Could it be worse?

[Foxy]

OK Foxy here goes......

Mr McCabe should stop the spin, he raises expectations but never delivers a comment made many time about him is 'put your money where your mouth is' and not by buying another team somewhere on earth to stregthen the portfollio but in adding QUALITY to the 1st team.
Mr McCabes investment in SUFC is more than covered by the heritable property, the freehold value of BDTBL alone would cover it. Mr McCabe doesn't provide the Blades with the £££££'s for free far from it 3% over base which is a rip off in my opinion. The Bank of Scotland will do term loans at base +1%.

What comments has he failed to deliver on though? When in recent times have we missed out on a player due to McCabe refusing to release funds? The job is on Mr Blackwell to find players he wishes to purchase, upon which McCabe will sanction the transfer. I don't recall Robson or Blackie ever saying they wanted someone and McCabe wouldn't release the funds? have you?

This mallarky about a midfielder beggars belief, how long the Blades been looking ?

Us and many others, the problem is, there aren't many out there anyway, never mind out there and "available".

I would suggest that in the football world the majority know the Blades have no ambition and just prefer to tick along hence the problem attracting players to BDTBL.

Again, which player has turned us down on the basis we aren't ambitious enough? I haven't heard of any?

Cotterill said in a recent interview that the blades were ambitious, being one of the reasons he joined. Others coming in have also mentioned this.

Cheap as chips option...... the Blades way...... nowts changed in over 40 odd years even with Mr McCabe.

I beg to differ, a LOT has changed. The whole structure of the club has improved beyond recognition, the playing side has individuals who we'd never in a million years have attracted at any other stage of my lifetime. The playing side might currently be stuttering, but the club has changed completely.

PS - Isn't it better and more interesting to post like this? rather than just posting a thread saying "aren't we shit, same old wobble gob"?

 

[silverfox]

This mallarky about a midfielder beggars belief, how long the Blades been looking ?

I think there is a bigger discussion to be had rather than this simplistic view.

The midfield "general" of old don't exist in the modern game.

When was the last time you saw a midfield player dominate a game in any game in any league?

No team plays with any out and out wingers either.

The game has changed.......the 70's are a distant fond memory of good, skillful football but they couldn't play against todays athletes i'm afraid.

 

[beightonblade]

What comments has he failed to deliver on though? When in recent times have we missed out on a player due to McCabe refusing to release funds? The job is on Mr Blackwell to find players he wishes to purchase, upon which McCabe will sanction the transfer. I don't recall Robson or Blackie ever saying they wanted someone and McCabe wouldn't release the funds? have you?

Not released to the public, but come on if Blackie said on Monday we can't sign anyone cause Mr McCabe won't part with the cash how long do you think Blackie would be in a job ? and why all the selling ?


Us and many others, the problem is, there aren't many out there anyway, never mind out there and "available".

I don't believe that.



Again, which player has turned us down on the basis we aren't ambitious enough? I haven't heard of any?

Ronaldo

Cotterill said in a recent interview that the blades were ambitious, being one of the reasons he joined. Others coming in have also mentioned this.

:cry2: they can say what they want, so would i if the Blades were payin me £1000's a week.


I beg to differ, a LOT has changed. The whole structure of the club has improved beyond recognition, the playing side has individuals who we'd never in a million years have attracted at any other stage of my lifetime. The playing side might currently be stuttering, but the club has changed completely.

Yep the structure of the club has changed but still lacks AMBITION a city as large as Sheffield ought to have a team in the Premiership not by right but by AMBITION

PS - Isn't it better and more interesting to post like this? rather than just posting a thread saying "aren't we shit, same old wobble gob"?

If yer say so.

 

[beightonblade]

I think there is a bigger discussion to be had rather than this simplistic view.

The midfield "general" of old don't exist in the modern game.

When was the last time you saw a midfield player dominate a game in any game in any league?

No team plays with any out and out wingers either.

The game has changed.......the 70's are a distant fond memory of good, skillful football but they couldn't play against todays athletes i'm afraid.

I agree with you.

 

[Foxy]

Not released to the public, but come on if Blackie said on Monday we can't sign anyone cause Mr McCabe won't part with the cash how long do you think Blackie would be in a job ? and why all the selling ?

