Seen the phrase 'he's not the same player he was when he was here'. He wasn't the same player he was when he left us. Not the marauding winger he was in his youtg and Big Joe, in particular, recognised that (he was playing more centrally a lot). He'd lost a yard when left!
He'll be a great signing. Adjustment period and game time and he'll prove himself to be cleverer than anyone we've got. As for the 'overrated' statement, I'd like to get the thread up from here when he left as there were many saying it at the time (partly because his game wasn't the same). He used to get around 10 goals a season and as many assists, he was top for us and in a different way, reckon he will be again.