Turnbull wanted by four clubs (9 Viewers)

[Cavan O'Doherty]

he has potential and played alot better under robins at end of season. also was part fo swindon team that made playoff final in league 1?

think he can more than do a job in league 2 and a player we wouldnt need to replac eif we did get promoted. hope he stays

Part of the team that conceded 5 goals against Sheffield United in the semi final?

 

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[SkyBlueCRJ]

short termism has got us to where we are now. We need a team / squad who can develop and grow, replacing a handful every season, not the entire team every 12 months

Certainly not saying we shouldn't buy for the future. That would be ridiculous, especially with uncertainty surrounding the academy. But Turnbull was brought in as a first team player. We need our first team players to perform week in week out, irrespective of their age. Accommodating his mistakes by simply saying he'll come good in the future is useless.

 

[Nick]

Considering the long ball is likely to feature more in league Two, there would be an argument that Turnbull could once again struggle next season with us. His clearance ability is nothing short of appalling. A number of goals last season were the fault of him and I've heard from reputable sources that managers such as Venus were appalled by his performances and themselves questioned his ability and work ethic. Makes me think do we want that kind of player in the squad when its crucial we get back up next season.

Some of his attempts at clearances angered me.

My dog can kick the ball further, they were half arsed attempts that sliced the ball up in the air.

 

[Grendel]

He's a good player I agree with FP that he's probably better than anyone else we gave in that position and a lot of his early season mishaps were partly as he had to partner Willis.

So a bit of a loss I think.

 

[SkyBlueCRJ]

Some of his attempts at clearances angered me.

My dog can kick the ball further, they were half arsed attempts that sliced the ball up in the air.

There was a game last season where I was particularly baffled by how poor his clearances were - think it may have been Sheffield U at home. Arguably one of the worst performances I've seen by a CCFC defender in a long time. Needless to say, but he was solely at fault for us conceding one of the goals. He's about as solid as a house of cards.

 

[Liquid Gold]

When he was in that Swindon team that reached the playoff final he was playing alongside Jack Stephens who is now starting games at Saints. It's fair to say we know which is the better player of the two. I wouldn't be disappointed if he left. We don't have the budget to carry anybody this season and with the style of football in league two we'd end up carrying him.

 

[covcity4life]

Part of the team that conceded 5 goals against Sheffield United in the semi final?

doesnt change the fact that he was part of swindon team that made l1 playoffs does it?

tm would have signed him for a reason, think he could do alright for us if he stays, still young and can take on board MR feedback.

if he goes as long as we get compo and robins can replace it is not end of the world. but i would like to keep him and add 1 more cb to ensure the squad has 4

 

[Cavan O'Doherty]

doesnt change the fact that he was part of swindon team that made l1 playoffs does it?

tm would have signed him for a reason, think he could do alright for us if he stays, still young and can take on board MR feedback.

if he goes as long as we get compo and robins can replace it is not end of the world. but i would like to keep him and add 1 more cb to ensure the squad has 4

TM signed people like Andre Wright for a reason but that doesn't make them good. We need players that can get us out of this league at the first time of asking and with the wages he's on, we could get any old lump that would do just as good a job as him.

 

[ajsccfc]

In Wright's case, the sole reason we got him in was 'the deadline's in five minutes and we've got nobody else in shit shit shit shit'

 

[covcity4life]

TM signed people like Andre Wright for a reason but that doesn't make them good. We need players that can get us out of this league at the first time of asking and with the wages he's on, we could get any old lump that would do just as good a job as him.

if any old lump can do the job then we needn't worry about getting out of this league, it seems easy.

 

[Liquid Gold]

In Wright's case, the sole reason we got him in was 'the deadline's in five minutes and we've got nobody else in shit shit shit shit'

He was so bad, signing the ghost of Jimmy Greaves would have been more use.

 

[steve82]

Let him go, help him go! League two strikers will take the piss out of him. He's not got the physical attributes to take on that league or the mental strength.

He sums up the summer transfer window last year, weak and not up to the task of a domestic season. We only have to look at the types we're bringing in this year. Vast majority are leaders, and strong characters.
Yes that's also down to the level we're set to take on but we going in to compete.
Continue the rebuild and cut our losses


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[covcity4life]

any old lump can deal with league 2 strikers apparently though?

 

[steve82]

any old lump can deal with league 2 strikers apparently though?

