'We're certainly going to be looking' - Mackay on loan players

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.

Lonergan back on the menu??

Lonergan

Cardiff City boss Dave Jones is being linked with Preston goalkeeper Andy Lonergan in the Daily Mirror. Jones tried unsuccessfully to sign the keeper during the January transfer window but with the failed of the Chris Kirkland deal the City boss to rumour to have gone back to Preston.

The Kirkland deal stalled over an argued over an extra bonus payment according to the same paper. Wigan requested a bonus if he helps the Bluebirds reach the Premier League believe to be £50,000 on top of the club paying around £12,000-a-week for the players wages.

According to the newspaper he has been training with Everton with Premiership club Everton. The last game he played for Preston was the 4-0 defeat to Bristol City at the beginning of February. Since then he has be stuck on the bench.

Lonergan is out of contract in the summer with Everton strong candidates to sign him. He gained his professional debut under the Everton boss David Moyes when he was in charge at Preston. Cardiff is looking to bring him in on a rest of season loan but would like to sign long-term.

Will Dave Jones be putting his toe in the loans market

The transfer window is shut firmly until the end of the season but not to worry it’s time for the emergency loan window to open giving Cardiff City boss Dave Jones another chance to add to his squad. It will close on March 24 giving him around seven weeks to bring anyone in.

Cardiff only has five players in on loan with Drinkwater and Keogh to pursue their careers elsewhere. That leaves Craig Bellamy, Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Jason Koumas, Seyi Olofinjana and Aaron Ramsey. Jones may need a replace for Ramsey who is expected to head back to Arsenal at the end of February but he would like to keep him.

Chief Executive Gethin Jenkins speaking about the possibility of new faces at the Cardiff City stadiumsaid,

"I speak to Dave Jones several times a day.

"Dave never stops pushing on a daily basis, seven days a week. He always wants a couple more players.

"An emergency transfer window opens and Dave will be pushing again.

“We'll have another look at the right time."

Jones was linked with a number of players during the January transfer window. On the last day of the transfer period the City boss was linked with Preston goalkeeper Andy Lonergan were according to the Preston chairman they received a faxed bid, which did not empress Preston they turned the offer down. It was claimed that Cardiff had made a bid for Rotherham striker Adam Le Fondre with a rumour it would cost £500,000 for his signature. There was a late rumour surrounding out of favour Manchester City keeper Shay Given at just died as quick as the rumour stated. All three player are still with there clubs.

The gossip as City boss Dave Jones in the market for a couple of players however midfielder Stephen McPhail had a run-out with the reserves leaving fans waiting on news of injured defenders Kevin McNaughton and Lee Naylor.

Some of Cardiff fringe players could also find themselves out on loan, only the young midfielder Aaron Wildig was sent out on loan in January to SPL club Hamilton. Anthony Gerrard is been loan at Hull City all season and Soloman Taiwo went back to his old club Dagenham & Redbridge on loan back at the end of October