Uffie signed imports and my personal thoughts on them:
- Gary Hooper: Excellent in his first stint although lacked fitness. Poor in his second stint despite coming up with some goals.
- David Ball: Very good. Extremely talented and gives his all for the team. Not the biggest scorer or assister but brings something special to the team.
- Matti Steinmann: Very good. Forged a brilliant partnership with Devlin and controlled the game with ease, one of our best ever DMs.
- Ulises Dávila: Excellent. One of, if not the, best players we've ever had. Speaks for himself really.
- Tomer Hemed: Very good. Were it not for his slow start he'd be excellent. Arguably our best ever striker when he was fit and firing.
- Gael Sandoval: Good. Didn't set the world alight but played half his games out of position and was signed during a very tough period for Nix recruitment. Still came up with important goals and improved the team.
- Scott Wootton: Very good. A little underrated by Nix fans imo, although is being directly compared to the excellent Steven Taylor. Completely reinvigorated our defence when he came in and could become excellent if he steps it up next season.
Overall, every Uffie signed import has been a net benefit to the team. One has been an elite level talent (Dávila), winning the Johnny Warren. Hooper and Hemed were excellent when fit but a bit disappointing when not. Ball, Wootton and Steinmann have all been very good with Ball all but solidifying himself as a club legend. Other than second stint Hooper, Sandoval has been the only import I'm not disappointed to see go, and even he was still one of our best players last season.
If Sasse and Kraev (and import 9) can live up to the level we've come to expect with Uffie/Gilly imports, then we'll be in for a treat I reckon.