Turnbull is far from a lump tho is he..... and he cannot cope with them for sure.



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[covcity4life]

Not for sure. No idea if hes played league 2 before but i would be certain you have never see him play in league 2.

He has shown in brief glimpses he can bsttle hard. If MR can get hom doing that every game thrn we have a big player 4 us

Afteral robins hasnt said go find sum nre club like it seems he has to reid.

 

[RegTheDonk]

Wembley and a few other games beside, he was part of the reson we went down. If losing him generates money to buy, or frees up wages to pay someone better, then thanks but good luck and good bye. Got to trust MR, he's the one being paid to make the big decisions and fess up if he gets it wrong.

 

[LilleSkyBlue]

short termism has got us to where we are now. We need a team / squad who can develop and grow, replacing a handful every season, not the entire team every 12 months

Have signed in specifically to 'like' this. Replace a handful every season, no more, otherwise it's just tossing all the cards back up in the air and waiting to see how they fall, every single season. The results are predictably poor, the manager will get the chop and off we all go again.

 

[Esoterica]

Have signed in specifically to 'like' this. Replace a handful every season, no more, otherwise it's just tossing all the cards back up in the air and waiting to see how they fall, every single season. The results are predictably poor, the manager will get the chop and off we all go again.

While I agree completely with the sentiment, this was not Robins' squad, the team has just been relegated and was a defensive shambles for most of the season. Robins is now signing players on 2 year contracts. Next year we should have the core of the (hopefully promotion winning) squad retained.

 

[fatso]

Hi everyone, I've been a reader of this forum for a couple of years, and a sky blue fan since the days of Gordon Milne.
As I'm at a loose end today (random day off). I thought I'd sign up and offer my services.
I'm offering (free of charge). To personally gift rap Turnbull in nice shiny paper, put a big ribbon bow around him, and deliver him to any football club (league or otherwise) in the land.
He was afterall part of the worst Coventry city defence in the last 50 years (and we've had a few bad ones). If getting rid of him frees up enough wages to bring in another player, then I'm all for it, and I'm willing to bet, whoever comes in, will prove to be a better acquisition.

 

[Nick]

Hi everyone, I've been a reader of this forum for a couple of years, and a sky blue fan since the days of Gordon Milne.
As I'm at a loose end today (random day off). I thought I'd sign up and offer my services.
I'm offering (free of charge). To personally gift rap Turnbull in nice shiny paper, put a big ribbon bow around him, and deliver him to any football club (league or otherwise) in the land.
He was afterall part of the worst Coventry city defence in the last 50 years (and we've had a few bad ones). If getting rid of him frees up enough wages to bring in another player, then I'm all for it, and I'm willing to bet, whoever comes in, will prove to be a better acquisition.

What wrapping paper will it be? That's the decider.

You had best mark the package as Fragile too.

 

[Skybluefaz]

Hi everyone, I've been a reader of this forum for a couple of years, and a sky blue fan since the days of Gordon Milne.
As I'm at a loose end today (random day off). I thought I'd sign up and offer my services.
I'm offering (free of charge). To personally gift rap Turnbull in nice shiny paper, put a big ribbon bow around him, and deliver him to any football club (league or otherwise) in the land.
He was afterall part of the worst Coventry city defence in the last 50 years (and we've had a few bad ones). If getting rid of him frees up enough wages to bring in another player, then I'm all for it, and I'm willing to bet, whoever comes in, will prove to be a better acquisition.

Yes fatso. Excellent first post. Welcome.

 

[steve82]

Not for sure. No idea if hes played league 2 before but i would be certain you have never see him play in league 2.

He has shown in brief glimpses he can bsttle hard. If MR can get hom doing that every game thrn we have a big player 4 us

Afteral robins hasnt said go find sum nre club like it seems he has to reid.

He's not played in league two as of yet.

However I did see enough of his poor performances last season to form a opinion of him as a player.
If you take last seasons games against league two opposition tho
2 games v morecambe, 2 goals conceded
2 games v Wycombe, 3 goals conceded
V Cambridge 4 conceded
With only 1 clean sheet v Crawley

Ok It's not the best guide to gauge him solely as there are plenty of variables, but he was part of a team that let in 9 goals in 6 games against league 2 opposition. That's one clean sheet in 6 games. Not the sort of average goals per games ratio that will see you have a good season in league two.




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[covcity4life]

He's not played in league two as of yet.

