James hardly made a mark in the NSWPL or now in Finland. No other a-league side has looked at him. One okay display in a pretty average All Whites display doesn't suddenly make him a-league material.
See:Hogg, Ian
Well I certainly agree he isn't worth an import slot, which is probably why no other A-League clubs looked at him.
Wondering how you can say he has or hasn't made his mark in a league that you can't watch. Without seeing him play, he has played over 50 games for KuPS since 2012.
All I think is that surely he wouldn't command a huge wage drastically more than another youngster but would at least give us someone in that DM position that potentially can pass the ball and has quite a bit of experience. At the very least if he turns out to be worse than Lia (is that possible?) he would provide some sort of cover in that area.