There is a pressing need for new signings given the club’s predicament.
But McClaren, also on the board, has refused to discuss transfers in recent weeks.
Asked if he had sat down with the board to discuss the January window, McClaren said: “You know what? We haven’t, absolutely not.
“Things are going on in the background, and we have touched upon things, but our sole focus for the last four to six weeks has been about results, one game at a time.”