Not sure the club have said this publicly but via Andy Naylor's sources then he wrote this at the beginning of the window which is where i think this comes from .
"Albion will still exploit season and half-season-long loans but are focusing more on developing players from the under-21s as cover...
I've moved one of my ST this season so the letter/new card turned up this morning. Not sure if its been quoted on here before (it might have been so apologies if so) but here it is
(have missed out all the smartcard info/gubbins/time and kick off of Forest etc)
"We are continuing to work hard...