I'm not judging the irish experiments purely on Setanta, I'm basing it on every Irishman to have ever come over an played the game.
Jim Stynes, Sean Wight & Tadgh Kenneally were simply sensational players, there appears to be a big gap between them and the rest of the irish players.
Seems to be a small percentage of players overall that have been genuine success stories, a lot of them have only been 'okay'.
The ones who want to stay and make it generally go alright.
A lot of guys just get homesick and return to Ireland.
You seem to be branding anyone who doesn't turn out to be a Kennelly or Stynes as a failure.
I think picking up a completely new sport in your early twenties and having a professional career in it belongs in the 'success' category.
After all, what did it cost the club to get Tuohy, Sheehan and Byrne?