I see your point Dave and Hutton is a good example of a player that turned it around. However Hutton is a good pro with a very good attitude and completely the opposite to Ross. To be honest I'm not keen on hogan either.
i agree though it does seem a waste of money having a 12 mil player on loan and was a very poor buy along with hogan. You could but 2 x JPA with that money.
I guess it all depends on how much of a negative influence Ross is. If Bruce handled him badly ok bring him back but Bruce might have just not put up with his nonsense .