Quite agree. It was fairly bad timing with SCW appointment as it seemed they were trying to implement these new changes to the whole team where maybe it would have been better to let him use his abilities on the younger players, who at the time, seemed more open to his ideas. This way it wouldn't have stepped on Redcrapps toes with the first team and the more senior players who seemed to pour scorn on these ideas.
I thought it was a bold step and I could see there being some advantages in trying to improve players in areas not thought of before such as a more winning attitude. eg How Ferguson has instilled that in his teams at Man Utd.
Still, unfortunately we shall now never know if it would have been a success.