However I did see enough of his poor performances last season to form a opinion of him as a player.
If you take last seasons games against league two opposition tho
2 games v morecambe, 2 goals conceded
2 games v Wycombe, 3 goals conceded
V Cambridge 4 conceded
With only 1 clean sheet v Crawley

Ok It's not the best guide to gauge him solely as there are plenty of variables, but he was part of a team that let in 9 goals in 6 games against league 2 opposition. That's one clean sheet in 6 games. Not the sort of average goals per games ratio that will see you have a good season in league two.




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Tottaly take your point but yoi know how i see lqst season. Who were his managers for those games?

Can be different player this season

 

[fatso]

I hear what you say, But for me I'd sooner get rid of Turnbull and Willis, and let Robbins bring in 1 quality player, and push Harris up the pecking order.
For what it's worth I'd get rid of most of last years dead wood, and try to transform the whole ethos of the club. I want to see a bit more fight and battle from our players next year, not players (like Turnbull) whose head dropped whenever we conceded.

 

[steve82]

Tottaly take your point but yoi know how i see lqst season. Who were his managers for those games?

Can be different player this season

Take your point but if you take all that into consideration you've still got a player who lost a lot of his own battles and wasn't physically strong enough to compete against most.
I seen a 33 year old Craig mackail-smith do him for most a game, this is a striker who had been getting his career going again at Luton before Peterborough took him on loan in January.

He really disappointed me over the season


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[stevefloyd]

I think Turnbull is replaceable. Perhaps the most replaceable of those who are out of contract/contain get-out clauses in their contracts. In all honesty I'm shocked that clubs such as Bradford and Charlton are in for him. His abilities are best suited to League Two, something that was shown time and again last season.

The issue with Turnbull that was repeatedly apparent was that he needs a top class CB alongside with him. Therefore, I wouldn't personally want to take the risk on him next season as the last thing we need is dead weight. Yet another poor acquisition by Mowbray. Out with the old in with the new I say.

Ohhhhh noooo don't get saying that you know who will be along now

 

[Otis]

Ohhhhh noooo don't get saying that you know who will be along now

Is it the Easter Bunny?

 

[stevefloyd]

Some may call him that, I just know him as the twat

 

[thekidfromstrettoncamp]

I hear what you say, But for me I'd sooner get rid of Turnbull and Willis, and let Robbins bring in 1 quality player, and push Harris up the pecking order.
For what it's worth I'd get rid of most of last years dead wood, and try to transform the whole ethos of the club. I want to see a bit more fight and battle from our players next year, not players (like Turnbull) whose head dropped whenever we conceded.

Your comment about Willis I think he is a quality player who we must try and hold on to if Turnbull goes as I think he will , get the best player you can but as for quality player cream rises to the top and any one worth their salt wont want be playing in the div. 2.

 

[SkyBlueCRJ]

Your comment about Willis I think he is a quality player who we must try and hold on to if Turnbull goes as I think he will , get the best player you can but as for quality player cream rises to the top and any one worth their salt wont want be playing in the div. 2.

I think Willis would be a class act in League 2. Just hope it isn't a similar situation to when Christie dropped into League One with us if we retain Willis' services. Christie spent that entire season in a sulk, so I hope if Willis stays, he better commit 100%

 

[Mcbean]

If he is an Ace then he has to be worth double SFA eh ?

 

[Nick]

Maybe it's ace as in not being able to get to the ball like tennis?

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

I think Turnbull pisses me off more than usual because we sold Vincelot for him... It's not JTs fault he's crap...

 

[steve82]

WHITNEY PLAYS DOWN LINK WITH COVENTRY CITY DEFENDER

Saddlers manager Jon Whitney, who earlier revealed that he hopes to complete two new signings by the end of the week, has insisted that one of the new recruits will not be Coventry City defender Jordan Turnbull, playing down the recent rumours linking the 22-year-old with a summer switch.

Speaking via the Express & Star, Jon admitted that the ex-Southampton youth player has been a target in the past, but is not on his radar this summer, he said; "He is somebody I have looked at in the past but he is not a target this year.

"I was looking at him in January but Coventry paid money for him to sign him from Southampton and gave him a really good contract. I do like him. But he isn’t one of my primary targets."

Whitney Plays Down Link With Coventry City Defender | Bescot Banter


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[Nick]

gave him a really good contract

Worrying.