With his plans limited by a transfer embargo, Dennis Wise admitted that he had already seen 10 potential targets slip through the net as he waits for a lifting of the block imposed by the Football League after Leeds went into administration.
"Players who are on frees or have turned down contracts get jittery and want things sorted out, they don't want to wait," he said. "We have earmarked players we want and asked them to be patient but there are a lot, maybe 10, who have already gone somewhere else.
"It is frustrating but that is the situation we are in. Hopefully in July it will be sorted and we can get in players who are right for what we need."