I was gutted, just couldnt afford to have the depth to fight to the end. Only have £500k transfer budget and the wage budget is tight from the beginning. Walker (19 clean sheets in 50 appearances) and Yorke (12 goals and 5 assists in 25 appearances turned out to be two great signings at this level though. I am still deciding whether to offer Yorke a new contract. He has had a really good season, but Im wondering if £1,900 a week could be better spent on someone younger? This season was quite a challenge due to have a small budget and the whole squad needing an overhaul. A third of my squad were under the age of 22 and about 2 thirds were not good enough for a regular first team place. Hopefully the board will be generous with next seasons budget, though I fear with the amount of money I have lost playing in League 1, the budget could get even tighter. My pre-season transfer targets, after being indentified by my scouts are:
Ariel Borysiuk Legia £600,000 DM/MC
Nathanial Clyne Rangers £350,000 DR
Kyriakos Papadopoulos Olympiakos £130,000 DC
+ A good cheap striker