Go and look at the squad for the 5-5 game with Hibs, immediately before his arrival.
If anyone needs reminded:
Alnwick, Tavernier, Bates, Martin, Halliday, Holt, Rossiter (Hodson 68), Candeias, Goss (Bruno Alves 28), Murphy, Cummings (Windass 62)
Subs not used: Herrera, Kelly, O'Halloran, Docherty
We should have won a few more trophies, but when you think he was left with the remnants of that squad and having to bring in several new players on a tight budget, it’s fair to say the first season or 18 months was a huge challenge.
The rebuilding of our stature on Europe was a decent alternative offering, in my eyes anyway.