That'll be taken by Lee. Gardner can only fill a central role, which will both be taken by Dawson and King. Gardner was only playing because King was out.
They didn't spend much last season. They got it from the Woodgate transfer, they were gonna buy Rooney but since they missed it at the death they still had around £20m just from selling him.
That pretty much guarantees Gallas a starting spot for the next month. The way he's playing he was almost guaranteed it anyway. I'm saving my free transfer for after the interneational fixtures, can't tell who's gonna get injured/rested afterwards.