As has been pointed out before.
When it comes to James the Phoenix staff and players all know James very well and will know exactly what issues have hindered him making it further than bouncing around lower leagues in Europe. The fact that we have not signed him, or not been seen to approach him speaks volumes for the feedback from those that know him.
He played NSWPL a few seasons back and at no stage was he linked with an Aus club.
Hope he is massive for Sedan though.
Apart form the Nix, was he ever going to land a contract seeing as he would have been a foreigner and had just had a bad spell with injuries at the time?
We all know that his fitness/attitude in '09 let him down with Gouldy and Herbert but that should not, and as seen recently in the AW kick-about, not created friction between him and the other players. It also should not affect current Nix staff/owners.
What happened 5 years ago should not have had any influence on Merrick and the Nix of '14. If it did then there is something wrong with the club and certain players in the team (Glen and Ben?) showing bad form if they put up with the likes of Gao, Hernandez and Pavlovic etc.
Good luck James.