The Scot used the loan market last March to seal deals for Isaiah Osbourne, Gary McSheffrey, Chris Gunter, Iain Turner and Dexter Blackstock, all of whom made a contribution to the Reds' Championship survival. Now he is looking for players who can keep alive promotion hopes at the City Ground after a fourth successive away defeat, this time at the hands of Leicester City. "A couple of new signings right now would certainly freshen things up," he said following the Walkers Stadium reverse. "But do we go and sign a player who has not played in ten months, because we need a left back? "I am wary of certain types of players coming in. There is nothing imminent at the moment. There are names we are looking at. But we have to be careful."