Bristol Rovers’ transfer window so far has been one of subtraction with Alfie Kilgour, Trevor Clarke and, in circumstances they’d rather have avoided, Bobby Thomas.
That has, to a degree, freed up some space in the wage bill and provided Joey Barton with another loan option as he targets multiple signings between now and January 31.
The clock is ticking but as he’s proved over his three windows in charge, Barton does tend to lean towards a late deal and on several occasions - Antony Evans, Elliot Anderson, Josh Coburn - he’s struck gold.
But clearly Rovers can’t leave all their business to the final day, the “dying embers” as the manager likes to say, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a few new faces through the doors of The Quarters.
But what of their 23 rivals in League One? We've collated all the permanent and loan signings both in and out of the division's clubs to act as a reference point...
Accrington Stanley
In: Aaron Pressley (Brentford, loan)
Out: N/A
Barnsley
In: Max Watters (Cardiff City, loan), Bobby Thomas (Burnley, loan), Barry Cotter (Shamrock Rovers, undisclosed)
Out: Tomas Kalinuaskas (FC Den Bosch), Josiah Dyer (FC United, loan), Joe Ackroyd (Buxton, loan), Will Lancester (Bradford Park Avenue, loan), Jasper Moon (Burton Albion, loan)
Bolton Wanderers
In: Randell Williams (Hull City, undisclosed), Dan Nlundulu (Southampton, loan)
Out: Amadou Bakayoko (Forest Green Rovers, undisclosed), Dapo Afolayan (FC St Pauli, undisclosed), Luke Hutchinson (Bamber Bridge, loan), Adam Senior (FC Halifax Town, loan)
Bristol Rovers
In: N/A
Out: Bobby Thomas (Burnley, loan return), Alfie Kilgour (Mansfield, undisclosed), Trevor Clarke (Shamrock Rovers, loan)
Burton Albion
In: Mark Helm (Burnley, undisclosed), Craig MacGilliivray (Charlton Athletic, undisclosed), Zac Ashworth (West Brom, loan), Jordan Amissah (Sheffield United, loan), Jasper Moon (Barnsley, loan)
Out: Adrian Mariappa (Released)
Cambridge United
In: Ryan Bennett (Swansea City, free transfer), Steve Seddon (Oxford United, loan)
Out: Kai Yearn (Chelmsford City, loan)
Charlton Athletic
In: Macaulay Bonne (Free agent), Todd Kane (Coventry City, loan)
Out: Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage, free), Craig Macgillivray (Burton Albion, undisclosed), Dylan Gavin (Welling United, loan), Karoy Anderson (Aldershot Town, loan)
Cheltenham Town
In: Will Goodwin (Stoke City, undisclosed)
Out: N/A
Derby County
In: Tony Springett (Norwich City, loan)
Out: Jack Stretton (Stockport County, undisclosed)
Exeter City
In: Joe White (Newcastle United, loan)
Out: Matt Jay (Colchester United, undisclosed), Timothee Dieng (Gillingham, undisclosed), Gabe Billington (Poole Town), Ed James (Tiverton Town)
Fleetwood Town
In: Callum Dolan (Warrington Rylands, undisclosed)
Out: Callum Morton (Salford City, undisclosed), Will Russ (Hyde United, loan), Barry Baggley (Waterford, loan)
Forest Green Rovers
In: Fiachra Pagel (Drogheda United, undisclosed), Jordan Garrick (Swansea City, undisclosed), Jamie Robson (Lincoln City, undisclosed), Ross Doohan (Tranmere Rovers, undisclosed), Amadou Bakayoko (Bolton Wanderers, undisclosed), Brandon Cooper (Swansea City, loan)
Out: Connor Wickham (Released), Jamille Matt (Walsall, undisclosed), Fiachra Pagel (Drogheda United, loan), Armani Little (AFC Wimbledon, loan)
Ipswich Town
In: Massimo Luongo (Middlesbrough, free), Nathan Broadhead (Everton, undisclosed), George Hirst (Leicester City, loan)
Out: Tommy Hughes (Released), Matthew Healy (Cork City, loan)
Lincoln City
In: Harry Boyes (Sheffield United, loan), Olamide Shodipo (QPR, loan)
Out: Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers, undisclosed), Jacob Davenport (Released)
MK Dons
In: Jonathan Leko (Birmingham City, undisclosed)
Out: Jack Davies (Oxford City, loan), Joel Anker (Rushden & Diamonds, loan), Charlie Waller (Rushden & Diamonds, loan)
Morecambe
In: Daniel Crowley (Willem II, undisclosed), Dynel Simeu (Southampton, loan)
Out: Ousmane Fane (Penang, released), Dylan Connolly (Bohemian, released), Anthony O’Connor (Harrogate Town, released), Andre Da Silva Mendes (Ashton United, loan)
Oxford United
In: Stephan Negru (Shelbourne, undisclosed), Teddy Mfuni (Warrington Town, undisclosed), Brendon Fleming (Hull City, loan)
Out: Steve Seddon (Cambridge United, loan), Oisin Smyth (Solihull Moors, loan), James Golding (Banbury United, loan), Will Owens (Bedford Town, loan)
Peterborough United
In: Will Norris (Burnley, loan), Nathaneal Ogbeta (Swansea City, loan)
Out: David Ajiboye (Sutton United, loan), Kellan Hickinson (St Ives Town, loan)
Plymouth Argyle
In: Ben Waine (Wellington Phoenix, undisclosed), Saxon Earley (Norwich City, undisclosed), Callum Wright (Blackpool, undisclosed), Tyreik Wright (Aston Villa, undisclosed), Jay Matete (Sunderland, loan)
Out: Morgan Whittaker (Swansea City, loan return), Finley Craske (Truro Town, loan)
Portsmouth
In: Ryley Towler (Bristol City, undisclosed)
Out: Lian Vincent (Worthing, loan), Haji Mnoga (Aldershot Town, loan)
Port Vale
In: N/A
Out: Connor Hall (Colchester United, undisclosed), Tyrone Cadeau (Matlock Town, free), Brad Walker (Tranmere Rovers, undisclosed), Harry Charsley (Newport County, released)
Sheffield Wednesday
In: N/A
Out: Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City, loan return), Alex Mighten (Nottingham Forest, loan return), Jay Glover (Gainsborough Trinity, loan), David Agbontohoma (Boreham Wood, loan)
Shrewsbury Town
In: Killian Phillips (Crystal Palace, loan)
Out: N/A
Wycombe Wanderers
In: N/A
Out: Ali Al-Hammadi (AFC Wimbledon, undisclosed), Daryl Hordan (Stevenage, loan), Ben Kaninda (Hednesford Town, loan)
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