IMHO yes, Douglas, LJF and JPM are the three I am disappointed to see go. I accept its a big IF, but IF Douglas and JPM could recapture their form then they would be massive assets to any promotion seeking side.
and if they played like last season Di Canio would have been lumbered with 2 useless, lazy, bottler cunts who we would have been stuck with for however long they signed, on decent wages and the possibility a new clique will form. Now he can free up the wages and take the risk that others can be bought or will step up. Not too much of a gamble in my book.