Well they've openly said they're looking to buy a striker (Barber interview, briefing the Argus) so the cards aren't that close and Paul Winstanley has been putting in the air miles scouting for strikers for months now.
PS: Icy - apart from Zamora - have we signed any players this year who are...
Yep. The quote from Barber is pretty clear. The club are explicitly looking for a striker and have said that several times in public.
“We’ve still got a little bit more to do…maybe one more , maybe two, to try and increase our firepower up front. I don’t think there’s any secret about that...