There are other ways for him to bemoan a lack of funding without directly criticising the chairman. He's mentioned the credit crunch a few times, there and then he could have said that due to the current climate we'd missed out on signings, but he hasn't.

The selling has a lot to do with the players that have gone out and that fact we had a big squad (as you yourself have acknowledged)...

Rob Hulse - Never looked like himself after coming back form injury, was one of a wealth of striking options. Good price offered for him, with plenty of players in his position (who at the time were looking better) and someone lined up to replace him. Has looked poor since leaving according to a Derby season ticket holding workmate of mine, obviously barring the handball and goal the other week.

Luton Shelton - His signing was always a gamble, very fast, but seemed to struggle once he'd propelled himself into a dangerous situation. Again, we had plenty of strikers on the books higher in the pecking order and it was a good chance to recoup some of the money we'd seemingly wasted on him.

Chris Armstrong - Not seen as a first team regular, a bit part player who wasn't really in the new gaffas first team plans. Again another decentish price.

Micheal Tonge - The only real first team regular, despite not really displaying the form we know he can for a few years. Heard a rumour (which I'm not at liberty to divulge) from a very reliable source as to the reason he was sold, which if true is understandable. The offer was from a premier league club, which, yes we could have turned down, but would we want an unhappy off-form player on the books?

Jon Stead - Whilst not really a regular, he's a player I really rate. Not sure if he was unhappy, but the last few matches I saw him play for us (mainly cup and reserves), looked poor. Seemingly wasn't in the managers plans and had good competition with our many strikers.

So in summary, I'd suggest they weren't sold due to a need to bring money in, but more for housekeeping/the situation was right for both parties reasons.

You could argue that selling Tongey without a replacement was bad business, but many would say we were carrying him regularly anyway. Then there's the factor of a premier league team coming in for him and him wanting to go and also the rumour which I'm led to believe was one of the main defining factors.

Ronaldo

The usual list of realistic targets then? Wonder if Blackie asked McCabe on that one?

they can say what they want, so would i if the Blades were payin me £1000's a week.

He'd quite easily get away without saying anything remotely like it wouldn't he? could have just trotted out the usual "big club" line

Yep the structure of the club has changed but still lacks AMBITION a city as large as Sheffield ought to have a team in the Premiership not by right but by AMBITION

The ambition is to achieve that, without risking the long term future of the club. The reason we are diversifying our business is to attempt to provide long term revenue streams away from purely the success of the first team and/or the current chairman's pocket. Mr McCabe's plan is to set the club up in such a way that it can be self sufficient for years and years to come without relying on such "boom or bust" or "boom then bust" gambles.

It's all about getting that balance right. Currently, the footballing side needs to catch up/stabilise for everything to be rosy. Better we have a club at all than a club that chucks money at it without a backup plan and goes to the wall.

You are speaking of the short term ambition, not the long term. That is where you and McCabe sing from a different hymn sheet.

 

[beightonblade]

Foxy

The plan of action at BDTBL should have been thought out in the summer,discussed and implimented.

As it is...... it appears that no plan of action was thought out and that the club is unprofessional.

 

[metalblade]

One here for you Foxy, you asked who was available and how much on another thread................

Quote:
I'm well aware who has gone to championship clubs this season, what I actually asked is who in your opinion would fit the bill and how much would they cost?

Right then rather than pay £2m for eee haw Henderson i'd have gone for one of -
Iain Hume (Can) ST 24 Edinburgh 170 70 06/2011 2008 Leicester City (Eng) £1.2m
Marcus Bent (Eng) ST 30 Hammersmith 188 78 06/2011 2008 Charlton Athletic (Eng) £1m
Nathan Ellington (Eng) ST 27 Bradford 177 80 06/2009 2008 Watford (Eng) Loan
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Eng) ST 22 Cambridge - - 06/2012 2008 Plymouth Argyle (Eng) £1.5m being my No 1 target.

