OK, there are always going to be exceptions. Our recruitment policy was a utter shitshow - at club level it was basically non-existent (by which I mean it came and went with different managers and there was no consistency). It took a marked improvement when Gus came in as DoF. There will always be fans who question Gus' impact at Saints during that period, and it became clear Goodwin didn't want/need him.
He utterly divides Saints support, despite his inarguable achievements for us, so I'd imagine Ton fans' patience with him would be relatively thin. I happen to be in the pro-Gus camp, even though his downsides are fairly clear to see. I guess the key question is, having been a DoF with us (always seems a cushy gig), and 15 years on since he got us promoted, whether or not he still has the energy. If he is hungry for it, I don't see why he couldn't be a success for you, perhaps even beyond this season.