Imports - Did we get it quite wrong in the past?

So I was sitting there last night and I went "Is this the best import combo we have ever had?"

So I sat down this morning and came up with this:

07/08 Daniel, Felipe, Cleberson (3g), George (4g)
08/09 Daniel, Gao (8g), Fred (3g)
09/10 Daniel, Ifill, Greenacre, Diego, Chiang, Dadi (came in for Chiang when loan expired)
10/11 Daniel, Ifill, Greenacre, Diego, Toto
11/12 Ifill, Greenacre, Sanchez, Smith, Warner (Daniel naturalised)
12/13 Ifill, Sanchez, Smith, Stein, Totori
13/14 Ifill, Stein, Carlos, Cunningham, Riera

I think its fair to say that this year would appear to be the best we have gotten from our 5 imports slot.

Anyone elses thoughts?

Even firing on only four cylinders, it's the best.  Daniel, Ifill, Greenacre, Dadi; 2nd, and very entertaining.  

Now it is the best combo I think.  Carlos, Kenny and to a lesser extent Reira have all taken time to adjust and slot in.

(refer to angsty posts about Carlos and Kenny drifting in and out of the games)

I think Ernie's surprised us all. Early on it was very easy to say that Carlos was past it, Kenny was a dud and Reira was "the biggest waste of an import slot ever", and to whine about why we didn't have a gun striker or a fullback instead of midfielder upon midfielder. I said at least one of those things myself.

Bring Sanchez back... 

Krishna?

You cannot go past Daniel, Cleberson, George, Felipe - I would have all of them back in a heart beat.  So many LOLs

I still giggle when I think of going down to watch one of the early training sessions at the Stadium (before the first game had been played). A group of the players were standing round in a circle playing keepie-uppie, and everytime the ball went to George he would manage about 2 juggles before he would accidently hit it about 30 yards away. 

Daniel would have flourished under Ernies coaching.

I was one of those that said all of them needed to be given more time. So NANHANHANHANHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! bleeewewewewewewew!!!!  to you naysayers.

I don't know what people are expecting out of import slots?

Theoretically, they should be the best or near to being the best players in the team.

Of the Nix's 30 goals this season, Waffles, Carlos and Kenny have scored 21.

In terms of club legends, the first year was definitely our best. 

Costa Rica to win the World Cup, Belgium second

Waffles 10
Carlos 6
Kenny 5
Brockie 4
Ifill 2
Boyd 1
Dura 1
Hicks 1

When did Durante score?

Didn't he score off his crotch in the Chch game?

Yes

Admittedly I was getting very annoyed with Carlos at one point.

Cancelled out by saying Riera was good from the start though.

If Daniel was ever to be an AW he wouldve already played by now. Actually surprised he never featured in the OFC Nations Cup, plenty of scraping the bottom of the barrel for players throughout that period. I dont think Daniel departed the Nix on the best of terms though, could be why Ricki never called him up.

No, Ricki allegedly made promises that he didnt keep.

Well same thing i guess? I do recall Daniel not being very happy either way when he left the club/country.

I got to know Daniel on a personal level. Met his father etc. He is now playing in the Thai League as an AM, last season he scired over 10 goals and was enjoying himself.

Search Daniel Lins Cortes. Theres an excellent 8 minute clip on him from 2013. Still doing the pin point crosses and scoring.