Still no news on any loan players coming in, as it looks more than likely that Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay will wait and make full use of the 93-day loan rule.
During the Emergency loan period players can only be loaned out for 28-day to a maximum of 93-days although free agents can be signed by a club at any time in the season, if they had been released by their previous club before the end of the transfer window.
By waiting before moving into the loan market early it gives Mackay the ability to extending any loan signings that end in December/January until the end of the season without much disruption to his squad. It could also give an option for him to loan out a few fringe players himself.
The scuttle bug/rumour mill whatever is suggesting he has players in mind and line up and seeing the lack of movement among the Championship teams in the loan market so far Mackay is unlikely to be alone next week in the search for new blood. He said earlier in the week,
"We're certainly going to be looking. "It is a small pool you have to fish in of who the Premier League clubs would like to loan out.
"Even among that there is criteria like wages that are astronomical or youngsters who are not ready to play in the Championship yet.
"So there's a small band and I would imagine about 15 clubs in this league are looking for them - and we're one of them.
"We certainly need a little bit of strength in depth if we are going to make it through a 46-game league season.
"We need strengthening in every area."
Looks like he will be checking out players who have missed the Premiership 25 players squad rule have are many good young players who could be available or experience he wants. There is a busy programme of games coming up Cardiff starting with a tough away trip to Blackpool on Saturday followed by a home double header with Leicester City both at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Next Wednesday the face each other in the third round of the Carling Cup and a televised League game the following Sunday.
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