Billy Davies's constant pleas for new signings look to have gone unheeded for now as the Reds boss will have to make do with his current squad.
There remains scope for loan signings to be made when the window foe emergency deals opens but that is unlikely to satisfy either the manager or impatient fans.
A number of other Championship clubs were busy on deadline day, with leaders Queens Park Rangers snapping up strikers Tommy Smith and Rob Hulse from Portsmouth and Derby respectively.