So, if you had £2m and £40k pw in wages to play with.......

Who would you go for.

This is based on the money saved by the players leaving..(Etuhu, Capaldi, Feeney, Taiwo, Enks, Commingues who'll be off by Christmas and the kids) including Ledley for a min of say £2m - just for fun.

Bearing in mind you need at least...

back up keeper
2 central midfielders
striker to cover J.Both
and I guess you'll need to choose between right wing competition, left wing competition and 4th centre half.

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Midfield...
Stock £700k + £8k p.w
Ben Watson on loan £10k p.w.

Centre-Forward.
Parkin £500k + £8k p.w (back up for Bothroyd).. would prefer Harewood, Leon Best or James Beattie, but doubt we could afford them.

Keeper.

Young kid from Prem club reserves on loan £4k p.w

Leighterwood - £500k + £7k p.w.

Little bit left over as well.


Obviously if Chopra, Matthews or Whittingham gets sodl then there will be more money available and may be able to set sights a bit higher, but there will be another place to fill.

Would definitely go for Lewis Price released by Derby, played well for Wales when given a chance

I would be looking to the Premiership for Loans. and agreements with them on wages....

Now Benitez is gone there might be possibilites of pool players going out on loan if they aren't needed by new manager?

Some one like N'gog to give Jay competition would be fantastic.

N'gog? Competition for Jay? In which parallel universe? N'gog is quite frankly shit...