Carlisle United's Myrie-Williams pleads for chance to tackle his Tranmere Rovers pals
Last updated 08:30, Friday, 03 October 2008
Jennison Myrie-Williams insists he’ll be champing at the bit tomorrow to shoot down the club where he made his name last season.
The Carlisle United loan winger could be handed his first Blues start against Tranmere (Brunton Park, 3pm) as John Ward’s men aim to end a three-match losing run.
Myrie-Williams, who shone as a second-half sub in the 2-1 defeat at Walsall last weekend, says he’s desperate to get the nod from the start against the Wirral club where he spent five impressive months last term.
And the 20-year-old flyer hopes an influential display against Ronnie Moore’s side will lead to an extension to his month’s loan spell at United which has two weeks left to run.
“I knew when I came here that I wasn’t going to walk into the team,” said Myrie-Williams, who made 23 starts and scored three goals for the Prenton Park outfit.
“But I feel I’ve been doing well coming off the bench and hopefully I’ll get that start against Tranmere.
“I’ll know most of their boys and that sort of situation just makes you want to win more. That can only be good for me.
“I had a good spell there. I played some good football and scored some goals. Ronnie Moore is a top man who I got along with. But I’m a Carlisle player now and I want to beat them.
“Anything I know about them, I’ll pass on to the boys and the manager. I just can’t wait for it.”
Blues manager Ward said he has been impressed with Myrie-Williams’ contributions so far and may now throw the Bristol City youngster into his starting line-up in a bid to arrest his team’s slide out of the play-off places.
Michael Bridges is another strong contender for a starting place as Ward attempts to ensure seventh-placed United don’t lose touch with the early pacesetters in League One.
“Of course we want to put on a show, but the result is the most important thing,” Myrie-Williams added. “We’ve played well and lost games, so it doesn’t matter how we get the three points.
“You don’t want to slip down that table and if we get a win it will put us right back up there where we want to be.
“I thought I might have started the last game, but it wasn’t to be. I’ve had to wait for my chance and if it comes this weekend I’ll give it all I’ve got.
“We had enough chances at Walsall to win the game. I had a good chance I should have scored, and I thought we were unlucky not to come away with anything. We’ll try and put that right this weekend.
“It won’t be easy – Tranmere will come and set their stall out and make it a tough game. But if we play well and do the things we can, we’ll win.”
Myrie-Williams says he is feeling at home at Brunton Park and would love to stay in Cumbria for longer. “I felt settled here from the first day because everyone made me feel so welcome,” he said. “When I spoke to John Ward he said this loan wasn’t really for the short-term so I’ll definitely be looking to extend it.”
