The saddest for me was Michael Turner. I was obviously gutted when the likes of Ash, Deano and co left, but Turner signalled the end of the up bit of the roller coaster that we'd been on sine the KC was built. He'd been our best player for two-and-a-half years, he was pretty much holding our defence together (look at how any of his partners fared after he left), and with him we stood a chance of staying up that season. However, selling him at the last minute for way less than he was worth to us, and replacing him effectively with Sonko was just horrible. Coming on the back of Ricketts leaving for a mere £2m a few weeks earlier, it felt that that great, history-making side was now done with. At the time it all seemed to unnecessary, and it felt like it was done dishonestly. Obviously I've spoken to both Brown and Duffen now, and I still don't know the truth, though it does seem that it was a sale borne of necessity. It just signified a point when I knew the dream was over and we were embarking on nightmare territory. It also has echoes of my second most gutting departure, that of Jobbo, whose departure was the harbinger of what I will simply refer to as 'the Nineties'.
