Michael Platt? A few other SL clubs wanted him at the time we signed him. Started like a house on fire for us, was top try scorer for a lot of that season. Thought we'd got a good young player. But then the calamities started. Never forget that time he just watched the ball in the in-goal, with virtually everyone in the stadium screaming at him it wasn't going out...

2007-2010 seemed to be the years where average players had one good game, or played well against us we'd sign them. Paul Sykes, Rikki Sheriffe, Chris Nero.

Omari Caro, Oscar Thomas ?

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I thought Caro really looked the part especially after that try he scored against Leigh. All seemed to go down hill after he got injured.

In recent times you would have to say Luarki who never looked fit and seemed to get a great thrill passing the ball to no one and then giving needless penalties away.
For the older folk on here David Smith who we signed from Leeds for £18000(a lot of money at the time) in the early 80s and who had scored a mountain of tries with Wakefield and Leeds turned up and played like he was scared to death .I'm still struggling to forgive him for not scoring under the posts at Headingley in the Chall Cup Semi Final against Fev after Hanleys wonder try(it was harder not to score than score) the try would have taken us to Wembley

We some dross over the last few years havnt we but thats more the level we are at rather than big names who have done nothing.

Thinking back to when we had at least a half decent side then there are a few who have been mentioned already but ill try add a few more.
Michael Worrincy
Danny Sculthorpe
Marc Herbert
Adam Watene
Chris Bridge
Stu Reardon (when he came back)
Chris Feather
Richard Moore
Shad Royston
Pat Ah Van
Phil Howlet
Abi Ekoku
Kyle briggs

There are loads that never really made it in a bulls shirt for what ever reason

The usual reason is money! You get what you pay for!

Considering he'd spent his UK career in the Championship I actually thought Royston went pretty well for us

I never had a problem with Iestyn Harris as a player. For sure, after his spell in union he wasn't what he was at Leeds but I don't remember any particular lack of effort or 'esprit de corps'. He was a reasonable player but was well overpaid by Caisley due to his ill fated desire to P-off Gary Hetherington. That is not something you can blame the payer for - if he'd asked me to play for that money I'd have said, "yes please", rather than what I should have said, which was "actually, have you really seen me play"?

With Solomona, you got what you got. He was a one-off in many ways and would do some incredible stuff at times but as was pointed out above, circumstances changed after he was signed and in that season we really needed a workhorse but got a show pony. Unfortunate but not his fault, imo.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Can I throw Dave Halley in? Pace to burn, could tackle (remember Paleasina trying to run over him only to be flattened) but never seemed to kick on?

I was never that convinced Halley was as good as everyone wanted him to be. However he was a better option than bringing back McAvoy which was what happened at the time.

He has still got them twinkle toes. Season before last as we got promoted he was fantastic for us at stand off, unfortunately knee troubles again curtailed him last season.

At Bradford I dont think Mick Potter knew exactly how old he was when coming back from injury as it seemed after he found out Dave was at Keighley not long after

Danny Sculthorpe. Absolute Gem of a buy.

Know what the worst thing about Solomona being disappointing was? The price it took to get him to the club. They paid money plus Brett Ferres for him. Brett Ferres who hasn't gone on to have a bad career. Sure he's looking a little podgy nowadays, but he's been superb for a number of clubs.

Jeremy Corbyn obviously forgot this transfer when he said May's Brexit deal is the worst deal in history.