Chris Turner

**avvenalaf** · 18/06/2007, 2:35 PM

I believe Turner will also be Bohs highest paid player, some of the current players who are about to negotiate new contracts are very excited because his weekly wage will be the first to top €5,000 and they all want the same.
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If this is true then we are really heading into lunacy territory. This league cannot possibly support this sort of thing and he definitely wouldn't get that kind of money in The Championship in UK. It's no length since Bohs couldn't pay 5k for the entire weeks wage bill. Seanie works wonders.

**BohsPartisan** · 18/06/2007, 2:38 PM

I really doubt this is true and if it is there will be a lot of awkward questions for the board to answer very soon. No EL player should be on those wages. It would also be a massive leap from what any of the current squad are on so I really doubt its true.

**Midgit** · 18/06/2007, 2:48 PM

Lads it was a Wexford Youths fan who posted that. In fairness how the hell would he know something like that and ye Bohs fans don't. Its obviously Bull....

**red bellied** · 18/06/2007, 2:53 PM

Cookie offered Turner to extend his contract for another year at Rovers. A very good deal at that but if five grand a week is been talked about......

**passinginterest** · 18/06/2007, 4:01 PM

Originally Posted by Midgit

Lads it was a Wexford Youths fan who posted that. In fairness how the hell would he know something like that and ye Bohs fans don't. Its obviously Bull....

It came from a current Bohs player who is very excited about his own contract talks.

Take it however you want but that's what he said.

**Redzer** · 18/06/2007, 6:31 PM

Turner I understand turned down the biggest contract ever offered to a Sligo Rovers player, so I'd say Conner must have offered him the moon and stars.
Bohs are going down the lunacy route. But it shows once again Connor has no contacts or credability, all he can do is offer big bucks to former players.

**Fivesilver** · 18/06/2007, 7:17 PM

If Turner's legally entitled to do that, then fair enough.
But there's a serious integrity issue if he didn't bother mentioning it to his manager - dead right to drop him in that case. Anyway, we won without him away from home in the Cup, and missing other key players, so he's definitely not indispensable.

That said, we're under no obligation to let him walk out for less than we believe he's worth (or the maximum we can possibly squeeze out of Bohs for him).
Then it's back to Gerry Cassidy's little black book, plus the fact that with Cookie's background he must have loads of contacts.

We could do very nicely out of this.

**Only1Rovers** · 19/06/2007, 2:58 AM

Chrissy is one of the best talents in the league, if we let him go for €30k, which I saw mentioned on this forum then we're getting robbed!!!!

**BohsPartisan** · 19/06/2007, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

It came from a current Bohs player who is very excited about his own contract talks.

Well he's definitely misinformed.

Originally Posted by Redzer

But it shows once again Connor has no contacts or credability, all he can do is offer big bucks to former players.

Brian Murphy (Swansea), Dean Pooley (Milwall), Owen Heary (Shels), Glen Crowe (Shels).
The fact that so many of his former players (who he obviously signed from somewhere originally) shoes that he has credibility, they've worked with him before and are willing to do so again.

**red bellied** · 19/06/2007, 11:07 AM

Players like Turner and Faz have both come on leaps and bounds this season. No doubt they had the talent but this season we are finally seeing it. Add Peers, Hughes, Brush, Coleman and McKenzie to the list. Just on the footballing aspect its a bad move for Turner because the only time he will see the ball is when its flying over his head.

Probably being biased but the best football I have seen this season has come from Rovers. If the club were properly organised at the start of the season (manager and three or four decent signings) they wouldnt be too far from wining the league.

**BohsPartisan** · 19/06/2007, 11:18 AM

Originally Posted by red bellied

Probably being biased but the best football I have seen this season has come from Rovers. If the club were properly organised at the start of the season (manager and three or four decent signings) they wouldnt be too far from wining the league.

Deluded!

**red bellied** · 19/06/2007, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Deluded!

Least we are actually getting to see some football after two seasons of hoof alot Connor when he was here.

**gustavo** · 19/06/2007, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Deluded!

Not as deluded as you think , A team that finished below us last year had stability and made those 3-4 decent signings and now they are top of the league.

**BohsPartisan** · 19/06/2007, 11:28 AM

Yes but that team has pot loads of money. Hardly the same thing. I'm sure if you had a Sugar Daddy like Pats or a sweet property deal like us it would be well within you but you don't AFAIK - correct if wrong.

**red bellied** · 19/06/2007, 11:33 AM

Try telling Derry that when Kenny was manager and look how close he came. Dont think they had a sugar daddy or property magnet.

**gustavo** · 19/06/2007, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

Yes but that team has pot loads of money. Hardly the same thing. I'm sure if you had a Sugar Daddy like Pats or a sweet property deal like us it would be well within you but you don't AFAIK - correct if wrong.

Money isnt everything , another few signings the likes of Peers and Turner who wouldnt be on bank breaking money compared to Pats I imagine and who knows .

**BohsPartisan** · 19/06/2007, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by red bellied

property magnet.

ROFL

**SligoBrewer** · 19/06/2007, 10:06 PM

lads.. i dunno about ye but I wish turner all the best.

he has given 100 percent while playing for us for the time he has been there, and to be honest, nothing we could offer chrissy could match what bohs have offered him.

whenever the occasion was needed, chrissy rose to it. hes too good for bohs, us and any other irish team... only that bohs are paying stupid money, he'd easily be championship, maybe premiership.

he never faked injury.
this deal had probably been agreed for months but did chrissy's commitment towards rovers on the pitch wane? no. unlike mansaram, singh and connor, he's given his all, right to the end.

i say hold on to chrissy. play him to the end of the season. take the 30k. let him go at the end of the season and
make the man welcome if he comes back to the showgrounds. he's no traitor, he's the best player i ever saw pull on a rovers shirt

**BohsPartisan** · 19/06/2007, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by SligoBrewer

i say hold on to chrissy. play him to the end of the season. take the 30k. let him go at the end of the season and

This seems like the sensible course of action to me. Why drop someone who could be pivotal to your season just because he's going elsewhere next year? Win the cup and you're in Europe, Setanta etc. If he can help you do that its just daft to consign him to the under 21's or try and get rid of him sooner (unless you have a cast Iron replacement lined up).

**Midgit** · 19/06/2007, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by SligoBrewer

this deal had probably been agreed for months

And like I have said Brewer you know nothing about football.

If the deal was agreed months ago that would be called tapping up!!

He can only talk to other clubs once he reaches the last six months of his contract.
Of course he knew there was interest but nothing would have been agreed.

Right and if you say he is good enough for the preimership you really haven't a notion. He is good and maybe when he has a few years of Championship under his belt then maybe. If he was good enough for the premiership he would walk into the Northern Irelad team no problem (seeing as most of their player are league one and two!!!).

And of course he is the best player you seen pull on a Rovers shirt seeing as you have been supporting them for how many is it???.......... oh ya 2 years or is it 1 year!!!