a breakthrough which may not be on the cards.

    2. The possibility of playing international football alongside a few players who were his club teammates at youth level might put another tick in the Ireland column of Jack Grealish's decision. (or not)

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    anyone know where dan devine who played centre half with williams in villa s youth/21 sides ended up?

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    Quote Originally Posted by liamoo11 View Post
    anyone know where dan devine who played centre half with williams in villa s youth/21 sides ended up?
    Have looked numerous times and could find no info on him. He was initially linked with Swindon, I think, when he was released and then nothing!

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    The Swindon trial was over a year ago now. Haven't heard anything about him coming back to Ireland so I'd say he's either playing amateur football or he's dropped out of the game entirely.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gastric View Post
    Have looked numerous times and could find no info on him. He was initially linked with Swindon, I think, when he was released and then nothing!
    Cheers. he looked a very commanding centre half if a little immobile. hopefully he is making a career somewhere

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    Looks like young Derrick will be playing Championship football next season. I've said it before and I'll say it again. He should be playing Intl. football within a few short years and it couldn't happen to a nicer fella. Good pro and a polite lad.

    Cunningham too will have an opportunity to reintroduce himself to the Irish Intl. football scene. Sure, he has been on the bench more often than not this season but there aren't many left backs on the scene and he is still young.

    Sean Kavanagh is another option but I believe he is playing as a winger for Fulham these days, as I believe Kit Symons thinks he lacks the aggression to play full back at this juncture.

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    Derrick Williams keeps a clean sheet as Bristol City beat Walsall in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final.

    Greg Cunningham came on as a late sub.

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    Will be in the Championship next season along with Greg Cunningham as a 6-0 win over Bradford confirms promotion and a record points total of 92 (With nine more to play for).

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    http://www.bcfc.co.uk/stats/player-stats/

    Williams has been almost ever-present in the Bristol City side this season with 52 appearances. Cunningham has played less with 30. Thing with Cunningham is that he has shown in the past that the Championship isn't above his level and with them gaining promotion so comfortably one wouldn't imagine that there is need for a wholesale squad revamp (although their squad is small at present). Cunningham also has a further year left on his contract but he will really need to push on. Issue is that unless Williams is moved into centre-half then the left-back position is his, bar a lapse in form. Cunningham might get more opportunities at left midfield but that's dependent on whether Cotterill is happy with him as an option there in the Championship. Tough spot to be in but he still racked up plenty appearances this season. He came on tonight for Joe Bryan- a 21 year-old winger/wingback on the left side.

    Williams only turned 22 in January and looks to have a bright future.

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    As a specialist left-back, a position we are having trouble filling, Williams' form next year in the Championship should be watched closely by Martin O'Neill with a view to bringing him into the team for the World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign - there may even be a case for blooding him into the team in any friendlies the FAI organise for this summer. Either way, his decision to leave Villa and drop two divisions has turned out to be an excellent one, so congratulations to Derrick on his success and all the best for next season.

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    I wouldn't call him a specialist left back. It's his second position.

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    That's true too. And he's just turned 22 so there's still time for him to move back into the centre.

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    Fine, left-back may not have been his original position (I admit, I didn't know that), but considering he's played at left-back (AFAIK) for Bristol City for two years and his Wikipedia page lists him as a Left-back solely, that surely makes him more specialist than Marc Wilson (Defender/Midfielder on Wikipedia and put forward as a centre-half option on this forum), Stephen Ward (Left-Back/Winger/Forward) and Robbie Brady (Winger/Left-Back - that worked out well against Poland). And do we really want him moving back to centre-half, with Wilson, John O'Shea, Ciaran Clark, Sean St Ledger, Paul McShane, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, Shane Duffy, Tommie Hoban and Mark O'Brien as current and potential options?

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    according to football-lineups - http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/69418/ - he's played pretty much exclusively on the left of a back three for Bristol this season
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    Quote Originally Posted by tetsujin1979 View Post
    according to football-lineups - http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/69418/ - he's played pretty much exclusively on the left of a back three for Bristol this season
    Very good site for this sort of analysis. http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/44558/ Cunningham has been consistently in and out of the team. Seemingly constantly rotated with Joe Bryan on the left wing/left wingback: http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/66636/ Having not seen any games of their's though, I would state that Bryan managed to nab 6 league goals and is a Bristol lad.

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    Lads from what I've seen, and I've seen a lot of the Championship and League 1, Williams isn't a left back, Tets and Ole have called it exactly as it is. Bristol have played some brilliant football this season, and while League 1 isn't the most subtle division at the best of times, it's very competitive and they've been much the better team. They've a really sound coach in Cotterill too, while they have huge potential to develop.
    Next season will be an interesting one for both players and City. On a footballing level they're able to do what Bournemouth and Brentford have done this season, whether they have the squad to cope with what's going to be another horribly tight Championship in 15/16 is another story.

    Given our paucity of options at centre-back, and another positive in a player comfortable playing in a back 3, then a good season next year will be of the utmost importance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kingdom View Post
    Lads from what I've seen, and I've seen a lot of the Championship and League 1, Williams isn't a left back, Tets and Ole have called it exactly as it is. Bristol have played some brilliant football this season, and while League 1 isn't the most subtle division at the best of times, it's very competitive and they've been much the better team. They've a really sound coach in Cotterill too, while they have huge potential to develop.
    Next season will be an interesting one for both players and City. On a footballing level they're able to do what Bournemouth and Brentford have done this season, whether they have the squad to cope with what's going to be another horribly tight Championship in 15/16 is another story.

    Given our paucity of options at centre-back, and another positive in a player comfortable playing in a back 3, then a good season next year will be of the utmost importance.
    I haven't seen much Division 1 football but what has happened to Greg Cunningham at Bristol? He doesn't seem to be getting his game anymore or very few at least?

    I am looking forward to seeing how Williams gets on in the Championship.
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    Derrick Williams on what Sean O'Driscoll can offer Liverpool.

    http://www.anfieldchat.com/blog/8808/

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