[Zinman]

Reality check time.
In case anyone has forgotten we got relegated last season and face a drastic reduction in our income (yes, even with the parachute payments). We will still have one of the highest wage bills in the Championship and as a result, as it stands, we were never going to be investing huge sums in our playing staff.
At present we have sold 2 players and bought one - if the Bartley transfer goes through, our spend to date will be above our transfer income. The other players who have been released were, at best, bit part players and can be replaced by our youngsters coming through - I for one would rather see the likes of Field, Fitzwater, Leko etc on the bench than Yacob, Macauley, Myhill etc, good players though they may have been (note the past tense).
All indications are that we will only sell other players if we get an acceptable offer - and in that case nothing has happened to say they wouldn't be replaced, if rumours are true generally with younger players. Yes they may not be "proven" Premier League quality but based on last season neither are the ones likely to leave.
In addition according to the E&S, the release clauses on Rondon, Hegazi and Chadli expire before the transfer window deadline, so we shouldn't be left with last minute holes in the squad.
So some old, out of contract pros are training with us.....just like as happened most years without us signing any of them. It's normal, we haven't signed anyone so why get so upset?
For my final rant, anyone with an "ounce of sense" will know that the vast majority of our money from TV or transfers will go on paying our wages bill and player purchases. If anyone knows of how our owners will magically salt away significant funds back to China, I suggest they contact HMRC.

Chill everyone, wait until we see what the squad looks like at the end of August before moaning. As it stands today, it looks pretty strong to me.