Premier League - Chelsea sign Turnbull

Eurosport - Thu, 02 Jul 19:19:00 2009

Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull has joined Chelsea on a four-year contract after leaving relegated Middlesbrough on a free transfer.

FOOTBALL Goalkeeper Ross Turnbull, who joined Chelsea on a free transfer from relegated Middlesbrough - 0

The 24-year-old former Boro trainee will compete with Portuguese shot-stopper Hilario as back-up to Blues number one Petr Cech.

Turnbull has spent time on loan at a host of clubs outside the Premier League, including Cardiff, Crewe and Barnsley.

He made 22 appearances for Boro last season but lost his place when Brad Jones returned from a spell out injured.

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  1. P.S Good Ridance to bad rubbish (Turnbull)

    From Michael, on Sat 4 Jul 12:21AM
  2. Can you explain how this moron rejected to the subs­ bench since when was it Jan 09, is a top goal keeper­ better than Brad Jones, dont get me wrong jones is­ rubbish but come on ,who was the keeeper at Boro for­ the majority of the season oh would that be Mr­ Turnbull, guess his rubbish keeping had nothing to do­ with relagation did it.

    From Michael, on Sat 4 Jul 12:20AM
  3. mortgageandmoneycentre - he wasn't messed about by­ the club or Southgate, in fact it was the other way­ round, he refused to sign a contract cos he wanted to­ be the 1st choice, when he was he still refused to sign­ cos he thought he was bigger than the club and demined­ a bigger contract.

    The reason Southgate dropped him in­ favour of Jones was to prove that his demands where­ unacceptable and that no player is bigger than the­ club, should Turnbull accepted one of the decent­ contracts the club offered him, then he would have been­ playing ahead of Jones and would have been 1st choice,­ I believe from what I've been told Turnbull wanted­ £25k+ but since he'd not played much 1st team­ football in the Prem the club where offering £8K and­ then reviewing the contract over a number of seasons

    From chris.frankland, on Fri 3 Jul 1:29PM
  4. I don't know why some Chelsea fans think this is a­ great signing, yes he's a good keeper and better­ than Brad Jones but at best at Championship level, he­ make too many mistakes even at his time on loan at­ Cardiff he made mistakes in his first few games then­ was dropped. The reason he left Boro was due to his­ insane wage demands, hence why no other club touched­ him, he also wanted to be 1st choice and when he was­ and was given decent contracts, he still wanted­ more.

    They are far better English keepers these days­ than Turnbull and if he thinks that his International­ chances have increased, we'll he's going to be­ disappointed he had more chance playing for England if­ he was with Boro or another team where he was 1st­ choice than if he’s with Chealse.

    Cech is miles better­ and then Turnbull and still yet to reach his peak and­ there is no way Turnbull will be playing 1st team­ football any time in the next 5 to 6 years, the beat­ he's going to get is reserve team football or­ loaned out to Championship, League 1 clubs unless some­ how both Cech and Hilário are unavailable at the same­ time.

    From chris.frankland, on Fri 3 Jul 1:22PM
  5. Ross isn't a bad than keeper he's better Jones­ and the only reason Jones got back into the 1st team is­ because Ross wouldn't sign the new contract as this­ Chelsea move has been set up a long time.

    From GEOFF, on Fri 3 Jul 11:28AM
  6. RUBEN, by your definition that the 2nd goalkeeper­ defines whos a big team and who isnt then where chelsea­ the worlds biggest when we had cech and cudicini? they­ where two of the best keepers in the world.

    I doubt­ that real madrid or barcelona would have considered­ signing turnbull but they arent an english team,­ Barcelonas 2nd keeper right now is Jorquera Fortia? a­ spanish keeper they signed when he was a youth player.­ are you saying barcelona arent a big team because they­ havent spent 10 million + on there 2nd goalkeeper?

    ohh­ and real madrids 2nd keeper is also a spanish­ goalkeeper from there youth system. you might want to­ re think your definition of a big team ;)

    From hall529, on Fri 3 Jul 11:07AM
  7. funny chelsea think they are a big club !!!!!! i wonder­ if a real madrid or barca would buy a keeper like this,­ credit crunch musta hit roman baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad­ lmfao

    From JEVUS, on Fri 3 Jul 10:50AM
  8. Good luck Turnbull, you were totally messed about by­ Southgate and Co. last season and deserve better. Being­ number 2 to Jones is an insult, nobody believes that he­ was the better keeper and we'll never know why he­ was selected because our club will not come out and­ tell us why. I believe that we would still be a­ premiership club if the management had made the correct­ selection and this single one selection issue has cost­ us very dearly.

    From mortgageandmoneycentre, on Fri 3 Jul 9:40AM
  9. hey lubov how can you say that barca beat chelsea?­ maybe you will be a chelsea fan next year, cause you­ just support team which wins trophies and next year­ chelsea will win everything.

    From Achiko, on Fri 3 Jul 8:27AM
  10. kamo_footy, that's not chelsae dream team, no one­ wants pirlo at chelsea

    From Achiko, on Fri 3 Jul 8:24AM
  11. that is great signing, i hope chelsea will buy at least­ two more players not end up with just one signing like­ they did last year, when only bosingwa appeared to be­ successful and deco was just a waste of money.

    From Achiko, on Fri 3 Jul 8:22AM
  12. EAT MY DUST DUST EATERS :D
    BLUES ALL THE WAY

    From pat, on Fri 3 Jul 7:47AM
  13. Arsenal still the best and the most respected team in­ London.

    From Renan, on Fri 3 Jul 7:15AM
  14. This is actually good to read. I hope it represents a­ change in policy at Chelsea towrds chasing talented­ players cheaply and living within their means while­ everyone else goes out and spends their way into­ oblivion!:)

    From dezzyfiesta, on Fri 3 Jul 6:50AM
  15. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    Chelsea Dream Team

    ­ Cech
    Bonsingwa Terry Alex A.Cole
    ­ Essien
    Lampard Pirlo
    ­ Pato Zirkov
    ­ Drogba

    AGREE?

    From kamo_footy, on Fri 3 Jul 5:24AM
  16. Lubov is a lonely gay

    From chrys, on Fri 3 Jul 3:48AM
  17. luvbo you should never have been in the final and you­ know it ! chelsea gave you a lesson ,if it wasn't­ for some dubious refereeing chelsea would be champions­ of europe a tital they deserve !

    From handyandyisalways, on Fri 3 Jul 12:18AM
  18. lubov shut up

    From John N, on Thu 2 Jul 11:32PM
  19. i wish you chelsea boy could buy some good players that­ why barcelona always
    clean you up man i feel for you­ man viva barcelona

    From lubov, on Thu 2 Jul 10:07PM
  20. who beat chelsea in the champion league who won the­ champion league
    viva barcelona who is the best team in­ the world sorry not chelsea

    From lubov, on Thu 2 Jul 10:05PM
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