If all runs to form, the club's history of picking up players related to Mo, Carver or Jimmy b will hold true with the DP and/or striker search.
You've got to figure Carver has a host of decent strikers he's been connected with. He played at Newcastle and Cardiff, coached at the former, coached at Leeds and Luton and was offered the top job at Carlisle.
Which of the following players connected to Carver would make the best signing (it's a multiple choice, for those who'd like to sign lesser knowns but don't favour DP status).
With wiki links:'
Michael Owen - Made of glass, awesome, at newcatle, on the bench.
Shola Ameobi - Newcastle
Craig Bellamy - Newcastle
Mark Viduka - Leeds, Newcastle
Steve Howard - Luton, Newcastle fan, Shearer fan, underrated.
Sam Parkin - Injured when Carver was at Luton but could be a good scorer at MLS level.
Robert Earnshaw
Alan Smith - Leeds, Newcastle
Michael Chopra - Former Newcastle and Cardiff man is back there, on loan from Sunderland after falling out of pecking order.
Peter Thorne- Cardiff target man is long in the tooth, but has had some great seasons.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink - Leeds, Cardiff,
retired at end of last season
Danny Graham - Young striker who had time at leeds, where Carver was caretaker, and Carlisle, where Carver was approached to manage. Scored 24 for Carlise in last 56 games, says wiki.
Robbie Fowler - Played at Cardiff City last season, had time at Leeds, now at Blackburn on a monthly deal.