Matthew Charles Turner

[Dino]

Yes, but the interesting thing there is that Pascolo played the first two before we'd brought Beasant in and he played the next two. So Bassett had already presumably decided we needed another new keeper. The City game was the 5th one.

From what I remember we started the Citeh game quite well, but that promptly went down the toilet with his faux pas.

Basset must have seen something, either that or his nerves were shot after being dropped.

 

[Bing Crosby's Head]

From what I remember we started the Citeh game quite well, but that promptly went down the toilet with his faux pas.

Basset must have seen something, either that or his nerves were shot after being dropped.

He was badly at fault for all three goals. The third he looked like a rabbit caught in headlights.

 

[Bing Crosby's Head]

That one was baffling.

Capped by Switzerland and spent many years in Serie A before we signed him, remember we'd just been relegated at the time as well.

Crossley hadn't been amazing the season before, but had been carrying an injury I think which meant Fettis played the last few matches of the relegation season, and was presumably not fit enough to start the season.

Pascolo played a few matches before somehow Bassett decided he wasn't good enough and brought in Beasant, but this appears to have been done by the 3rd match as Pascolo played the first 2 (1-0 win vs Port Vale and 4-1 win vs Norwich) then Beasant played the next two (1-0 vs Oxford and 4-0 vs QPR) before Pascolo played the 3-1 defeat to City.

Beasant was brought in on loan when Pascolo got injured and dropped when Pascolo was fit again. It didn't take Bassett long to decide he'd rather have him as keeper. Crossley was fit but Bassett didn't rate him at all

 

[Dino]

He was badly at fault for all three goals. The third he looked like a rabbit caught in headlights.

I can't remember the other two, only that the night went from bad to worse. The first has stayed with me all this time because it was so easy for him to deal with but he probably hadn't put enough Sellotape on his nerves...

 

[Statto]

I can't remember the other two, only that the night went from bad to worse. The first has stayed with me all this time because it was so easy for him to deal with but he probably hadn't put enough Sellotape on his nerves...

Well, if he'd missed the previous two due to injury, there's a possibility he wasn't fully fit.

Beasant was presumably then brought in because Bassett either didn't rate Crossley at all, or he wasn't fit either, and Alan Fettis had left the club in the summer.

Of course, Bassett knew Beasant from earlier in his career and presumably trusted him where he might not have trusted Pascolo after the City match, and then decided to keep him.

But if he'd been in two minds about going for a ball and had to track back, maybe he felt something wasn't quite right when going for it. Plus this was the 90s and keepers weren't really expected to be sweeper keepers like they are today.

 

[Bing Crosby's Head]

Well, if he'd missed the previous two due to injury, there's a possibility he wasn't fully fit.

Beasant was presumably then brought in because Bassett either didn't rate Crossley at all, or he wasn't fit either, and Alan Fettis had left the club in the summer.

Fettis was still at the club. He played in the League Cup second leg against Doncaster as Beasant wasn't eligible.

 

[Bing Crosby's Head]

I can't remember the other two, only that the night went from bad to worse. The first has stayed with me all this time because it was so easy for him to deal with but he probably hadn't put enough Sellotape on his nerves...

The second was even better than the first. To make up for not coming out for the first he rushed out of goal, did a slide tackle on their forward kicking the ball up in the air that was volleyed in from about 25 yards.

 

[Cloughie1975]

The second was even better than the first. To make up for not coming out for the first he rushed out of goal, did a slide tackle on their forward kicking the ball up in the air that was volleyed in from about 25 yards.

I think he attempted to save the 3rd with a rather too late belly flop across his goal line.

 

[Bing Crosby's Head]

I think he attempted to save the 3rd with a rather too late belly flop across his goal line.

Yes, after flapping for some reason at the near post whilst Dickov headed it across goal to his teammate.

 

[Red Ray's Redlist]

Lyon have been relegated to Ligue 2.
They were hoping to have their recruitment ban raised but I'm thinking that isn't likely to happen now. So probably means we're stuck with the FA Cup winner for the foreseeable.

 

[Professor Wolfgang Schnell BSc. PhD.]

Can't we just give him to them as a favour (to ourselves) ?

 

[Quntib Hollox]

Lyon have been relegated to Ligue 2.
They were hoping to have their recruitment ban raised but I'm thinking that isn't likely to happen now. So probably means we're stuck with the FA Cup winner for the foreseeable.

How have they only just got relegated? Didn’t their season finish a month ago?

 

[Tobias]

There is a saying in French stating that the shortest jokes are the best. This one is a very bad one.

Please tell me he is at least a good character (we hold on the tiniest of things, now, that's how bad things are)

I see you are using that monkey's paw you found to good effect.

 

[Notcher]

There is a saying in French stating that the shortest jokes are the best. This one is a very bad one.

Please tell me he is at least a good character (we hold on the tiniest of things, now, that's how bad things are)

You've never encountered Derby County then?

The best jokes are definitely long and built up. They're the gift that keeps on giving.

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[TrickyTree101]

Hopefully M has some dirt on another football club owner and we can get rid of him that way, or another dodgy deal the way we got Anderson. I can see us loaning him out to somone like Accrington Stanley and them sending him back after a couple of weeks. I wonder if Turner can take up another sport that doesn't need feet or hands.

 

[Red1865]

This is from the US journo who broke the Turner to Lyon transfer

Several people have asked me about Matt Turner's future with Lyon being provisionally relegated to Ligue 2 over financial issues: For now... nothing has changed for Turner.

Lyon will appeal and are hopeful to get it overturned. If so, deal still on. If not? We'll revisit

 

[ClemFandango]

Getting relegated just to avoid signing Matt Turner is a bold strategy

 

[Doctor Gonzo]

Getting relegated just to avoid signing Matt Turner is a bold strategy

Better than getting relegated because you have signed him. At least you don’t end up with him on your books in the 2nd division.

I don’t normally comment on a player being good or bad, I just couldn’t resist this response given then perception that he is that bad (I don’t think he is that bad, he just wasn’t as good as what we the fans expected or wanted him to be).

 

[Slim Jim]

Still expected to leave, provided Lyon's appeal is successful.

 

[Ashley]

Still expected to leave, provided Lyon's appeal is successful.

Poor Lyon, watching Matt Turner would be almost as painful as relegation would be.

 

[ARedChester]

Poor Lyon, watching Matt Turner would be almost as painful as relegation would be.

Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

Oh well.

 

[Mr H]

Still expected to leave, provided Lyon's appeal is successful.

Excellent news.