AYR United boss Scott Brown says he will be looking to add signings in attacking areas after his side's 1-1 draw with Airdrieonians on Saturday.
The Honest Men squandered a number of clear opportunities as the points were shared at Somerset Park.
United had led in the match with Jamie Murphy putting the home side ahead from the penalty spot, just before the half hour mark, after Scott McMann was upended.
Though former Ayr loanee Cole McKinnon levelled before the break after Scott Brown's side failed to clear a counter attack from the visitors.
There would be no further scoring despite chances at both ends in the second half of the match, giving Ayr their 11th draw of the Scottish Championship season - more than any other side across Scotland's top four leagues.
“I’m disappointed with the result," Brown told Ayr United TV. "I think the main thing for us was to come and get three points and start this part of the season really well at home.
“First half performance, I thought we were really good. We lose a goal from our corner, it’s a bit disappointing.
“There’s a chance to have a tactical foul, it’s a little bit of naivety from us, but we are still back in good positions – it’s just clearances.
“But, overall, I thought first half was exceptional. We could have had a couple of goals.”
The Somerset boss says his side were more lacklustre in the second half though still had opportunities to take all three points.
Brown added: “We started the second half so sloppy. There was no willingness to pass forward at a tempo, it was slow.
“We didn’t really look for switch of play at all, we just kind of played into Airdrie’s hands. We had to make the change.
“The last 25 minutes of the game we could have probably scored three or four goals. On another day Anton [Dowds] gets a hat-trick.
“The good thing is, he’s in the right place at the right time and we are creating chances. It’s good, what is disappointing is you come away with a 1-1 draw.”
It's now a quick turnaround for Ayr who are back in action on Tuesday, January 13 for their re-arranged Challenge Cup last 16 tie at home to Stranraer before travelling to take on Premiership outfit Dundee United in the Scottish Cup fourth round on Saturday.
Brown is hoping to have new faces in the door at Somerset Park before heading into the contests.
He continued: “The game on Saturday is going to be huge but the main thing now is we concentrate on Stranraer.
“Hopefully, we’ll get a couple of bodies in, we are in the market looking for players at this moment and time.
“As is everybody else, we are all fighting for the same players, hopefully we can help the strength and depth of the squad.
“The bench is a little bit thin for us, in the attacking areas, hopefully we can help that.”
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