Football: Olofinjana Scores for Wolves ; Foreign Investments Haven't Always Paid Off at Molineux. Ged Scott Pays Tribute to One of the Few Who Have Produced a Profitable Return

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For Seyi Olofinjana, being nominated as 'Wolverhampton Wanderers' best-ever foreign signing' might seem like being damned with faint praise. Despite all the pride and relief felt at persuading Olofinjana to sign a new fouryear contract last week, Wolves have not exactly been flushed with success in their adventures in the overseas market.

Tomasz Frankowski remains the most obvious recent failed foreign venture; Glenn Hoddle finally saw Sir Jack Hayward into retirement by persuading the old man to lash out pounds 1.4million on a striker who did not know where the net was.

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Football: Olofinjana Scores for Wolves ; Foreign Investments Haven't Always Paid Off at Molineux. Ged Scott Pays Tribute to One of the Few Who Have Produced a Profitable Return

'The Pole without a goal' was a disaster but there have been others. Robert Niestroj, Cedric Roussel, Robbie Slater, Jens Dowe, Sami Al-Jaber . . .

Mark McGhee made one great signing in Kevin Muscat but h...

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