Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce doesn't expect a busy January market.

The club's managing director Lee Charnley said earlier this week that he felt the first team has good strength in depth, and that he believed Bruce was happy with the players at his disposal.

"Our philosophy has been, since I walked through the door, that I want to work with what I've got," said Bruce.

"I've said it from day one, since everybody keeps asking me about January up here - if there's something there than can really improve us, we'll act.

"But in my experience with January, it's always difficult. Nobody wants to sell their best players.

"I've got to be patient myself. If the personnel's not right, then we've got to be patient and wait."