In
Craig Gardner (mid)(Sunderland), Joleon Lescott (def)(Man City), Chris Baird (def)(Burnley), Sebastien Pocognoli (def)(Hannover), Brown Ideye (att)(Dynamo Kiev), Andre Wisdom (def)(Liverpool - Loan)
Out
Billy Jones (def)(Sunderland), Zoltan Gera (mid)(Released), Diego Lugano (def)(Released), Liam Ridgewell (def)(Released), Steven Reid (def)(Burnley)
Target
Irvine has a big rebuilding job on his hands. The aim is to quickly move on from last season's various disasters - prior to that they had been on the up for three or four seasons. The club will be hoping for a mid-table finish.