I think we are a bit thin in central defence my targets -
Jason Shackell (Eng) CD 24 Stevenage 193 83 06/2012 2008 Norwich City (Eng) Undisc.
Fitz Hall (Eng) CD 27 Walthamstow 193 82 06/2012 2008 Wigan Athletic (Eng) Undisc.
Martin Albrechtsen (Den) CD 28 - 188 79 06/2010 2008 West Bromwich Albion (Eng) Bosman

Mark Hudson (Eng) CD 26 Guildford 185 77 06/2011 2008 Crystal Palace (Eng) Bosman
For midfield i'd have been in for -

Lee Carsley (Ire) DM 34 Birmingham 175 76 06/2010 2008 Everton (Eng) Bosman
Chris Eagles (Eng) RW 22 Hemel Hempstead 183 67 06/2011 2008 Manchester United (Eng) Undisc.
Neil Danns (Eng) MF 25 Liverpool 181 71 06/2011 2008 Birmingham City (Eng) £600k
Paul Green (Eng) CM 25 Sheffield 175 77 06/2011 2008 Doncaster Rovers (Eng) Bosman
Kris Commons (Eng) LW 25 Nottinghamshire 167 60 06/2011 2008 Un-attached Free
David Norris (Eng) MF 27 Peterborough 170 73 06/2011 2008 Plymouth Argyle (Eng) Undisc.
Richard Chaplow (Eng) MF 23 Accrington 175 57 06/2011 2008 West Bromwich Albion (Eng) £800k
Akos Buzsaky (Hun) MF 26 - 180 74 06/2010 2008 Plymouth Argyle (Eng) Undisc.
Lee Cook (Eng) LW 26 Hammersmith 175 71 06/2009 2008 Fulham (Eng) Loan
John Eustace (Eng) CM 28 Solihull 177 75 06/2010 2008 Stoke City (Eng) £250k

So if I was lucky enough to get my No1 targets outlay would be around £3.5m just the same as we brought in last week. Kin easy this football management

A few suggestions of mine.................. oh and I'm still waiting your views. So I think we can safely say we could build a team well capable of challenging for a top two spot and still be in profit on our transfer dealings IMO the "nobody is available" argument don't hold water unless we are meaning we have missed all the available targets this year.

 

[Foxy]

The plan of action at BDTBL should have been thought out in the summer,discussed and implimented.

As it is...... it appears that no plan of action was thought out and that the club is unprofessional.

I would imagine it was to a certain extent. This doesn't mean things are guaranteed to go to plan. I'm sure there are 91 clubs in the league who plan to be the best, sadly only 1 manages it per season.

The plan not having worked so far 7 games into the current season, doesn't mean the plan won't work overall, nor does it make us unprofessional I wouldn't have thought?

We need to start picking up results if we are to be in with a shout at the end of the season, how we adapt to begin doing that is the important thing, not how we planned it out in the summer.

 

[silverfox]

If it's so easy why aren't you a manager?

 

[Foxy]

A few suggestions of mine.................. oh and I'm still waiting your views. So I think we can safely say we could build a team well capable of challenging for a top two spot and still be in profit on our transfer dealings IMO the "nobody is available" argument don't hold water unless we are meaning we have missed all the available targets this year.

I'll try and continue my views and reasoning on the players tomorrow, sadly I've been a little busy to continue going down the list. I shall do it however.

 

[beightonblade]

If it's so easy why aren't you a manager?

I am Managing Director of one company owning 50% of issued shares and Company Secretary of another.

 

[beightonblade]

Foxy

Plan of action re the transfer market !

 

[silverfox]

I am Managing Director of one company owning 50% of issued shares and Company Secretary of another.

I was meaning a football manager.

I've been a manager of a company......big deal!

Although your spelling seems to have improved today.

The problems gone away?

 

[beightonblade]

Can't spell for toffie but i sure can count....£££££££

Yer reight its no big deal but i do put mi money where mi mouth is !

 

[metalblade]

If it's so easy why aren't you a manager?

Sorry missed the smiley off my last line.

I did post a long list of players who signed for championship clubs this year none costing more than £1.5m, what I do find unbelievable is the fact that a club like ours supposedly well run, ambitious and with average gates of over 25,000 could not attract even one of those players to sign.

 

[silverfox]

Can't spell for toffie but i sure can count....£££££££

Never been motivated by money myself.

Other things bring greater happiness!

 

[beightonblade]

Never been motivated by money myself.

Other things bring greater happiness!

Same mi sen but £££££££ sure does make thing easier gives yer more choices anall.

 

[silverfox]

Same mi sen but £££££££ sure does make thing easier gives yer more choices anall.

I feel sorry for you if you are motivated by money.

And you talk of spin so much?

Happiness is not ruled by cash.

