Some musings on the football world...

It's been a busy few days with so much going on in the football world so here's a little post to fill a bit of space about specific bits and pieces which I'm interested in.

A busy few days at the Keepmoat.

The big news yesterday was obviously Ed Williams signing for Doncaster Rovers.

Don't worry, I'm not going to type up another 3,628-word article - you can read it here instead. It was good to see such a positive reaction from those who'll now get to watch his talents every week and his interview with Adam Oxley on BBC Radio Sheffield was really nice and I thought it tapped perfectly into his character, what he's about, and proved just how excited he is about this huge opportunity for him which has taken so long to happen. Having seen his development over so many years, it's hard not to be happy and I just want him to go on and absolutely flourish now.

It wasn't any surprise that he picked the 'Number 18' shirt, either, because that's what he had at Cheltenham in his season as a first-year professional.

Elsewhere, related to Doncaster Rovers, it was a proud day for Danny Amos who received another international call-up to Northern Ireland's Under 21s squad for their upcoming fixtures - away to Malta and then at home to Denmark in September. It's great that a player at DRFC has again been noticed by the selectors ahead of many others and hopefully he'll get some game-time over the course of the 180 minutes. He's a smashing lad and I'm sure the experience will only help enhance both his character and profile which can't do any damage to his career in the long-term.

Although I haven't seen the full squad list yet, one of his team-mates on a previous occasion was a lad called Jake Dunwoody - a talented, hard-working midfielder who quit Stoke City earlier this summer (where he was Under 21s captain) in order to seek out regular first team football. He's subsequently penned a deal with Derry City in the Republic of Ireland and played in the Europa League Qualifiers in Lithuania only a few days ago. Remember the name because in a few years once he's established and got experience under his belt, then he might well end up being picked up by a bigger club.

Danny Amos goes to win the ball in a game against Rotherham.

Another lad who recently made a brave and bold decision; this time only yesterday, was Sam Osborne at Notts County.

'Ozzy' as he's known, at 21, has decided to leave Meadow Lane, where he came through the academy ranks, in pursuit of regular first team games. A new contract offer was on the table for him and he could have easily signed it, stayed put in an environment he's comfortable with and perhaps run the risk of being a peripheral figure again for another year. Therefore, I've got nothing but complete admiration for his decision to leave; he knows what he wants, has assessed the risks involved, knows what he needs at that stage of his career, and I seriously hope it works out well for him.

I'm blessed to have seen some good players over the years and long may it continue!