As we all know there's no sure thing and having a head of recruitment doesn't necessarily mean we'll see an improvement, certainly not immediately.
Some of the signings Tommy made that turned out to be failure's you couldn't blame him for signing at the time. McMillan, a guy scoring European goals that on the outside seeming hungry to make the step up to full time football. That's the kind of market Saints are in, signing those players who are keen to prove themselves. That's why the likes of MOH and Swanson were successful signings.
Scougall as well. Even the likes of Drey Wright, he wasn't a "bad" signing.
There's the polar opposite though and the just complete gambles. Vihman top of that list.
The likes of Gormley strikes me as a real lack of homework and panic signing. Surely we could have easily found out he was looking/needing a return home for his wellbeing? Morgan another one, surely it was easy enough to find out that his attitude stunk.