Sloan

For those that aren't supportive, I think it's more to do with the sums we are spending than the quality of the players. Carroll, Henderson, Adam and Downing (if these two sign) are decent players but not world class yet we are paying fees normally associated with world class players (or in the case of Adam/Downing, the figures discussed are pretty damn big). For a club that was heavily in debt not long ago it's should be a bit of a concern that we're splashing out a lot of money on above average players, especially when we don't have the extra revenue from Europe next season.

He's not really the type of player we should be looking to sign if we really want to challenge for the title but I guess if Raul is leaving then he would be a decent cut-price replacement. He's been vastly overrated by the media but he would be a decent squad option.