It appears that David Turnbull and\/or his agent don;t fancy playing in yorkshire, or any other shire, after all.<\/p>\n
In a spectacular backflip it now appears that Turnbull does want to play for Celtic after all, and is expected to sign later this week.<\/p>\n
After all, it’s in the Sun..<\/p>\n
PERFECT FIT\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Apparently the player wanted guarantees over first team football, which Celtic have given him, as long as he’s fit, turns up on time and is better than anyone else in the squad.<\/p>\n Well done that agent for securing that….<\/p>\n Scott Brown, the last player Celtic spent significant money on from another Scottish club, went public to assure his future team mate that life at Celtic ain’t so bad..<\/p>\n \u201cIt would be a great place for him to come, learn, play in front of 60,000 fans, win trophies and play in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I think David would be fantastic and it would be the right club to come to given how we develop players.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cLook at myself, James Forrest, Callum McGregor and Kieran Tierney all coming through. We are all Scottish lads.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWe have had fantastic coaches all the way through, learned under great managers and we have now got a great manager [in Lennon].<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI had options to go down to England, and to sign for Rangers. I picked Celtic over them all. They filled me with confidence that they wanted to build a team around me.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to win trophies and play in the Champions League. That\u2019s why I\u2019ve stayed and I\u2019ve enjoyed every single moment of it.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cDavid has got that winning mentality. He has been fantastic in some of the games I have seen him play. He got Motherwell Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year and was their top goalscorer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cHe won everything at Motherwell. You name it he won it. He doesn\u2019t get that from having three or four good games, he gets that from having 30 consistent games.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I was at that stage myself even though it was a different time and a different situation. But the same club was interested in me. I don\u2019t think there is a better option than to come to Celtic.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Will this do, boss ?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Okay, I added the last line.<\/p>\n But Brown is right. And he must be applauded for offering support to his new team mate.<\/p>\n After all, Brown has been there, done that and has emerged on the other side as the closest thing Celtic have to a 21st century legend.<\/p>\n He also appealed to the fans not to pre judge the lad.. amidst rumours that he has already blotted his copybook. there will be talk in the media that the supporters won’t support him..as there is always the need for a whipping boy…<\/p>\n \u201cI think they would take to anyone who does really well at the club, with the jersey on.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cMaybe anyone who comes their head is buzzing but you have to remember he\u2019s still only 19 years old, his head and his emotions will be all over the place.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cYou have to give him that bit of lee-way. There is still time for him to come here and everyone in that changing room would welcome him to come here because we have a great bunch of lads and I\u2019m sure he\u2019d be a great addition as well.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI think it is great for Scotland that we have got young players like that coming through. I think the future of the game in this\u00a0country is looking good for Celtic and Scotland as well. We want everyone to flourish.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Can I go now, boss ?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n You can probably tell which bit I added.<\/p>\n Thing is, if the lad is as good as the management think, then we should do what we have to do to bring him in.<\/p>\n Guarantees of first team football are purely down to the player, which suggest that the agent got his arse kicked when Turnbull spoke with him about other options, which included Sheffield Wednesday\u00a0 and Barnsley on Thursday.<\/p>\n Or Maryhill FC…<\/p>\nDavid Turnbull to join Celtic from Well today as transfer deadlock finally broken.<\/h1>\n