The Mirror is saying that we are in a battle with Charlton to sign Nathan Ellington? Charlton can have him as far as I an concerned They also say we are competeing with The Blunts for some MF player called Lee Williamson, who's at Rotherham and is out of contract this summer? Anyone got any info on him?
Lee Williamson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Lee Williamson Personal information Full nameLee Trevor Williamson Date of birth7 June 1982 Place of birthDerby, England Height5'10" (178cm) Nickname"The Machine" PositionMidfielderClub information Current clubRotherham United Professional clubs*YearsClubApps (goals)1999-2004 2004-2005 2005-presentMansfield Town Northampton Town Rotherham United143 (3) 37 (0) 49 (6)* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 Sept 06. Lee Williamson (born 7 June 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Rotherham in Coca-Cola League 1. He is wideley regarded as one of the best players in League 1, recently attracting interest from many large clubs in the Championship, including Leeds United and Luton. However, none of the clubs interested came close to Rotherham's valuation of the talented young player. Chairman Dennis Coleman allegedly said that he would not let him go for "less than a million". However, it is assumed that this was an exaggeration and that he would be allowed to leave the club for somewhere in the region of half that amount. Lee started his career at Mansfield where he established a fine record of making around 150 appearances in his stay at Field Mill - a fine record for a young player. The busy midfielder then moved to Northampton early in the 2004/05 season where he quickly established himself as an automatic choice in the Cobblers first team. Lee joined Rotherham United in the Summer of 2005, and brought a touch of steel to the midfield area. He loves to get forward in support of the attack as demonstrated by netting four goals - something he will be looking to improve on even more this season. His consistent excellent performances quickly established him as one of the best midfield players in the division. Speaking to Radio Sheffield, boss Alan Knill said, "Theres lots of speculation about Lee, and there always will be. In my mind Lee is one of if not the best midfielder in the division." Asked if Williamson was happy staying at Rotherham, Chairman Dennis Coleman replied with "Yeah, Ive just come off the phone to his agent, he's spoke to Lee and he's very happy here." "We've had a lot of interest in Lee but at the end of the day nobody has come up with our valuation of him. We're serious about building this team up, Alan's built a fantastic squad up and we're now a match for anybody in this division, it's just unfortunate that we're on the minus 10." Williamson wears shirt number 15 for the Millers, and has started 10 games this season, scoring twice.
lol 'the machine' sounds a decent player, but 2 goals in 10 for a league 1 club doesnt sound that good.
Lee Williamson Done some more digging and he's been sent off more than you're average player (5 times) and last season collected 13 yellow cards. Is he really that special that we can ignore his disciplinary record?
I'd welcome the signing of Ellington...he and Young upfront could be lethal! Ellington has a goal scoring record from his Wigan days...he's an out and out finisher unlike Henderson and if he has a run in the first team he'll score goals! People forget Aidy has a knack of changing players fortunes with fresh starts (Marlon King)! Ellington has more potential than King IMO!
I personally would welcome the signing of Ellington, a much better chance of getting a goal out of him than Hendo at the moment.