 

[Foxy]

I did post a long list of players who signed for championship clubs this year none costing more than £1.5m, what I do find unbelievable is the fact that a club like ours supposedly well run, ambitious and with average gates of over 25,000 could not attract even one of those players to sign.

The problem being, that list is yours and your opinion.

Perhaps you should have sent it to the club at the time?

Just because you think those players signing would have guaranteed success, doesn't mean the men paid to do the job agree. If it was as simple as that, why are a proportion of that list currently nowhere near the top of the league?

Surely our attraction can only be based upon players actually turning us down? rather than you thinking of one that has gone elsewhere?

 

[beightonblade]

I feel sorry for you if you are motivated by money.

And you talk of spin so much?

Happiness is not ruled by cash.

Motivated by money ? not me i'm motivated anyway...........and if i need motivation our gert gives it mi.

as i said £££££££ just makes it easier and gives yer more choice.
I've been skint and happy and havin a few bob and happy. Folk who focus on money usually aint got any.

 

[silverfox]

Can't spell for toffie but i sure can count....£££££££

Yer reight its no big deal but i do put mi money where mi mouth is !

You do confuse people!

 

[metalblade]

The problem being, that list is yours and your opinion.

Perhaps you should have sent it to the club at the time?

Just because you think those players signing would have guaranteed success, doesn't mean the men paid to do the job agree. If it was as simple as that, why are a proportion of that list currently nowhere near the top of the league?

Surely our attraction can only be based upon players actually turning us down? rather than you thinking of one that has gone elsewhere?

Not my list at all, yes I did pick out a few who IMO would improve our squad but as you say there are no guarantees, there are dozens and dozens of players that I didn't pick out but hey some managers must see something in them they have all gone to new clubs or are you suggesting every other club manager is wrong but Blackwell is correct in thinking they aren't good enough.

 

[silverfox]

Not my list at all, yes I did pick out a few who IMO would improve our squad but as you say there are no guarantees, there are dozens and dozens of players that I didn't pick out but hey some managers must see something in them they have all gone to new clubs or are you suggesting every other club manager is wrong but Blackwell is correct in thinking they aren't good enough.

And of course all the fans of said clubs agree with their manager and think they are right!

Dreamworld!

 

[Foxy]

Not my list at all, yes I did pick out a few who IMO would improve our squad but as you say there are no guarantees, there are dozens and dozens of players that I didn't pick out but hey some managers must see something in them they have all gone to new clubs or are you suggesting every other club manager is wrong but Blackwell is correct in thinking they aren't good enough.

No, I'm not suggesting that, I'm just saying that surely we can't measure our "attractiveness" as a club based on which players have signed elsewhere unless we've actually actively sought the player.

I'm not saying all the other managers are wrong either, or that Blackwell is right. There's a few on your list who I wouldn't mind in our squad. My point is, it's not as simple as you producing a list and saying we could have signed any one of them, we all know its far more complex than that.

My thoughts on said players are on their way (albeit slowly ) and I've already said what I think to the strikers/the reasons I think we didn't sign them/attempt to sign them.

We can all pick and choose who we think would give us a top two side, but again it isn't as simple as that, even for the people with the power and money.

The fact that we are even in the position to be saying we should be able to sign some of these players tells me that we aren't in as bad a situation as we have been in my lifetime (going back to the original topic).

 

[metalblade]

More like nightmareworld we won't be going anywhere with the current squad/level of performances.

 

[metalblade]

No, I'm not suggesting that, I'm just saying that surely we can't measure our "attractiveness" as a club based on which players have signed elsewhere unless we've actually actively sought the player.

I'm not saying all the other managers are wrong either, or that Blackwell is right. There's a few on your list who I wouldn't mind in our squad. My point is, it's not as simple as you producing a list and saying we could have signed any one of them, we all know its far more complex than that.

I agree we have had far worse times, but let examine how attractive we really are, we have a stadium equal to just about anything in this league, last season we were the No 1 supported team in this league, we have top training facilities, we own clubs all over the world if it's all so rosey can anyone give me a good reason why we have failed to attract a quality midfielder under 30 year old over the last five years. The only answer I can come up with is ££££s and very poor scouting levels.

 

[Robbie]

These are teams that are better than Colchester and Scunthorpe were last year and are not exactly mugs. .

Suppose we won't know how we would get in against these as they're not in our league......

