This piece in today's Herald might help to reassure those of us who have lingering worries.
'As busy as Goodwin has been sorting out matters on the pitch, his focus is also on what the club ought to be doing behind the scenes to maximise the resources they have.
"The club has lacked stability for years. That's the bottom line," he said. "Managers have come in and put something in place. Then the next manager has binned it and used their own system. I am here for the next three years and more, hopefully, and I want to make the club better. I did that at Alloa. I said I wanted to to leave it in a better position than when I arrived and I felt that we did that
"It's not about me being a clever clogs at St Mirren and re-inventing the wheel. We are a Premiership club and this is what we should be doing.
"We aren't asking for stuff that will cost an arm and a leg - but wee need to recruit better. The Scottish market is far too small to be working in. If you only have eyes her you will just churn out the same stuff. We need to be in England and Ireland and we need to be taking a flight abroad now and again.
"We don't want to get to December and then say 'Oh, we need a full back.' As soon as this window closes we will plan for January. When that window closes we plan for the summer. It's about being a professional, well-run club and that's what I want to bring"