NickyKiss wrote:
It’s a shame that at a time where it seems like we may be prepared to pay a transfer fee (going off the Dupree link), there isn’t really a realistic target in the UK you feel could provide what we need. Props you would like to see here aren’t going to be realistic targets and then even somebody like Dupree isn’t ticking every box in terms of what’s needed.
Agreed particularly when you look at the mixed records of overseas front rowers who have come over here in recent years. You can see why the club have been considering Dupree and Thompson in light of this. There's been some good ones e.g. Paasi, Vaughan and Satae but some real letdowns such as Tetevano, Mago, Vete etc. Patrick Mago could easily have been one of the top front rowers in SL if his application was on point. Feels like attitude is the crucial aspect and I guess its difficult to predict what attitude an overseas player will have even if they are saying all the right things.
