You fail to mention that we were spiraling to SFL mediocrity before Butcher came along, he did almost turned it round with players he didnt know (or sign in the window).
However as we have seen Butchers signings have been dropped like flies and the old players gradually being re-introduced, i think we are looking at a more positive side now and if he signs a decent defender in January to stop the leaks, we could have a decent run in to the end of the season.
Yes we were spiralling and Terry very nearly turned things around, no wait he did turn things around then bottled it at the end. He had a much stronger squad to choose from than we have now. Agreed, it is heartening to see the return of the experienced, established ICT players.