Crouch started the cost cutting the season before and would have continued if Wilde hadn't swung, but I bet we didn't need to get rid of all the experienced players to survive.
The drastic cost cutting exercise was just a vehicle to play the kids, whilst having a pop at Crouch and coming out as the saviour of the Saints.
Therefore we start the analysis from very different places, yours he deserves credit mine he deserves running out of town. This is why there will always be this gulf between views and this discussion will continue ad infinitum.