Williams – We Come Together And Get On With It

Ashley WIlliams will line up in the last game of the season tomorrow saying that the lack of egos in the Swans dressing room is a big reason behind their success this season

Written off by many at the start of the season, victory tomorrow could see the Swans record a Top 10 place in the Premier League – a remarkable achievement for a side that was given no chance of promotion let alone survival.

“I think that core of the team and the dressing room has come through at times this season,” said Williams in today’s Western Mail

“If you’ve never played in the Prem obviously you don’t know what it’s like. I’ve often sat at home and slagged off this defender or that player. Then I thought, when we get there, we can see what it’s like ourselves.

“We’ve got on with things and stayed grounded. A lot of us have been at the other end of football.

“There’s no big egos because we’ve had that grounding and that helps us come together and get on with the job.

“We knew people would write us off, but that didn’t really motivate us

“In my three seasons in the Championship, we were supposed to get relegated every time or at least struggle. We never did.

“It’s something we’re used to. I think it’s just the nature of the game. Being down here in Swansea that happens and whoever comes up this year will probably be the same.

“An important game was probably Villa away. That opened our eyes a bit and gave us a bit more belief,” said Williams, reflecting on the campaign.

“As the season went on, after the first month, we decided we were here, we’d enjoyed the first few games, but we could give it a go.

“We could actually play well and pick up points because until you play in it, you don’t really know what it’s about.

“We had enough confidence in our ability that we could pick up points and do well.”