Quote: Dwayne Dibley "So called great overseas players who have come to the UK and failed, should refer to State of Origin representatives,or test players;But if it's a free for all then the ultimate flop should be Joe Vickery , Rex Terp, or possibly Esene Faimalo .Wasn't there a period in the eighties when we imported some dross after the overseas ban was lifted ?On the flip side, I thought Craig Izzard/ Mark Laurie,ET did us proud.'"
I just never understand why people get so worked up about Joe Vickery (not specifically suggesting you are Dwayne but see his name pop up quite a bit on here). He paid his own airfare, came on trial, actually had a couple of good pre season games but then did look lost in the regular season and he was gone by mid season. I agree he was a 'flop' if that's the term people want to use but it's not like he did any harm to the club or cost us lots of money. He was just a player who wasn't good enough. God knows we have had enough high paid overseas dross as this thread shows.