They seek him here, they seek him there.

Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay is hitting a brick wall in search of players to add to his squad has he looks to strength it.

According to the local press, he as failed in six attempts to sign loan players in recent days has he continue to look. The need to find players is empathise by the number of player in the treatment room out at the Vale training centre. After Saturday and the Hull City game, there is a two week international break that will help heal the wounded, but a number of the squad could find themselves still playing on international duty.

Mackay said,"It's immediately trying to get a couple of bodies in the door to help the short term.  

"[We were] waiting on the Premiership clubs, on their thoughts on what they were going to do with their squads and when they were going to let that player out... but the last two days has changed that focus. 

"Please believe me there's an awful lot of 'phone calls gone in the last 10 days about players coming to the club. 

"It's something we're working on hard and it's not always about us not willing to pay money, there is a lot of factors involved in it. 

"It's quite a small market we're fishing in right now, along with a lot of other clubs."

A newbie now with two games left before the international break, would it worth it. Any player would have little time to settle in. Rushing to put a bum on the bench a false dawn when there are a number of young players who would love the chance to be part of match day at Cardiff.

It will not be too easy next week and the week after with players on international duty along with the seniors the under 21’s have fixtures as well. That could lead to managers keeping hold of players just in case of injuries.