forget the young/homegrown rule...i'm talking the core 25 players we will look to next season; GK Mig, Westwood, Gordon DF Elmo, Bardo, Tomkins, Turner, Ferdinand, Bramble, Richo, Figueroa MID Henderson, Colback, Cattermole, Meyler, Riveros, Sessegnon, Malbranque, Larrson, N'Zogbia FWRD Gyan, Gameiro, Kanoute, Bothroyd, Doyle Probably a spend of around £36 million...(3m for tomkins, 4m for fig, 10m for N'Zog, 12m for Gameiro, 7m for Doyle) Alternatively I'd offer Spurs the whole £24m we got for Bent for Defoe, Crouch & Pav. Not saying much when the three of them equal one striker they sold us for 10m two seasons ago mind...
Id take Upson on a free from west ham. Fig is awfull, all he does is make forward runs then put his cross into the stand. Everyone in the north stand would need helmets for protection. Bardo and Rico are much better at left back. Id even say Colback is better at left back.