Why is Turnbull still getting threads. Didn’t deserve a thought when he was here and certainly doesn’t now. Shocking signing who was lucky not to play whereupon we would have seen how poor he was. Some thought he should replace Kenny, really!
Because somebody (B/poolFred34), wanted to write a thread about him
Trybull (yes, I am on the right player, on the right thread !) was pivitol in Brighton's promotion into the Prem League and then got a bad injury
From there, he became a journeyman footballer, not settling any where and moving all over Europe.
Personally, I thought he was a very strong player, but he seemed to have plenty of 'attitude' off the pitch to go with it.
Like so many last season he got injured, but I think was ready to return to the team in August, playing well in pre-season matches and arguably being MotM in one/two but clearly was another who's face didnt fit
We took him from a relegation threatened team in the 3rd tier of the German league
He's certainly had long a series of career Cul-de-sacs (mostly/entirely his choosing it seems) since Brighton, far too many to mention, but he still makes a living in the game. Thankfully not at our expense !
On wider issues raised by other posters. There's always been in my opinion, plenty of players who aren't worth what they are paid and some very eye watering salaries - Leaving aside personalities att Bloomfield Rd, some of the following made me sit up;
Defoe at Bournemouth (£130K/week), Benteke @ Palace (£120,000) and even George Best who set the wages spiral rolling in 1968 on a £1k a week (only £16K/wk in today's money !) - in the latter's case when that salary leaked out in the Daily Mirror, thousands of fans stopped going particularly the older one's as players had been largely been paid a 'normal wage' up until the mid 60's. That's arguably where the modern individual greed culture was spawned imho. The question .....is the footie today more entertaining than the black and white image days or even earlier?
Rather than pay inflated salaries for people who let's face it, are pretty average at their profession, I think that the bonus system is a great spur to get the best out of employees/players. Against all odds for example, our Blackpool won the dream ticket to the Premier League - the player's reward was considerable (circa £1Mill each) and yes, I know they had to win it all over again in Court. The bonuses to the Town, supporters, legacy, heroe status etc even greater. All the players in that squad were on very modereate salaries (£5K/week and I heard doubled in the Prem for one season) - I wish I could earn that every month now ! Maybe it kept them grounded. If you ever see the players in the tunnel (Pool v Cardiff at Wembley), look at the body language of the teams - it tells a story of what is about to unfold.
When you think about contribution to the cause v what a player thinks he's worth then the two are often as far away from footballing reality as Canvey Island FC to Chelsea.
hope you enjoy my Tom Trybull post
