No need for panic, yet.

With ten days left of the transfer window, Newcastle find themselves with only one confirmed signing through the door in the shape of Hatem Ben Arfa.

With squad numbers dwindling through injury, the need for signings is becoming crystal clear. A couple of injuries to key players and we are down to the bare bones. Basically the squad has quality, but it lacks quality in depth.

The easy solution is to just go out and by some players. It's not quite that easy though as there is an awful lot of work to do when it comes to transfers. Contact has to be made, players need to agree, agents need to agree, clubs have to agree, forms have to be signed, registrations need to be completed and so on. This would make it likely that we are not going to sign anyone who will be available for the game against Tottenham tomorrow.

Despite that though, there is no need for panic stations yet. There is still time left in the transfer window, and with Newcastle playing their final game of the month tomorrow afternoon, it gives Alan Pardew and the club the time to fully concentrate on getting players through the door.

One of the players linked is Stephen Ireland, and if you believe the infamous Twitter dudes it would appear that a deal is done to bring the 24-year-old Irishman on loan to Newcastle with a view to a permanent move. Whilst unconfirmed, it is this careful approach that seems to be the direction the club is taking with regard to transfers.

January is notorious for over-inflated deals going through, like Darren Bent for example. A good striker, but at potentially £24 million I would say it was a deal that was over-priced. Newcastle are trying to avoid that same trap as they operate in the market.

I guess what I am trying to say is that we should be patient. The fact that we haven't signed anyone other then Ben Arfa is largely irrelevant at the minute as the next time we play, after tomorrow of course, is after the window shuts. I'd expect us to have at least one new face before our next game at Fulham.

All we can do is wait and see. Pardew has said he is looking for new players and will be bringing in new signings, so I guess we can only go by that. Rumours will persist and, until we get new faces in, there will be doubts. Don't panic though, as there is still time for things to change.