I'm not sure you can lay the blame of recruitment at solely at Thommo's door - coaching yes, recruitment is by commitee. It's easy to blame the coach but the reality is you'll have Smith x2 and Simmsey with an awful lot of input. There are a number of people in your organisation making recruitment decisions, all of which, are still there. And isnt Thommo's record with the team prior to his departure very similar to Barrasso's?