I honestly don't get why anyone is surprised over this latest debacle of a recruitment that so clearly should never have happened - another cruel offense perpetrated upon Reds fans.
Just one offence of a hundred.
It's why I deem the Graham era and all that it has entailed not just bad, very bad, but without hype a catastrophe for QLD rugby.
In virtually every element of Reds existence, since Graham's arrival there has been decay, regression, accelerating mediocrity, poor selections, idiotic recruitments, appalling player development, skills degradation, collapsing team morale, generally poorly selected assistant coaches, woeful attacking structures and zero coherent game plans, declining crowds, declining media coverage, declining QRU income, the tiny numbers of game wins have been singularly uninspiring, and so on.
Why would the bungling of a signing of a Japanese player who spoke no English, be an outlier against the overwhelming scorched earth of recent years?