Friday, July 03, 2009

Another keeper not good enough for Cardiff makes high profile Premiership move

Don't know about you but I've just recovering from last week's news that Stuart Taylor - the loan keeper from Aston Villa who didn't really help Cardiff's play-off cause last season without being a disaster either -has signed as no 2 at mega-rich Manchester City.

However that has been surpassed by Ross Turnbull being signed as the key back up for Chelsea from Middlesbrough. Turnbull was due to spend the 2008/09 season on loan at Cardiff but the deal was cut short - under the guise of Boro needing him back - after a series of gaffes and unbelieveably poor displays which had you scratching your head how he got to be a Premiership keeper in the first place.

To be fair, it does appear as though Turnbull, for whatever reason, just didn't work out for club and player. He was a star performer for Middlesbrough in the relegation season, especially in the first half of the season.

However it is ironic that 2 goalkeepers regarded as average or useless by Cardiff City fans now find themselves at two of of biggest Premiership clubs. As someone used to say, "it's a funny ol'game".

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