Another Dave Jones myth. He didnt have to keep selling his best players and he didnt work on a shoestring budget (often claimed) . Bothroyd - never sold - left for nothing. Ledley -never sold- bid from Stoke rejected- left for nothing. Whitts never sold left for nothing.
Obviously there were sales players had ambitions of playing at a higher level.
However Jones was backed and we held on to players we could have sold for big money.