Quote: Smiggs "He's been available for month's do the club think we're stupid?'"
No not us - just you.
Phelps will no doubt have been one of a number of possibilities for the club's recruitment. We have been knocked back by several players it seems and then Tansey goes on the lash two weeks ago which no doubt in your mind is the club's fault as well. If Tansey hadn't done that and still been on our roster we may well not have needed Phelps. He may not have been first choice signing - seems unlikely - but it doesn't change the fact that the demi-God who is Michael Maguire saw fit to play him pre-injury last season in what was ultimately the SL winning team. So your inference that he was a last resort and therefore the club shouldn't celebrate his capture at this late stage is badly flawed.