Excuse me for my optimism, but would Tim Payne be a good shout? Or Howieson?
Too good to trial.
Essien would be a really poor signing - hasn't played for a long time,last club was in Indonesia etc. - seems like it'd just be disruptive.
While I agree that he may not be the best player for the team results wise, would be fantastic publicity off the field and it is probably a metrics signing.
Fair point. Not sure how many fans Essien would pull to the ground though.