If we don't go up we can assume Johnson will go. The good thing about the cup run is that we are likely to get nearer £25m for him now. The rumour was that the reason he didn't sign the contract offered was that his team wanted a buyout at £8m and Forest wanted £12m. Thank god it didn't get signed.
We should be able to spend £20m of the £25m and keep inside FFP. That's big bucks in the Championship. An ideal scenario would be that Cash goes to Athletico and we have a sell on clause, we should then trade that and maybe some cash for Davis.
We are still after Wallace who will be a free transfer (albeit a big signing on fee). With Mighten a year older, Grabban re-signed and Lolley back to fitness and maybe a player like Bowler (t around £3m) we will have good attacking options.
In Midfield we need to replace Zinc and Garner but with money to buy good players or offer good money for loanees we have to rely on Murphy and the back room team to address that.
Worrall won't necessarily be snapped up, Brentford came in and then changed their minds and there wasn't a long queue behind them plus he is 25 now, so maybe we are his level. As ever we need a left back but our luck with that position must surely change.
So there a slightly more optimistic analysis. Even more optimistic is that all this is fantasy as we will be promoted!
We should be able to spend £20m of the £25m and keep inside FFP. That's big bucks in the Championship. An ideal scenario would be that Cash goes to Athletico and we have a sell on clause, we should then trade that and maybe some cash for Davis.
We are still after Wallace who will be a free transfer (albeit a big signing on fee). With Mighten a year older, Grabban re-signed and Lolley back to fitness and maybe a player like Bowler (t around £3m) we will have good attacking options.
In Midfield we need to replace Zinc and Garner but with money to buy good players or offer good money for loanees we have to rely on Murphy and the back room team to address that.
Worrall won't necessarily be snapped up, Brentford came in and then changed their minds and there wasn't a long queue behind them plus he is 25 now, so maybe we are his level. As ever we need a left back but our luck with that position must surely change.
So there a slightly more optimistic analysis. Even more optimistic is that all this is fantasy as we will be promoted!