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Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:16 pm
by phild1
jasonnlouise wrote:Worst-Doc Murray,Shem Tatupu
Best-Brett Kenny,Dean Bell
Best Union convert- Agree with Inga but Scott Quinell would have run him close had he stayed and lets not forget Frano
==Quinell didn't get to grips with RL couldn't call him a convert.

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:38 pm
by weststand-rich
josie andrews wrote:
Fair enough. It just seems that new threads eg; worst player/ kicker etc are being repeated on a regular basis
Repeating LOL That's not going to stop users of an internet forum though is it? It's what internet forums are for!

Best - Chicken George. A rare gem that improved with age.
Worst - Denis Moran. A bad influence at all levels of humanity.

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 11:43 am
by Aaron C. Rescue
Aaron C. Rescue wrote:
Wasn't Billy Boston and Jim Sullivan 'union converts'?
I'll stick with either of those as best union converts, worst overseas signing, Greg Florimo (cost wise) must be up there, best overseas signings, so many, Brian Norgren (294 apps, 312 tries), Brett Kenny & John Ferguson in 1985 had a great influence on winning the C Cup that helped kick start the next few years, if you count off the field 'signings' in the mix we must include Graham Lowe & John Monie both brought so much professionalism to the club, this is the problem being a Wigan fan, too much great history to chose from !!

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:26 pm
by cow yeds
Without a doubt Brett Kenny the BEST!!

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:11 am
by Owd Codger
Nobody has mentioned Steve 'The Zip Zip Man' Ella as one of the best Stand Offs we signed for the following 1985/86 season after Kenny.

Outstanding player and I will always remember him ripping Leeds apart at Headingley when we won 28-6.

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:31 pm
by Wandering Warrior
Billy B has to be the best onion convert I've ever seen in the hoops.

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:14 am
by chnwh
Vaealiki has to be the worst simply because of the money he was reportedly paid.

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:40 am
by medlocke
chnwh wrote:Vaealiki has to be the worst simply because of the money he was reportedly paid.
Trent Barrett has to be one of the worst, due to him not performing like he was expected to and he was also Leon Pryces bitch, also Matty Johns should be up there as well

Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 10:45 am
by josie andrews
medlocke wrote:
chnwh wrote:Vaealiki has to be the worst simply because of the money he was reportedly paid.
Trent Barrett has to be one of the worst, due to him not performing like he was expected to and he was also Leon Pryces bitch, also Matty Johns should be up there as well
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Re: Best overseas signing, biggest overseas flop?

Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:49 pm
by The booze hound

I thought Trent Barrett was awesome for us in a team in transition. He was robbed of the man of steel award by Roby who played 90% of his games that season starting on the bench. Trent would be awesome in our current set up.