Already responded. There's a few like Speed and Stuart who is missing from your list - sold that season, but still scored 10 goals for us. For me, Speed, Stuart, Barmby, Hutchinson all walk into this team - as does Ferguson. Tbf, I'd have Watson and Short in ahead of Tarkowski too.
That team finished on 40 points. I'd take that now. And again next season.
Last season we finished with our lowest ever points total. And lowest goal scorers in the whole league.
This season - Only Sheff Utd have scored less than us and we've broken a club record for most games without victory.
In my view, scoring the least in the league, and second least in consecutive seasons, contributing towards our lowest ever points total and club record for games without a win supports the view that
this is our worst ever Premier League squad. You need to be capable of scoring goals - we aren't.
We have individual players who aren't anywhere near the worst we've ever had, but as a squad - balance, depth, pace... ability to score goals - I think this is our worst for competing and the results show it.