chris turner
 

Playing for nelson photo in papper

Re: chris turner
 

Feel sorry fer Turner, seems such a waste to me.:confused:

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Too good for northwest counties

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Easily good enough for League 2.

Such a waste :(

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got the talent for sure, but your resolve is tested when you earn crap money for big sacrifices and you more or less have to abandon the socialising life with your mates.Wouldn't blame any young lad for choosing work and enjoying the footy,you only live once

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I think probably thought the Stanley episode was a kick in the whatsits too many and a change of life plan was needed. Fairly sure he is taking up a career in leisure, Sparkie will tell us better because he was on a lifeguard course with her a few weeks ago.

Think your last sentence was probably Chris's thoughts too.

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Always the Bridesmaid and never the Bride:(Chris was the fans favorite, but hardly ever used even when a game was crying out for a winger:( Good luck Chris:)

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When I spoke to Chris on the lifeguarding course we were on together, he said his experience towards the end of his time at stanley had contributed quite heavily towards his disillusionment with the game. In short he fell out of love with it all. :(

He loved the fans and very much appreciated (in his words) 'the amazing support' they gave him, but when it came down to it the one person he really needed to back him didn't and he felt that with Coley his face just didn't fit. Coley barely spoke to him in his last 6 months apparently.

I asked him a really awkward question one morning and bless him he was really honest when he answered it. I asked him if he felt that the support he got from the terraces from the fans, the 'get Chris Turner on!' chants etc., actually made it harder for him in regards to Coley's attitude?

Very candidly he said yes, but also stressed that he wouldn't have swapped the fans for anything, in essence it was Coley who had a problem with the chants, not him or the fans.

But then we've always know that Coley had problems regarding certain aspects of fan support, in particular the man of the match award (think Nat Taylors 20 minute MOM, after which he turned into the new Chris T!) and any tactic or substitution based player chants. Ego is a funny thing!:D

Chris is now doing Teaching Assistancy at secondary school level and he is loving it. He wants to take his time and find the joy of playing again. He had several decent offers over the summer, from conference north clubs and unibond prem clubs but its just not the be all and end all for him anymore and I guess he just never got round to sorting the football part of his life unitl this last couple of weeks.

Re: chris turner
 

Fer all his great achievements wi Stanley, Coleman had more than problems wi fan chants, Problems wi many things in my view, It was time fer him to go n i fer one am glad he did.Turner deserved much better in my view n hope whatever the lad decides,he does well.

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Couldn't agree more. At least there's two of us. Are you allowed to criticise the 'football genius' on here?:rolleyes:

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He always will be the "football genius" , BUT the treatment of certain players including Turner agreed was a disgrace.

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Ive always spoke me mind,too old to change now, if some don't like the fact, tough.;)

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A certain Jon Bateson,would have done a good job for us at right back !!

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Yes he would.

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Glad I'm not the only one that felt Coleman had some major issues when it came to interpersonal skills!! haha

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Sadly our opinions do not matter when it comes to selecting the team or deciding who gets retained or released. Those decisions ultimately come down to the manager who sinks or swims based on who he plays, tactics etc.
Being a Footballer is about being athletic, have good technical ability and
having the right attutude. We can see who is athletic, who aas a good touch and can pass a ball what we dont see is the attitude of players
on a daily bases.
I dont know Chris but he is never going to come across in a bad light when
talking to the fans unless he is really stupid and I doubt that he is.
He is just another player who never reached the heights he aspired too.
Good luck to him whatever the future holds, but it wont match up to being a pro footballer.

Re: chris turner
 

Coley frequently go the best out of 'poor' players and his Stanley record is testament to that. I think most would agree that he had his flaws but he can only be judged on hat he produced, and for our club what he produced was outstanding.

Unfotunately one or two such as Bateson and Turner fell by the wayside BUT their subsequent careers have only proved him right. Bateson was ok and I'd rather he have played for us than not, but he will only go one way from now on. As for Chris, I'd love for him to do what he intends to do and get his head back in the game and start enjoying it again - if that means playing as far down the ladder as its possible to go then so be it. Have a couple of years enjoying the game, keep fit then get ready to go again. In an ideal world he'll be applying for a trial come July and then coming back as the midfielder who destroyed a good Rochdale side on his debut.

Re: chris turner
 

Nelson at home tomoz will pop down to see him .

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In fairness, Jonathan is now at Scottish Premier Leauge, Ross County. Hardly a drop from League 2. He did manage to play 30 games for Macclesfield last season as well.

As for Chris, I fully agree with some of the above sentiments, The little i actually so of him he seemed to have bags of ability and application. Unfortunately as Chris and Jon found out, If you crossed John Coleman, you were on your bike.

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Larry, I didn't mean to diss Jonathan but I reckoned he was about as high as he was going with us and Macc (who got relegated). SPL though? not one of the one glamour clubs with Ross but still ... good luck to him, many thought him hard done by.

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Sorry don't often stick my head above the parapit these days but some of the anti-Coley rhetoric being spouted on here since his depature is getting ridiculous.

Yes the man had his flaws but many who criticise would not even have found thier way to the Crown if not for his achievemnets. Even Sir Alex Ferguson has his flaws.

Coley also openly allowed supporters to question his decisions post game in the Crown and always in my experience, responded in an approprite manner. A shame that many who spurned this opportunity now turn to an internet messageboard in retrospect.

In hindisght Coley made errors on occasion but history books will be kind. After all history favours winners....and although he was not many things, that he certainly was.

The King Is Dead.....Long Live the King. :)

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I don't think that the odd criticism of the King could be classed as "anti-Coley".

There isn't a manager alive who hasn't missed a player or two.

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Basically Coley was spot on when it came to Chris Turner. Not good enough.

Had Coley been wrong he'd have been proved so by now because Chris would be back playing in the Football League. He's had his chance to impress in the Conference and not cut the mustard.

There have been many players rejected by managers as not good enough over the years who have gone on to prove them wrong. Beardsley, Dixon, Ormerod spring to mind.

Chris Turner doesn't fall into that category. Sad but true.

Re: chris turner
 

Theres a difference between "not being good enough" and "not fullfilling his potential",I am in the latter IMHO

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There are a million and one people out there who "didn't fulfil their potential". The road to professional football is littered with broken dreams.

I remember similar things being said about players that have been let go over the years and very rarely have they ever gone on to higher and better things.

I'm with Thin Monkey on this. Turner did some things very well from time to time, but he lacked many of the basics that indicated the ability to play at a higher level.

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Most scouting systems ( Liverpool amongst others),adopt the TABS system when reporting on players,Technique
Attitude
Balance
Speed
To me he had at least 3 maybe 4 in his early days.
He played in league two and was on Burnleys books,and believe me there's a lot of good players don't get that far.
Maybe he had too much too soon,I don't know,only Chris could answer that.
There was a lot of people saying Murph wasn't up to it,but with a good attitude,look at him now,consistently turning out good performances.

Re: chris turner
 

When did Chris actually leave Stanley? was it before or after Cooky?:confused:

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Way before Cashy.

His last appearance was V Satanage at home in "that" game :(