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Should we have paid off Turienzo?
- Thread starter Biscuit
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. He was banging them in for the reserves when he was fit, but still McGhee didn't play him or give him a chance 
BUTTERBALL
East Stand Brighton Boyz
McGhee saw enough of this guy to know what his abilities are. Bye Bye to him and lets hope we now sign somebody decent.
Basil Fawlty
Don't Mention The War
I think El-Turi could off been a good addition for next season, but its a real shame we won't see him anymore.
London Irish
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This wouldn't have been just McGhee's call - but is suits the tired agenda you are peddling I guess to personalise everything to him.Repugnant Toad said:
As for this so-called promising game at Luton. He was constantly offside - not surprising as in an interview he expressed bewilderment at how the running movements of forwards differed so much to the football he was used to. Coaching this into him when he couldn't even understand English must have been a nightmare. His so-called decent touch was not good enough for the type of player he was signed to be, a linking-play creative forward, in my opinion that was plain to see when he even struggled to keep the ball in reserve games.
But the key fact you are overlooking was the nature of his injuries, they were not one-off, but chronic and reoccuring related to the pressure his strange gait and walking style placed on his hamstrings. Last we heard the Albion were having to get special medical advice to change the manner in which he walked!
It was these medical problems that above all made his stay with us a disaster.
If he had stayed with us, I would have supported him, hope against hope, that he could have somehow overcome these mountainous problems to play a role for us. But what a huge sigh of relief he is now gone!
It was Boniek who recommended him to us as a player "better than Rasiak". A good enough reason to boo Poland in every World Cup game I reckon!
Uncle Buck
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London Irish said:
At of interest where did the story of having to change his walking style come from?
London Irish said:
What was going on at the medical then? We seem to embrace these cripples, Turi, Kitson, Dodd pay them relatively high wages, and let them sit on out treatment table. Surely if his injury was Chronic and based on the way this guy walked we should have been able to pick up on that.
Real shame that we have probably forked out over 200,000 pounds which we certainly can't afford on someone like this. Lets hope our management will be a little more careful in the future.
Lokki 7
WSU
London Irish said:
Not really, I find it quite sad that he wasn't given a chance, whatever the reason. And it leaves us with 3 kids upfront which doesn't fill me with confidence.
Also, I don't think DK will be relieved at the pay-off.
Uncle Buck
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Lokki 7 said:
It is OK, Molango is back.....
Barrel of Fun
Abort, retry, fail
I find it odd that we didn't try and sell him. We could have asked for £1 (a peppercorn), if he is off to Italy and wouldn't have had to settle his contract.
He definitely deserved more of a chance.
He definitely deserved more of a chance.
Lokki 7
WSU
BarrelofFun said:
This whole sorry episode from start to finish has been very odd indeed.
Uncle Buck said:
That's the back of my new shirt sorted then.
Da Man Clay
T'Blades
- Dec 16, 2004
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Don Tmatter said:
From what ive heard that is utter crap.
Uncle Buck
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Lokki 7 said:
Good fan....
Uncle Buck said:
Im going to get Mcghee is The second coming.
London Irish
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Argus March 9Uncle Buck said:
Turienzo, Albion's injury-plagued summer signing from Argentina, could be back in contention before the end of the season.
The centre forward is scheduled to resume full training next week after a recurrence of a torn hamstring.
Turienzo initially suffered the injury on his only start for the Seagulls at Luton at Christmas before tearing the hamstring again in training.
Albion have been working on modifying his running action, which they believe is partly to blame for the persistent damage.
http://archive.theargus.co.uk/2006/3/9/208697.html
Uncle Buck
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Kinky Gerbils said:
Not the 'second cuming'?
London Irish said:
Interesting, do you know if he had the same problem before he signed?
Uncle Buck
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London Irish said:
It does say 'running action', not the way he walks.
London Irish
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Kinky Gerbils said:
Pass
London Irish
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Uncle Buck said:
Uncle Buck
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London Irish said:
Just a minor point.
But working on running actions is not uncommon, it certainly happens a fair bit in cricket with fast bowlers, but normally for those short stints of quick running.