"It's a sad thing about football, players can lose a good opportunity when a manager thinks otherwise", Jenkins told BBC Sport, "...Alan's view is strange. If the player is comfortable moving to a club that is going forward - irrespective of the league they're in - that has to be in their best interests. It's better for someone to be playing there than not at all".
Jenkins is clearly disappointed that the club failed to secure a deal for Williams, although Pardew had made it clear since the club's initial enquiry, that the ex-Yeovil midfielder would not be playing any lower than the Championship. However, perhaps this was a rant best kept to himself as it will hardly improve relations between the two clubs.