LIVERPOOL GOALKEEPER DANNY Ward would prefer to return to newly-promoted Huddersfield Town on loan next season.
Ward, 23, enjoyed a fine Championship campaign with Huddersfield, making 45 league appearances to help the club get promoted.
The three-time Wales international, who starred during the play-offs, said he wanted to be back with David Wagner’s men in 2017-18, rather than likely sit on the bench for Liverpool.
“On a selfish point, yes, I would like to stay at Huddersfield,” Ward told a news conference on Thursday.”I am only young for a goalkeeper and to have a chance of playing week in, week out in the Premier League would be good experience for someone of my age.”
Ward, who is contracted until 2021, has played just two Premier League games for Liverpool since joining in 2012. The shot-stopper said his future would be decided by Liverpool, who have European football to contend with next season.
“Liverpool have my contract and their needs come first, especially with the Champions League,” Ward said. “It’s out of my hands at the minute. I’m Liverpool’s player.”
Gwan Connacht
Was looking forward to good match and hopefully a Connacht win until I saw the ring master himself, Frank Murphy is refereeing.
@Mike Faherty: are you suggesting a guy who played for Munster and Connacht is bias towards Leinster?
@Rudiger McMonihan: more so that he is incompetence defined, and as a unabashedly proud Munster supporter, Connacht losing would leave his Munster team as the only undefeated province and basically assured the trophy. Why can’t we have the referee from Ulster, like Chris Busby, if we can’t have a non IRFU ref?
@Rudiger McMonihan: Not at all, he is just as likely to ruin it for either or both sides, as the guys just loves being the centre of attention. That been said history tells us that Connacht normally come out the wrong side of his questionable decisions.
@Mike Faherty: appalling referee, never knowingly spares use of his whistle. It may just be coincidence but he saves his worst performances for Connacht games, and they are usually on receiving end….
Should be an interesting game, albeit not error free from either side. Neither team put out their first choice 23, but that’s not exactly a bad thing. Sean O Brien and Fitzgerald will relish this chance to play against an international centre and outhalf, while I am excited to see how Frawley plays for Leinster…haven’t seen enough of him, but he has looked quality. Many changes to Leinster’s pack, but can hardly say it looks weak. The Rainbow Cup should be treated as a good runabout for both teams, but it’s hard to feel like it is a serious interpro.
Looking forward to players like Penny, Frawley, Blade, and Daly playing themselves into the Irish squad this summer. Should be a good game.
@David Finn: you forgot Gavin Thournbury he will surley be an international before long
Connacht would be world champions if they only ever played irish teams. If they brought their interprovcial form to the rest of the league they’d be a serious force.
Saying that I can’t see leinster losing tonight.
@Chris Mc: eh… Connacht were second in their conference this season.
@Chris Mc: what are you on about? Connacht lost both games against Munster and their game v Ulster in pro14.
The interest in this game (on the East coast anyway) is ‘underwhelming’ …I suspect Connacht will win.
@Alan ODoherty: You were very quiet last week?