New Stoke City head coach Steve Schumacher will still have funds at his disposal to make 'tweaks' in January, despite this summer's big spending spree in the Potteries.
Potters technical director Ricky Martin and then manager Alex Neil made 18 signings, the most in the Championship.
Stoke are now floundering in 19th, but Schumacher has a few games to decide whether to bring in more in January.
"We did a lot over the summer. He has a foundation to build on," said Martin.
"But we've got the window to look to see if there are any little tweaks we need to make.