Worst Big Name Signing
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I think Nate Myles has got to be right up there. He's a player I always hated, but when we signed him I thought we had the new 'Ben Kennedy' style signing. I locked myself in the bathroom and kicked 7 shades of ____ out of myself for that prediction. I don't recall him having a dig in one game.
I had high hopes for Chris Bailey, but he turned out to be a passenger. But then he wasn't a SOO rep with 20+ games experience.
I had high hopes for Chris Bailey, but he turned out to be a passenger. But then he wasn't a SOO rep with 20+ games experience.
brad
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That was more first wife's name , you just bought up some bad memories.
Lots mentioned on here weren’t “ big names” , Myles was a really big one.
But when you read through the options suggested there’s been a few.
Craig Field is still my choice.
That was a massive signing at the time and he was the flop to end all flops IMO.
tookey
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Manly were unlucky to miss out on another valuable New Zealand rugby player and one of my all time favourites - Doug Rollerson
brad
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He was woeful.
Ron E. Gibbs
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Some great suggestions here, but really, Craig Field and Nate Myles are pretty hard to beat. Always hated Field, and he did nothing at Manly to endear himself to me. As for Myles, I was never a fan but still expected him to bring a hell of a lot more to the team than he delivered. Was pretty much woeful every game. Still, he may have played a part in the Great Cherry Backflip, so…
Bring back the.... Biff?
Captain/Coach
George burgess
Feleti mateo
William mason
Poe in the shoe myles probably takes it but we have had many flops in the last few years. Bailey was another
Bring back the.... Biff?
Captain/Coach
WhoHe was so bad that I "forgot" the name of the Kiwi International we signed few years back from Penrith
Myles gets my vote. I don't totally blame him, just how it turned out.
He played very little, made very little impact, went and played for our opposition, yet still took space in our salary cap.
Can't get much more disappointing than that, especially for a (then) current Origin player!
He played very little, made very little impact, went and played for our opposition, yet still took space in our salary cap.
Can't get much more disappointing than that, especially for a (then) current Origin player!
I guess you mean Luke Burgess ... yes but he was never much good
for me its Myles by .... well, by light years
Willy was at the back end of his career. But I thought he had a go, and brought plenty of passion to the side.
Nate Myles for mine. Nothing good comes from the Titans (Brendon Elliott excused).
Of course, this whole thread is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Manly has had a plethora of successful big-name signings, very few flops. In fact, almost un-Manly-like to focus on the negatives, but it is the off-season...
Hehe just went back to see who started the thread, all is clear now 
Bring back the.... Biff?
Captain/Coach
Chris bailey he was a boob
Bring back the.... Biff?
Captain/Coach
He was ok. Our pack then was disgraceful. We had players like
Horo
Luke burgess
Dynamis lui
Mateo
Mason
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