ANDY Williams is desperate for a chance to prove himself in the town of his forefathers tonight.

The Welsh winger's father comes from Swansea and he is eager to make an impression in front of the hordes of relatives who will have mixed emotions when City take on Town at The Vetch.

Williams himself was born in Bristol, but his Welsh heritage means a lot to him and his commitment to the Land of the Green Valleys has been rewarded with full international caps.

He said: "My dad, Roger, is actually from Swansea and I have got a lot of family down there, so it will be nice if I am involved.

"Lots of family will come and watch. It will be going back to my roots.

"I am not too sure how many relatives will be there. There could be several if all my Dad's side come along."

The 23-year-old has not been able to establish himself in the side this season but is hopeful of earning a place in the starting line-up for the clash at The Vetch.

Williams was a virtual ever-present last season after his £60,000 transfer from Southampton in September 1999.

However, he was forced to rest his troublesome knee over the summer and found himself overlooked by Colin Todd.

His chances have been limited in the Division Two campaign, but he stepped off the bench to help set up Giuliano Grazioli's equaliser against Oxford and played more than an hour at Oldham after Matt Hewlett hobbled off.

He was delighted to be given an opportunity to prove himself, but would have preferred to come on in different circumstances.

"I was pleased to get into the action. I got a chance to prove myself early but it was not an ideal scenario, because you don't want other lads to get injured and have to come off.

"Ideally it would have been in a better game where we were in control or passing it about well.

"We are all disappointed with the result and the performance. We let ourselves down after the good results of the last two league games.

"But it was good to get back on the pitch for a longer spell."

Williams admitted that Town never looked as though they were going to score and said that he had struggled to make an impression.

He said: "I found it hard in the first half to find the pace of the game.

"I was more comfortable in the second half but I didn't have many opportunities to have a go at the full-back one-on-one.

"It didn't look as though a goal was coming from anywhere.

"We have to work to try to get in behind teams and create the chances."

Williams said that the team was frustrated but not too downhearted by their result and performance on Saturday.

"It is very close in mid-table. A couple of wins and you are suddenly up near the play-off regions, so we are not too dispirited.

"We have got games coming fast now so you can't dwell on performances too long, otherwise you will be on a downer for the next games."