With a little more than a week to go until the transfer window shuts, Cardiff City fans are getting restless.
We are yet to see any new signings this month and it is clear to see this Bluebirds squad is crying out for new additions.
They want to strengthen at both ends of the pitch, needing more defensive cover, especially at full-back, and a player or two to ease the creative burden on Lee Tomlin, whether that be a winger or another playmaker.
The club is, of course, working tirelessly, but their toil is yet to bear fruit. And while it is easy for fans to wave the finger at Neil Harris it must be understood that there are several moving parts behind the scenes and the mechanics of negotiating a transfer window are extremely nuanced.
Here, we look at just why that has been the case and why City fans should not write off this transfer window just yet.
The Bluebirds' window priorities
It's not as though we were not warned about where Cardiff's priorities lay this month.
Right from the off, from the first time Harris was asked about this transfer window back in November, the manager was clear that this squad was too big owing to the sheer quantity of Neil Warnock signings - but more on that later.
They needed players off the wage bill, they wanted to create a very clear pathway for young players to integrate better with the first-team squad and, ultimately, get rid of the dead wood.
Gary Madine's contract was terminated by mutual consent, Armand Traore and Brian Murphy saw their deals run out and Ciaron Brown has been sent out on loan to Livingston for the rest of the season, which will be a great experience for him.
There could be more exits, too, with the club working hard on getting loan deals for Cameron Coxe and Mark Harris, while they are open to third-choice goalkeeper Joe Day going out on loan to seek game-time.
So, from that perspective, it has been relatively successful. The main priority was to trim this squad in the early part of the month and add quality a little later on.
Perhaps not this late, mind you, but this was always sort of the plan.
A checkered transfer history
Perhaps unfairly, Harris has been left to pick up the pieces after a succession of extremely questionable transfer windows.
Vincent Tan has dug deep into his pockets the last couple of seasons and he has seen very little return for his money.
In the previous three transfer windows, City have forked out a princely sum of money. The costly purchases of Josh Murphy (£11m), Bobby Reid (£10m) and Robert Glatzel (£5.5m) showed the board place a lot of trust in Warnock.
Even the likes of Leandro Bacuna, Alex Smithies, Aden Flint and Greg Cunningham didn't come cheap, all believed to be worth around £4m.
And, of course, that's without mentioning the £15m signing of Emiliano Sala. With both Nantes and Cardiff locked in a legal dispute, whether City will have to pay that money remains to be seen, but you cannot doubt the intent and willing to spend was their from the hierarchy.
But, Sala aside of course, Tan must be left scratching his head a little by the mixed results of these huge deals.
The best value under Warnock seemed to come in the form of free transfers, Junior Hoilett, Sol Bamba and Neil Etheridge probably being the best examples.
So it is perhaps understandable, then, that Tan is reticent to keep throwing money at the problem.
While we understand there is a desire to add to the squad this month, City fans might need to temper their expectations a little.
A new recruitment department
Something that appears to have slipped under the radar a little is the difficulty in piecing together a new recruitment department.
Harris had six weeks before the transfer window opened and during that time, head scout Glyn Chamberlain left the club as did all the scouts Warnock used underneath him.
It meant that Tim Henderson stepped up to the role of chief scout and a whole new scouting network was put in place underneath him.
It means everyone has come into this transfer window with a standing start. There were very few, if any, scouting reports and recommendations and all parties came into it a tad cold.
It all piles up to paint a very difficult picture and while we are reassured that the club are working extremely hard behind the scenes, it's not as clear cut and simple as it seems on the surface.
Harris has said he will not be bullied into paying over the odds or signing players just for the sake of it.
It means that, in all likelihood, Cardiff could be restricted to loan signings or short-term fixes until the end of the season.
Why fans should still be optimistic
All is certainly not lost, however.
Harris yesterday stated he would be 'majorly disappointed' if he didn't sign anyone before the window shuts next week.
That is rarely the type of language used by a manager who is not confident he can get at least one body through the door.
Harris warned early on in the window that he is prepared to wait until the end of the month until he brought someone in and while fans might now be getting itchy feet, it should not be cause for panic stations.
"There will be a merry-go-round of players," Harris said.
"Players will leave a club and go somewhere else and that can have a knock-on effect.
"If that takes the last 72 hours of the window then so be it."
While some supporters, perhaps rightly, are angered by the perceived lack of planning from the club this month, it is not unusual for a lot of activity to take place in the final few days, or even hours.
The manager is certainly confident there will be at least one new face in and that should assuage fans' impatience.
Harris made no secret of the fact he is targeting a forward player and a wing back and it would be a big shock if, after admitting that, those positions are not filled within the coming week.
Hold tight, Bluebirds fans, this next week could be a rollercoaster.
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