Are you saying you couldn't have sold the bad ****s for decent money in Jan and bought in cheaper players that would have got you into mid-table or higher?
Summer would have required some rebuilding but at least you would have had a great manager still in place, the way it is now you will still finish mid/upper-mid table and have lost the best manager you have ever had.
I don't think other clubs would be paying top dollar in January especially given our predicament -it would be a buyers market. As for getting replacements in that month it's a tough market for getting bargains; even with replacements this team has still got a struggle on its hands....we're not out of the woods by a long chalk.