But you can't really compare results anyways, we beat Cardiff at home last year, and drew with them this time. So it's no true relfection....

However we can notice one thing..... Blackwells has had the same start as Robson in terms of results.

 

[Sensiblade]

More like nightmareworld a bad start to the season we won't be going anywhere with the current squad/level of performances.

I semi agree with that

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

I agree we have had far worse times, but let examine how attractive we really are, we have a stadium equal to just about anything in this league, last season we were the No 1 supported team in this league, we have top training facilities, we own clubs all over the world if it's all so rosey can anyone give me a good reason why we have failed to attract a quality midfielder under 30 year old over the last five years. The only answer I can come up with is ££££s and very poor scouting levels.

Give me a list of quality midfielders that have been available for less than, say £8m, in the last 5 years? I'm struggling to name more than a couple, discounting Koumas, whom I think is nastier and more poisonous than a cut snake and hasn't got nearly enough quality to justify blotting out all that!

 

[metalblade]

Give me a list of quality midfielders that have been available for less than, say £8m, in the last 5 years? I'm struggling to name more than a couple, discounting Koumas, whom I think is nastier and more poisonous than a cut snake and hasn't got nearly enough quality to justify blotting out all that!

No need to go back five years to find a bit of quality SEB it's out there now if you know where to look and no need to break the bank to get it. The following is alist of players signed by Championship clubs this year, not all clubs are mentioned and not all transfers are listed but it's enough to prove a point. Players are out there and available none of these cost more than £1.5million. I'm sure anyone could pick a few midfielders out of this lot which would make our squad better.

