AS A-LEAGUE clubs are completing their recruitment crusades for this lengthy off-season, au.fourfourtwo.com decided we'd look back at 10 recruits who didn't turn out as hoped. Here's our Top 10 A-League Flops over the course of the competition's history.
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10: Bobby Petta (Adelaide United & Sydney FC)
The speedy Dutch winger had made a name for himself at Celtic under Martin O'Neill, so when he arrived in Australia in 2006 only two years after playing in the English Premier League with Fulham there were expectations he'd dazzle A-League crowds.
However, Petta, who was once called up by the Netherlands national team, never really made any impact in Australia, making 20 appearances for Adelaide over two years – mostly as a sub - and ultimately his time with the Reds petered out with injuries hardly helping.
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