I totally agree regarding the mess S.S has inherited , it may take him a season to sort it out to be fair . There are limited players out of contract and lets be honest how many clubs are going to pay for most of the others , that's if the players are willing to leave .
Regarding the teams all 3 have inherited i think Bruce and Big Sam took over teams that had a lot of quality at that point and both showed 3 signings or so could dramatically change the seasons fortunes , Bruce did it with what was basically Neal's team and likewise Big Sam would probably have done it also regarding Toddy's , ( Eidur's injury and a corrupt official aside ) , i'm not sure S.S inherits the settled sides they did , no doubt there are quality players here but the squad is so disjointed , we have Collins and Mcatee and Sheehan and Randall who are 2 cheeks of the same backside and other than that we are soft as shit all through the team . I also think Dion being here still would have given us more points on the board and the January dealings were bizarre to say the least . But we aren't out of it yet but i think the injuries of the last few games will be the final nail in the coffin.