Sheepshanks also admits that he has belief that Royle will turn things around from the poor start sustained by the Blues. : "Along with all my colleagues, I have tremendous belief in Joe and his coaching staff to turn this around.
"Whether we get a loan player in before Saturday or not, we can expect a lot better performance than of late. We will back Joe in his plans but he knows that finances are extremely tight, especially as certain players have not moved as expected.
"There is concern but not gloom. It is ridiculous after four games for people to be so gloomy. It has been incredibly frustrating to start the way we have especially as expectations were so high.
"But even with a smaller squad we still have some of the best players in this division and I'm confident things will work out. It is about where we finish, not where we are now."