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Beat me to it. The difference with Faddy and O'Donnell was that they were here longer so we got to see more of them. Turnbull scored 16 goals from 30 starts in midfield and got the SFWPOTY out of that. He has gone quickly because everyone can see he is special.

Not many. In 40 odd years supporting Motherwell I can only think of...... Wullie P (heartbroken) McLair McAllister Lambert O'Donnell McFadden Thats the level David Turnbull will aspire to. Anyone who thinks he isnt that good is either in denial or hasnt really been watching.

Some of our support are absolutely miles out. David Turnbull is a Motherwell fan. He signed an extension with us to ensure the club would benefit from his sale instead of doing a Hastie. Ok he has moved to Celtic. However, he has done so in the knowledge that a couple good seasons he will move on and our club will earn another significant windfall. He will undoubtedly go on to be one of the best talents to come out of Scotland in recent years. We should be delighted that he is one of us and that he got his start at Fir Park. It wont be nice to see him come back to FirPark in the green and white. But we need to suck it up and respect what he has done for us.

Who is to say his agent isnt using Celtic to get more out of Norwich? He may well sign for Celtic, but until he is paraded in a Celtic shirt Im not taking anything as read. Wake me up when its over!

Just posted almost exactly the same in the other thread!

We shouldnt change our model. You have to budget for income you can guarantee. However, if we are no longer servicing debt. The money that was being used to do that will be freed up to spend on other things. Going forward, if we sell a player, that money will now be spent on things that we as fans should see a tangible difference in. Whether that be stadium improvements, academy investments or modest increases in players contracts. If done wisely should allow us to improve year on year.

Both kits have much to like but I think Im turning into UBH as there are bits and pieces of the detail that are annoying and detract from the overall look. I dont like the new macron logo on the front of the shirt. They should have stuck with the writing. Or, if they really wanted the logo on the front, ditch the ones on the shoulders. The home strip collar is also unecessarily overly designed. A simpler more traditional V neck or a claret polo neck would have been much classier. The away strip is almost perfect (logo aside) but I agree that it would look better with claret band on top and not sure there was a need for claret and amber piping round the waist. Spoils the clean lines of another wise quality design.

Id bite yer hand off for £2m plus add ons and a season long loan from Man City.....

Sheffield Wednesday would be a good move for all parties. They are a pretty big championship club with aspirations to get back to the premiership. Probably have a decent chance of forcing himself into the first team and if successful, the sell on fee to a bigger club will be more sizeable than if he went to Celtic. A few Scots boys there too so he should have a bit of support. Southampton wouldnt be the worst either. My only concern there is its up another level and Stuart Armstrong has struggled to nail down his place in their team. Not saying David Turbull couldnt do it but its stiff competition right there.

I was certainly entertained getting to 2 cup finals. Battering Rangers then Aberdeen in both semis have to be up there in my top 10 moments following Motherwell.

Certainly puts us on the radar for bigger clubs looking for development prospects and encouraging local boys that Motherwell is the place to start any prospective career in football. The fees we will receive for the other 3 mentioned will total a 7 figure sum on their own. Win win for us all round.

Correct decision by the club. As a fan owned club, our own fans should come first. It really is that simple. On a positive note, look what Kilmarnock achieved on the last day of the season. By taking bold decisions like this, you might actually encourage more Motherwell fans to turn out and support their team if they feel they will be able to do so in a safe environment.

Just give UBH the job every year. Those are awesome.

So, the only game he has played that position you think he was ok but you think he is not SPL standard?

There also looked like there was a foul in there against one of our players in the build up

He has been out on loan at QoS. Hopefully that experience will have improved him. Granted, that remains to be seen.....

Ariyibi for me. One of the few who kept going 2nd half. Some of his flicks and tricks were sublime. Worth the entry fee on their own.

I still think we have a decent manager. Yes he has made mistakes. But he is working with very limited resources trying to unearth diamonds in the mud. There is inherent risk in that endeavour. He also had the courage to change our whole style of play midseason making us a whole lot easier to watch. You also cant ignore the progression of young players into the first team under his guidance. Can do better. Undoubtedly. Trust him to get better. For sure.

Hopefully Maguire.

Ridiciculous thread. Robinson isnt going anywhere. Nor should he. Our squad looks like its gonna need a total rebuild and he is well along the way with his plans. Needlessly ditching the manager now would be a massive distraction and waste valuable time. Never gonna happen.

McHugh is a decent centre half. Id be happy for him to stay. If Aldred is away and Gallagher comes in I think we have plenty cover with Dunne, Maguire and Mbulu. Thats even without taking Hartley into account.

^^^^This Maybe a fairer way would be to have awards for every division and only the players in that division get to vote. That way you can only vote for someone you are likely to have played against.

He just doesnt seem to have recovered fully from the injury he suffered last season. He had enough game time in the first half of the season to get match sharp but always looked off the pace. Also didnt provide anywhere near the goal threat at set pieces that we had come to expect. Real shame because the Pete Hartley that we saw for the first 6 months he was here was awesome.

Who would you replace Gorrin with?

Can we please stop talking about a player who has now signed for another club? This is the rebuild thread. Lets talk about that. I for one would be delighted to see Cadden sign on for another 2 years. Like others Im not sure there would be many takers at £600k given his recent form and injury. However, he has looked better since his return and he is a full international now. (Cant help thinking his endeavours last summer and subsequent form/injury might have been linked. Remember Alan Campbells form dropped off after playing in The Toulon tournament ). If he stays, and goes for free in 2 years we will at least have got some value from him in the playing sense. Whether it equates to £600k would depend on our league position. However, he is tried and tested at our level so far less of a risk than trying to find a replacement of equal/better quality.