Striker Tresor Kandol also left last season to join Leeds but Fairclough stuck to his blueprint of recruiting young hungry players by bringing in Neal Bishop, Max Porter, Ashley Carew and Anthony Thomas from non-league clubs and teenager Josh Wright on loan from Charlton.
The second-most lucrative photo sale to date came in March this year, when boldface pair Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony sold exclusive first shots of twins Max and Emme to People magazine.