Quote: sally cinnamon "Offiah wasn't in the team for his defence was he, or Brian Bevan.'"
I know you like to fish occasionally, but are you seriously comparing Joel Monaghan to either Offiah or Brian Bevan??
Monaghan is a fine finisher. Any centre would love him outside them in attack, as would any half back with a decent kicking game, as, within sniffing distance of the tryline, there is no one better in our league.
However, he is the slowest winger I've ever seen in a Wire shirt. He has no sidestep. He rarely beats a man. He can't even finish an interception because of his lack of speed.... and, yes, his defence is ropey.
I know we live in an entirely different era, but upto about 20 years ago, no team in the world would have Monaghan playing on the wing - Centre maybe, but definitely not wing..... Back when wingers were wingers, and crowds actually paid their entrance money, just to watch what flair and magic they would come up with, the likes of John Bevan, Des Drummond, Joe Lydon, etc, would have had a field day against him.