Chris Turner

[Midgit]

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).

Oh and we are in talks with Bohs to let Turner go in the Tranfer window. If something is agreed then he will go in July. But if not he will stay and see out the rest of his contract.

From the weekender

[DmanDmythDledge]

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.

Yeah nobody has ever done that before. Connor was reported by some Northern team at the start of the season so he has a history of doing it. This transfer seems like he was tapped up to me.

On another note does anybody know if Sligo offered a contract to Turner before he signed for Bohs? If they didn't they won't be entitled to any compensation.

[BohsPartisan]

Connor was reported by some Northern team at the start of the season so he has a history of doing it.

So this is proven? Has there been sanctions? Has he been convicted of anything?

This transfer seems like he was tapped up to me.

On what basis? Wheres your proof? What do you base these allegations on?

AFAIK Sligo offered him a contract.

[Midgit]

Yes Rovers offered a contract and during the neglogations he decided to sign with Bohs without even telling manager or Chairman. The chairman found out through a phone call from a Bohs official. It was on the papers today that our Chairman is furious over the transfer.

[DocRovers]

Turner has been excellent all season. Cannot understand why he would move to Bohs at this point, it is a lateral move despite the few quid extra. He cannot move until season end without the Rovers agreeing. If he continues to play as he has, he would secure a decent move across channel & the proper opportunity he deserves. I think he let Cook down by not discussing his intention to sign a pre-contract with Bohs(another inappropriate move by Connor) but I hope to see him in Rovers colours again before he moves. Despite this certainly, not the best Rovers player I ever saw - Tony Fagan ????

[BohsPartisan]

connor was already reported for tapping up turner by turner at the end of last season so of course he (turner)would have known he was after him
also what stone do you think he was living under? course he knew there were clubs after him..mainly bohs..especially after he was tapped up.

Connor never made any secret of his interest in Turner. Bohs made offical approaches to Sligo so its not tapping up. If it was don't you think your chairman would have jumped at the oppotunity of having sanctions taken against SC?

As for it being a lateral move LMFAO * Like saying moving from Bolton to Arsenal would be a Lateral move!

*We need more expressive smilies here.

[DmanDmythDledge]

So this is proven? Has there been sanctions? Has he been convicted of anything?

This is the only story I can find about it. It's very difficult thing to prove because the club themselves are hardly going to own up to it and the player involved probably wouldn't be signed by the club, and would probably be given a better contract to keep his mouth shut. Anybody making allegations of tapping up would be almost certain of it as they could easily get used for libel/slander (whichever it is).

I think he let Cook down by not discussing his intention to sign a pre-contract with Bohs(another inappropriate move by Connor)

Bohs were doing nothing wrong offering him a contract.

[DocRovers]

I hate to tell you, but Bohs are not Arsenal that's for sure!! did'nt you maintain your premier status via a playoff not long ago & where did you finish last year?? Wake up you are a middle ot the road club, who had to sell your ground to survive

[feo123]

we shouldnt bother dropping him for the season. look at the beckham situation. fairly similar in ways

[SkStu]

ROFL

lol i need to get me one of those property magnets...

[Dodge]

Our manager spoke with Turner regardinga move to Inchicore but he was offered a massive deal with Bohs and we weren't prepared to match it. Around €4k a week is the figure

[BohsPartisan]

Big clubs don't sell their ground and sell out their community in the process.

Big Clubs move on to bigger and better things. As for us surviving via a play-off nearly ten years ago, so what, big clubs have their ups and downs! We've won two league titles and a cup this decade not to mention knocking Aberdeen out of the Uefa cup and a few other good European results. Despite our hicup in Sligo we are title contenders and even if we don't do it this year we'll win another couple of titles this decade. Thats a big club. Sligo ca't compete with our greatness.

As for us not being Arsenal duh, never said we were, I said the difference between us and you is like the difference between Arsenal and Bolton. Thats probably being kind.

[red bellied]

Greatness me hole. Bohs are the money club and they have got the right man in Connor to plunder it.

[BohsPartisan]

Not very good at Dublin Geography are you? Our main base is Cabra and Finglas which are not far from Harristown at all. It is also within easy reach of all our main catchment areas - Ballymun, Blanch, Santry, Swords etc. So we are not moving away from our support.
I knew the greatness line would get ye going!

[BohsPartisan]

Shels have SFA in Finglas. A few kids maybe. Finglas is and has always been Bohs territory. Finglas and Cabra are the Bohs community who have built the club. Shels are a southside team who did abandon their community.
I didn't get upset by RT's statement, I barely paid it any heed. Say what you want, you're a bitter lot but theres very few other groups of fans that would deny that we are a big club and that a move to Bohs from Sligo is not a step up for any player.

[gustavo]

Its a big step up for his wage packet ,not much else though

[BohsPartisan]

Its a big step up for his wage packet ,not much else though

What have Sligo won this decade?
What will you win in the next few years?

Best you could hope for is to emulate Longford's cup exploits where we'll be champions again maybe not this year but soon. If you don't think thats a step up you mustn't be very good at physics.

[gustavo]

What have Sligo won this decade?
What will you win in the next few years?

Best you could hope for is to emulate Longford's cup exploits where we'll be champions again maybe not this year but soon. If you don't think thats a step up you mustn't be very good at physics.

Ah fair enough , maybe I got it all wrong , I just find it hard to believe the claims of a club as being so much bigger and better than us when we have beaten that club 4 times in the last 15 months

[rusheenrover]

Turner is a good player and if he is offered the kind of money mentioned it would be difficult for him to turn it down. The priority for Rovers should be to get as much as possible for him.

Rovers and almost all other clubs in the league would go bust within a year if they paid that kind of money. However the way Turner has handled things ,if correct, does not reflect well on him. It would be helpful if the Club issued a statement in this regard to clarify matters.

The Club will survive without him and 2 of our best displays for some time (Bohs & Shams) were achieved without him. There seems to be a good spirit in the team at present and everyone is giving 100%.

To talk about him being the best Rovers player ever is IMO nonsense. I would not have him in the top 10. What about Fagan (the best ever), Pugh, Harry McLoughlin, Hulmes, Brooks, Annand, McGee, Rutherford, Stenson, Patterson, Walker. Also is he any better than O'Grady, Hughes, Raf, Coleman, Peers or Faz from the present team.

[sligoman]

he's the best player i ever saw pull on a rovers shirt

Despite this certainly, not the best Rovers player I ever saw - Tony Fagan ????

To talk about him being the best Rovers player ever is IMO nonsense. I would not have him in the top 10.

In fairness to Brewer, he's only been supporting Rovers for like 2 years now so he can't really give a good indication of past players.