I would say that Liam Bridcutt has improved since he arrived. He was on loan at Watford and then trialled at Palace, with nobody giving him a chance until August 2010 when Navarro ruptured his cruciate ligament. Bridcutt arrived and learned from Kish as soon as he went into the team until now...
Crofts had been languishing in League 2 when Slade got him here. After Gus had him playing for us, he went straight into the Championship with Norwich, was made skipper and played a few games in the Prem. I would argue that Gus did make him better.