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Why not try being normal and well adjusted and make a judgement on a player after we have actually seen him play for a few months, instead of posting pish like that based on social media rubbish.

Writing a guy off coz of what people on the internet are saying about him has to be the most Motherwell fan thing to do ever.

Perhaps Turnbull just has the confidence, as Faddy did, that he will get his move no matter how long his contract has to run therefore getting the club the biggest fee possible.

You have to hope it's similar to what happened with Chris Porter or more recently Charles Dunne where we were told the player wasn't up to much by fans of their previous team. Sometimes it just doesn't work for a player at a certain team for whatever reason. John Sutton at Hearts? Stevie May at Aberdeen? Let's just hope it's third time lucky in terms of left backs for Robinson...

I liked Bowman when he was with us, not the most gifted player but he always worked hard and put himself about in every game,

I bet you're great fun in the pub David ......

Don't forget too that Cedric Kipre's not inconsiderable fee falls into the current financial year.

I also think Burrows and the Board will have a figure in mind and no doubt that figure will be revised upwards when Turnbull continues to perform and develop as he has. With that in mind, and taking into account monies to be received from Hastie and McKinstrey moving on, I hope there is currently no pressure to sell and those in charge have the determination and strength to resist any attempt in the summer to buy him on the cheap. Perhaps from a media loved club like Celtic who will have players to offload (Hendry, Ralston as examples) and who are most reluctant to include "add ons" when dealing with Scottish clubs. Turnbull has signed on for another two years so we must remember we are currently in a position of strength. However, if a Club does come in with a fantastic offer that includes the potential for a future windfall then of course we have to be realistic. I understand the attraction of once and for all clearing our obligations to previous owners. But as we appear to be managing that issue well and reducing the debt at an acceptable rate, I don't believe the existence of that debt should encourage us to sell ourselves short with regards to Turnbull, particularly as that would also result in limited funds being available for reinvestment on the playing side. And since we like to play the game of comparisons with earlier Scottish transfer deals.... Andrew Robertson. Age 20. Defender. 70 League appearances combined for Queens Park(34) and Dundee Utd(36). 5 goals in total. Well regarded and first full cap a few months before his transfer to Hull City. Nowhere near the profile or hype of David Turnbull. Fee £2.75m plus lucrative sell on clause. I genuinely believe that if we are brave and stick to our guns, in 8 months to a year from now there is no reason we cannot at least match the deal secured by Utd. We must not miss this rare opportunity. I would rather hold on for now and resist the temptation to "Cash Out".

Surprising to see that nobody has factored in an offer coming in for him thats below the clubs valuation but theres a healthy wage being dangled. There's a lot to be said for that unsettling or asking to be transferred. As I pointed out before, a lot of the same chat on here Turnbull is getting is akin to what Cadden got in the aftermath of the playoff's. 7 figure plus transfer fees and alike. Here we are a few uyears down the line and combined with injury and being played in a different role it is felt he stagnated. I wonder if he and his advisors think taking the money and running over getting a full season under the belt and going for more the following summer would be a best idea with hindsight.

Yeah, that may be a good comparison finance-wise, as I think if we were willing to accept around £500,000 we've have offers on the table right now for Turnbull. Hopefully we aren't though. Again, it comes down to what the player has managed to accomplish to that point. Turnbull is playing for a mid-level Scottish premiership club and has done very well for half a season thus far. Someone like Joao Felix is playing for a huge club like Benfica, which means he's obviously very good to even get a game for them, not to mention that he's doing the business against sides like Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League. I rate Turnbull highly, but I wouldn't say he's comparable to someone like Felix yet. He's doing extremely well at the level he's at, but I do think that for a club to spend in the region of £2 million or even £3 million he's going to have to do what he's done already on a consistent basis over a whole season. The whole "if he was playing for Celtic or Rangers" thing is kind of like the Benfica scenario to an extent, as he'd obviously need to be very good to break into their side and become a regular (we've seen our own fans claim that Jake Hastie, who would walk into our side all things being even, won't even get a game for Rangers next season), and if he's a regular for Celtic or Rangers he's likely playing on the European stage as well, which is another level altogether. As it is, he's playing for us, and he's doing really well. If he continues to do really well next season I can see us getting maybe £1.5 million or £2 million for him, with add-ons that could push that higher depending on how he does. I hope you're wrong, because if that's the case it probably means we've accepted a relatively low offer for him.

Give him another season and I think he will have clubs down south fighting to sign him. There is no way he should be going for any less than a club record.

Hastie's shite, never rated him and glad he's leaving us. Also, would be an absolute joke if we get any less than £500k for him, Hastie's a top player and we should demand top dollar from Sevco.