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To be fair, Bill Gates had a famously similar opinion about the internet in the 1990s that left Microsoft scrambling to catch up. And he should have known better than Mr Swinburne.

Mine came from Craig Hughes rather than the usual Well Society email address, so worth checking spam folders etc. too.

17th according to the official website PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE Wednesday, 17 June: Players return for pre season Monday 24 to Friday 28 June: Training camp in Belfast Wednesday 26 June v Crusaders (A) Saturday 29 June v Linfield (A) Tuesday 2 July v Gretna (A) Saturday 6 July v Darlington (A)

I just hope we haven't turned into an American style sports franchise where we sell the player even if he doesn't want to leave. I'm still a little amazed at how people would rather be working to punt him ASAP than find a way to hold onto him for longer.

Repaying an interest free loan before you have to isn't really good business. Not only does it tie up short term funds that could be invested elsewhere, but it costs less in real terms to pay back £1 twelve months from now than it does to pay it back today. If we didn't have any confidence we can service the loan for its duration, or if early pay-off would be at a discount, then it would be a different matter.

We don't have to sell him to anyone. He seems quite content to stay and we aren't desperate for the money. For me, the ideal scenario is that he plays another season for us as a Motherwell employee. The risk that he suddenly becomes worthless is neglibile. I'd much rather see him in claret and amber for another campaign than sell him now and use the money to buy 2 or 3 players that will never be as good. We'll be lucky if we ever see a player of his talent again, so let's not rush to offload him.

Celtic have recently claimed that Tierney is worth 30 million Euro (£26.6 million). So even if they thought Turnbull was half the player, that would mean an 8 figure offer is required.

To be fair, any striker that plays against us is likely to score. That aspect of players joining rival clubs has never bothered me. I agree he put in some great work for us last season, but I think it was a good time for all parties for him to move on.

I agree he can do a job. I just don't think that job is goalscorer. Still - in the grand scheme of things - he's another example we can point to regarding progressing a career by coming to play for us.

Main's agent must have sent them a video of the cup semi on an endless loop.

Not only that but we have our own youngsters that we likely want to develop in the holding role.

In the past 10 years or so, Aberdeen have had good value from their MFC Scouting subscription.

His career stalled after his fall out with Steve McLaren (plus the injuries, of course). Still one of the more sucessful 'Well players, though. Just wish we had a sell-on clause when he was signing some of those big transfer deals.

Depends if the discussion is actually about supporting the victims, or just taking pot shots at Celtic. Most of the social media posts are just people points scoring against Celtic rather than any real concern for the victims.

The Herald has been running a series of articles on the top 10 young Scottish players. There are some great stats in there, and Turnbull has been ranked number one. A few highlights: - He has scored twice as many goals as he reasonably ought to have, based on the quality of the chances presented to him. - He's scored the most goals in the league from outside the box - He is the most accurate player in the Premiership, with more than half of his shots hitting the target Full article is available here.

It really is as simple as saying "No" this summer. We managed to get a chunk of change for Moult when he had 6 months left on his deal and eligible to sign a pre-contract. The mentality that we need to cash in on him now in case he's worth less in year, should be a thing of the past. We're a fan owned club now, and plan to break even every year. If we have Turnbull for another season and sell him for even £2 million next summer I think most (if not all) fans would be delighted to watch him in claret and amber for another campaign. If he continues to develop at his current rate, we'll do better from the add-ons anyway. He's on record as saying he's is more than happy to stay. We are in a position where we are in no rush to sell. I'll be delighted if we are having this discussion again next summer.

Aye, he sounds more like an Ariyibi type player - winger who loves to dribble and "needs work" in the shooting department. (I saw an interesting stat in The Scotsman today that Ariyibi attempted more dribbles per game than any other player in the Premiership last season).

MK Dons webpage described him as: "Powell is a forward thinking player who loves to run at full-backs and is a strong asset for the Dons down the flanks. His unpredictable nature is often an asset and at times a flaw in his character but remains an important player for the Dons. "

If anyone managed to navigate BetPark's website (using google translate from Indonesian -> English) and found a way to spend any money it, I salute them. I clicked on the link again today (from the MFC home page) and it still looks like a mess in any language. I swear it's just a money laundering outfit!

Unless we extend his contract (like we did with Kipré) - with the appropriate buy-out clauses.

Even if we were offered £3 million - if Turnbull is happy to be at Fir Park next season, I'd be tempted to sit tight. Our finances are sound, and I can't see his value decreasing by next summer. (And by then, Semple might be ready to step in).

They can definitely afford him - they are rolling in cash, relatively speaking. I doubt they will want to pay our asking price, though.

He didn't say that. His quote (according to The Scotsman) was:

£10 million, addons + Lewis Morgan and I might pick up the phone.

If you're this side of the pond that Del Potro shirt is available for $80 from nike.com (Should probably have posted that in the All Things Claret and Amber thread)