None of us are John Boyle, so we know not how he handled it and therefore not in a position to offer criticism imho.
What we should consider, before sticking the boot in though, are the parameters/constraints the Club had to shoulder during their search:
We could not afford compensation so the candidate had to be unattached, (that would narrow it down a bit),
We are not Real Madrid, (that would narrow it down a bit more),
We operate under a very limited budget, (that would narrow it down even more),
We operate in the pointless shytehole that is the SPL, (at this point is anyone still interested).
Quite frankly I'm surprise we were able to attract someone at all.
StMc may be the right man, he may be the wrong man but FFS lets give hime a chance. He's just in the phuken door