Strikers were to the fore again as the rumour mill turned with former loanee Brett Ormerod, Hungarian Istvan Ferenczi, Scot Ross McCormack and Bolton's Icelandic international Heidar Helguson all names in the frame.
In the middle of the park, Stephen Clemence of relegated Leicester City and Cardiff's Peter Whittingham were mentioned as targets although Whittingham has since signed a new deal.
Grant Holt and Sammy Clingan are among those to have left while Nathan Tyson's future remains up in the air.