Flightdetent:
I think your attitude towards Finn was completely unwarranted. When I converted onto the Airbus in 1994 the AI instructors demonstrated that if the application of rudder to de-crab was GENTLE ENOUGH then the aircraft will indeed keep the wings level. Perhaps your experience is of the `kick off drift` rather than the `squeeze` school! By the way you can also demonstrate when base flying (circuits) the unreliability of the ND wind readout by gently squeezing on rudder as you fly level and again the aircraft flies wings level without the need for aileron.
So, my advice to you young chap would be accept that there may be experiences around which are outside your own! If your profile is indeed correct then I suspect that you may not have 8,000+ hrs on A320/A330/A340 to relate to.