After bringing in six players recently, Darlington manager Mark Cooper is pleased with the squad strengthening he has carried out during January, but says he is not finished yet.
Marc Bridge-Wilkinson this week became the latest to join the club following Adam Quinn, Greg Taylor, Liam Hatch and Aaron Brown in signing 18-month deals at The Northern Echo Arena.
With forward Nathan Modest signing on loan from Sheffield Wednesday last week, Cooper has made plenty of progress.
Ahead of tomorrow's trip to 15th-placed Tamworth, he said: "The squad is in better shape. I still think we're a little light in the middle of the pitch because we've had some terrible luck with injuries to Michael Brough, Gareth Waite and Paul Terry, all with long-term injuries, and that's a big chunk out of the midfield.
"But we've been able to bring players in and hopefully we're better equipped now than we were a month ago.
"We were trying to get to January knowing that we could reinforce and we tried bringing in loans, but generally unsettles it and you're not sure about the quality you're getting.
"We were treading water but we've been able to strengthen quite well, but we'll keep looking for one or two more."
While Quakers' boss has ushered in a raft of new signings, some of his fringe players remain available for transfer.
He said: "We've got players available but you need someone who wants to take them, and at the minute that hasn't happened.
"We've got 17 or 18 players fit at the moment, including the young lads, so we'll use that squad until we get a phone call."
As well as aiming to bolster his midfield ranks, signing a striker remains a priority.
He watched a forward in action on Wednesday while on Tuesday took the opportunity to watch Tamworth.
They drew 1-1 with Altrincham and handed a debut to striker Jason Bradley who spent the first six months of the 2007-08 season with Darlington but did not make an appearance.
Cooper made his first steps in management at Tamworth, handed a player-management role at the beginning of the 2004-05 season and spending two and a half years in the role.
He said: "I think I'll get a warm welcome, but it can be a hostile place behind the dug-out for away teams. There's an area behind the dug-outs that they have to close off now and again.
"It's a very difficult place to go, there's a slope on the pitch, the crowd is right on top of you and that's how they get results.''
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