David Turnbull truly out of Celtic comfort zone as Cardiff switch makes him realise what he DOESN'T miss

The lights at Lennoxtown were almost out. Clutching his boots, David Turnbull walked out of Celtic’s training ground for the last time.

It felt eerie. Four years and six trophies after joining the club, it was all over. But while there was a tinge of sadness about not getting to say a proper goodbye – there were no regrets. Not a single one. Living on his own in a Cardiff apartment has given Turnbull time to ponder, go over it all in his head. And irrespective of what anyone else thinks, there’s one over-riding emotion. Pride.

In 134 games for Celtic he scored 31 goals. Decent numbers for any midfielder. Turnbull won every trophy in Scotland. Twice. Appearances in the Champions League, Europa League and the Euro 2020 squad with his country. And he’s still only 24. He accepts that injuries at key times probably stopped him achieving even more during his time at Parkhead. But regrets? No chance.

And you can’t help feeling that attitude will ensure Turnbull is a success at Cardiff City as well. It was a difficult decision to leave Glasgow on January’s deadline day.

After all, he’d waited 14 months to join Celtic when they first tried to snare him from Motherwell. But with the prospect of becoming a bit-part player under manager Brendan Rodgers, Turnbull opted to go.

With his full career still in front of him, he wanted more. But that didn’t make that final day at Lennoxtown any easier.

Speaking for the first time since moving to Wales, Turnbull told MailSport : “It was tough. Coming to the end of my contract, I had to make a decision on what I wanted to do.

“I just felt the time was right for me to move on. But it was weird leaving the training ground. The Cardiff deal went through late on and my last session was two