Must admit, as an opposition fan, I always saw Turley as a threat when attacking but a turnstile when defending.

Obviously didn't see as much of him as you lot, so that may not be entirely fair.

Great nose for a try though.

Paul Topping - Chris Johnson - great full backs.

Sorry we disagree on this one.

don't remember him being that bad a tackler..we have had worse...but like Kevin keegan could have said..he might let 3 past him but scores 4! Have to say he is probably the player I most liked to watch since I started watching Leigh in earnest in the early 1990's...

A player opposition defences feared, creating space for others. Great under the high ball, great hands, great vision, step and pace. If only he could have avoided those injuries who knows how good he would have been. A player that lit the terraces.

sorry but mick hogan was the best

totally agree, great with the ball but his defence stopped him playing for a better club

dave eckersley our best ever full back and the legend woody before he moved to stand off

We all remember Turleys attacking displays but it was largly against poor opposition.

The guy had bags of talent for sure, a superb player, but he never had the chance to consistantly prove himself to the level that Hogan and Johnson did, so the Jury is out on this one for me.

Wish we had him now!

wasn't Turley the 1st if not the only player from outside the superleague to play for Lanc's when they tried to get the war of the roses back up and running?

Yea and he scored and played very well!

Turley was a real talisman for you guys.
Around the same time we had a guy at full-back called Craig Lingard playing for us, who was just as (if not more?) proflific than Turks and played in what was a pretty average team during his time at Batley. I think Craig scored something like 130 tries for us in 160 appearances.
Linners never really got the praise and credit he deserved, unlike Turley.
Great player though Turley, bet he'd still be playing and scoring for fun now if he'd not picked up his injury

Turley was good but didn't play at a high level for long enough to be considered GREAT.

Don't forget Neil Turley was voted into the dream team:


This is our dream team.

1 Turley

2 Drummond

3 Lewis

4 Donlan

5 Walsh

6 Woods

7 Murphy

8 Wilkinson

9 Ashcroft

10 Street

11 T.Martyn (Snr)

12 M. Martyn

13 Bristow

Subs:

14 Pyke

15 Rowley

16 Smethurst

17 Clarke

Coach: Alex Murphy