Barnsley
Luke Steele (Eng) GK 23 Peterborough 187 76 06/2009 2008 West Bromwich Albion (Eng) Free
Iain Hume (Can) ST 24 Edinburgh 170 70 06/2011 2008 Leicester City (Eng) £1.2m
Birmingham
Lee Carsley (Ire) DM 34 Birmingham 175 76 06/2010 2008 Everton (Eng) Bosman
Marcus Bent (Eng) ST 30 Hammersmith 188 78 06/2011 2008 Charlton Athletic (Eng) £1m
Kevin Phillips (Eng) ST 35 Hitchin 170 70 06/2010 2008 West Bromwich Albion (Eng) Bosman
Burnley
Kevin McDonald (Sco) MF - - - - 06/2011 2008 Dundee (Sco) Undisc.
Remco van der Schaaf (Ned) MF 29 Ten Boer 186 77 06/2011 2008 Vitesse Arnhem (Ned) Bosman
Chris Eagles (Eng) RW 22 Hemel Hempstead 183 67 06/2011 2008 Manchester United (Eng) Undisc.
Martin Paterson (N.Ire) ST 21 Tunstall 175 72 06/2012 2008 Scunthorpe United (Eng) £1m
Cardiff
Gabor Gyepes (Hun) CD 27 Budapest 191 83 06/2010 2008 Northampton Town (Eng) £200k
Darren Dennehy (Ire) CD - - - - - 2008 Everton (Eng) £?
Mark Kennedy (Ire) LW 32 Dublin 180 73 06/2009 2008 Un-attached Free
Ross McCormack (Sco) ST 22 Glasgow 175 - - 2008 Motherwell (Sco) £100k
Charlton
Mark Hudson (Eng) CD 26 Guildford 185 77 06/2011 2008 Crystal Palace (Eng) Bosman
Paulo Monteiro (Por) CD 23 Taipas 185 75 05/2008 2008 Un-attached Free
Coventry
Clinton Morrison (Ire) ST 29 Tooting 177 63 06/2010 2008 Crystal Palace (Eng) Bosman
Palace
Jose Fonte (Por) CD 24 Penafiel 187 81 06/2011 2008 Benfica (Por) Undisc.
Clint Hill (Eng) CD 29 Liverpool 182 72 06/2010 2008 Stoke City (Eng) Undisc.
Johannes Ertl (Aut) DF 25 - 188 80 06/2010 2008 FK Austria (Aut) Undisc
Neil Danns (Eng) MF 25 Liverpool 181 71 06/2011 2008 Birmingham City (Eng) £600k
Derby
Roy Carroll (N.Ire) GK 30 Enniskillen 188 70 05/2008 2008 Rangers (Sco) £?
Paul Connolly (Eng) RB 24 Liverpool 182 73 - 2008 Plymouth Argyle (Eng) Bosman
Martin Albrechtsen (Den) CD 28 - 188 79 06/2010 2008 West Bromwich Albion (Eng) Bosman
Alan Stubbs (Eng) CD 36 Liverpool 188 82 06/2009 2008 Everton (Eng) Free
Przemyslaw Kazmierczak (Pol) DM 26 Leczyca 191 79 06/2009 2008 Pogon Szczecin (Pol) £948k
Paul Green (Eng) CM 25 Sheffield 175 77 06/2011 2008 Doncaster Rovers (Eng) Bosman
Robbie Savage (Wal) MF 33 Wrexham 180 64 06/2010 2008 Blackburn Rovers (Eng) £1.5m
Kris Commons (Eng) LW 25 Nottinghamshire 167 60 06/2011 2008 Un-attached Free
Nacer Barazite (Ned) ST - - - - 12/2008 2008 Arsenal (Eng) Loan
Nathan Ellington (Eng) ST 27 Bradford 177 80 06/2009 2008 Watford (Eng) Loan
Ipswich
Moritz Volz (Ger) RB 25 Siegen 180 79 05/2009 2008 Fulham (Eng) Loan
Ben Thatcher (Wal) LB 32 Swindon 178 79 06/2010 2008 Un-attached Free
Gareth McAuley (N.Ire) CD 28 Larne 191 70 06/2011 2008 Leicester City (Eng) Undisc
Pim Balkestein (Ned) DF 21 Gouda 190 - 06/2010 2008 SC Heerenveen (Ned) Undisc.
Ivan Campo (Spa) DM 34 San Sebasti?n 185 81 06/2010 2008 Un-attached Free
Velice Sumulikoski (Mac) MF 27 - 182 80 06/2010 2008 Bursaspor (Tur) Undisc.
David Norris (Eng) MF 27 Peterborough 170 73 06/2011 2008 Plymouth Argyle (Eng) Undisc.
Kevin Lisbie (Jam) ST 29 Hackney 173 69 06/2011 2008 Colchester United (Eng) Undisc
Jon Stead (Eng) ST 25 Huddersfield 191 76 01/2009 2008 Sheffield United (Eng) Loan
Norwich
Elliot Omozusi (Eng) RB 19 Hackney - - 06/2009 2008 Fulham (Eng) Loan
Troy Archibald-Henville (Eng) CD 19 Newham 188 80 06/2009 2008 Tottenham Hotspur (Eng) Loan
Matthew Bates (Eng) CD 21 Stockton 178 76 04/2008 2008 Middlesbrough (Eng) Loan
Dejan Stefanovic (Srb) CD 33 Nis 180 83 06/2010 2008 Fulham (Eng) Undisc.
John Kennedy (Sco) DF 25 Bellshill 185 78 01/2009 2008 Celtic (Sco) Loan
Matty Pattison MF 21 Johannesburg - - 06/2011 2008 Newcastle United (Eng) Undisc.
