What Cardiff City's ideal summer transfer window looks like

Disaster, catastrophe, humiliation. When it comes to describing Cardiff City's limp showing in Saturday's South Wales derby, you can take your pick of the above, although some Bluebirds fans may well be using some more colourful language to describe it all. Derby humiliations are becoming all too common in the capital.

The 4-0 defeat to the Swans will have hurt fans and, hopefully, the players too, although Steve Morison has already expressed hope that his side can move on and focus on the bigger picture. But this calamity will certainly place the final few weeks of Cardiff's season under the microscope, ahead of what could be a huge summer.

It already seemed likely there would be a huge revamp of Morison's squad at the end of the season. Now, summer plans have come under sharper focus. Plans are seemingly already in place, with Cardiff set to cast the net beyond these shores and across Europe as they bid to bring new faces on board. Indeed, a number of irons are already in the fire as we approach the final few weeks of the current season.

Here's a hypothetical look at what could happen and the best-case scenarios:

There probably isn't much in the way of saleable assets in this squad, although Rubin Colwill's recent heroics this season have seen him tipped for Premier League stardom, and he now seems the most likely to command a sizeable price tag. The decision to hand Isaak Davies a new deal, too, was partially due to alleged interest from the top flight, although it seems unlikely Cardiff would look to sell either player this summer.

The core of promising young players is likely to be at the heart of Morison's plans for the new season, although he will no doubt value the experience of certain senior pros. Joe Ralls is