Yeah but as a starting point, the quality available to him wasn't there - as you say he added Coyne, Cooper and Russell, but the base squad at his disposal I don't think was of the same standard as that that Bara, or a new gaffer had/has - different era's I know, but with the level of player available, I hope we're not looking at another 4-5 year span before we see another team capable of challenging near the top of the table, though I think we might.
On another topic entirely - and purely to satisfy my curiosity, you don't happen to have 2 brothers and a father who holiday's in Lanzarote.