Omar Koroma (Gam) FW - - - - 06/2009 2008 Portsmouth (Eng) Loan
Arturo Lupoli (Ita) ST 21 Brescia 173 65 06/2012 2008 Arsenal (Eng) Bosman
Plymouth
Craig Cathcart (N.Ire) DF 20 Glengormley 188 73 01/2009 2008 Manchester United (Eng) Loan
Yoann Folly (Fra) DM 23 Togo 180 69 - 2008 Sheffield Wednesday (Eng)
Jim Paterson (Sco) MF 28 Bellshill 180 79 06/2011 2008 Motherwell (Sco) £250k
Jason Puncheon (Eng) MF 22 Croydon 172 76 06/2010 2008 Barnet (Eng) £250k
Karl Duguid (Eng) RW 30 Hitchin 180 66 06/2010 2008 Colchester United (Eng) Undisc.
Nicolas Marin (Fra) RW 28 Marseille 171 70 06/2009 2008 Lorient (Fra) Loan
Chris Clark (Sco) WG 27 Aberdeen 170 65 06/2011 2008 Aberdeen (Sco) £200k
Yala Bolasie WG - - - - - 2008 Floriana (Mal) Nominal
Paul Gallagher (Sco) ST 24 Glasgow - - - 2008 Blackburn Rovers (Eng) Loan
Jermaine Easter (Wal) ST 26 Cardiff 177 77 - 2008 Wycombe Wanderers (Eng) Undisc.
Preston
Michael Hart (Sco) RB 28 Bellshill 177 74 06/2011 2008 Aberdeen (Sco) Undisc
Neal Trotman (Eng) CD - Levenshulme 187 - 06/2011 2008 Oldham Athletic (Eng) £500k
Richard Chaplow (Eng) MF 23 Accrington 175 57 06/2011 2008 West Bromwich Albion (Eng) £800k
Chris Brown (Eng) ST 23 County Durham 185 84 06/2011 2008 Norwich City (Eng) £400k
Stephen Elliott (Ire) ST 24 Dublin - - 06/2011 2008 Wolverhampton Wanderers (Eng) Undisc.
Jon Parkin (Eng) ST 26 Barnsley 193 85 06/2011 2008 Hull City (Eng) Undisc
QPR
Damien Delaney (Ire) LB 27 Cork 188 - 06/2011 2008 Hull City (Eng) Undisc.
Fitz Hall (Eng) CD 27 Walthamstow 193 82 06/2012 2008 Wigan Athletic (Eng) Undisc.
Matthew Connolly (Eng) CD 20 Barnet 185 71 06/2011 2008 Arsenal (Eng) Undisc.
Kaspars Gorkss (Lat) CD 26 - 190 80 06/2011 2008 Blackpool (Eng) Undisc.
Peter Ramage (Eng) CD 24 Newcastle 185 76 06/2011 2008 Newcastle United (Eng) Free
Hogan Ephraim (Eng) MF 20 Islington 175 69 06/2011 2008 West Ham United (Eng) Undisc.
Akos Buzsaky (Hun) MF 26 - 180 74 06/2010 2008 Plymouth Argyle (Eng) Undisc.
Emmanuel Jorge Ledesma (Arg) MF 20 Quilmes - - 06/2009 2008 Genoa (Ita) Loan
Daniel Parejo (Spa) MF 19 Madrid 180 75 06/2009 2008 Real Madrid (Spa) Loan
Lee Cook (Eng) LW 26 Hammersmith 175 71 06/2009 2008 Fulham (Eng) Loan
Patrick Agyemang (Eng) ST 27 Walthamstow 185 76 06/2012 2008 Preston North End (Eng) Undisc.
Angelo Balanta (Col) ST 18 - - - 06/2010 2008 Youth Free
Reading
Marek Matejovsky (Cze) MF 26 Brandys nad Labem 177 72 06/2011 2008 Mlada Boleslav (Cze) Undisc.
Jimmy Kebe (Mali) WG 24 Vitry-sur-Seine 187 73 06/2010 2008 Lens (Fra) Undisc.
Dave Mooney (Ire) ST 23 Dublin 183 - 06/2011 2008 Cork City (Ire) Undisc.
Watford
Mathew Sadler (Eng) LB 23 Solihull 180 72 06/2011 2008 Birmingham City (Eng) £750k
John Eustace (Eng) CM 28 Solihull 177 75 06/2010 2008 Stoke City (Eng) £250k
Grzegorz Rasiak (Pol) ST 29 Stettin 190 84 06/2009 2008 Southampton (Eng) Loan
Wolves
Matthew Hill (Eng) LB 27 Bristol 173 74 06/2011 2008 Preston North End (Eng) Tribunal
David Edwards (Wal) CD 22 Pontesbury 180 - 06/2010 2008 Luton Town (Eng) Undisc.
George Elokobi (Cam) CD 22 Cameroon 182 - 06/2010 2008 Colchester United (Eng) Undisc.
George Friend (Eng) CD 20 Devon - - 06/2010 2008 Exeter City (Eng) Undisc.
Jason Shackell (Eng) CD 24 Stevenage 193 83 06/2012 2008 Norwich City (Eng) Undisc.
Richard Stearman (Eng) CD 21 Wolverhampton 188 67 06/2012 2008 Leicester City (Eng) Undisc.
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake (Eng) ST 22 Cambridge - - 06/2012 2008 Plymouth Argyle (Eng) £1.5m
Chris Iwelumo (Sco) ST 30 Coatbridge 191 85 06/2010 2008 Charlton Athletic (Eng) Undisc
Sam Vokes (Wal) ST 18 Southampton 185 87 06/2012 2008 Bournemouth (Eng) Undisc