The Robins are eligible to buy players following a transfer embargo imposed on the club since last October but Patey has admitted that there are no funds for manager Paolo di Canio.
"We don't have money to spend on players, that is the reality," Patey told BBC Wiltshire.
Swindon are currently fifth in the league table.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Port Vale | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 34 |
| 2 | Walsall | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Crewe AlexandraCrewe | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Doncaster RoversDoncaster | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 29 |
| 5 | Notts County | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | MK Dons | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 26 |
| 8 | Chesterfield | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 25 |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 25 |
| 10 | Bradford CityBradford | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
| 12 | BarrowBarrow | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | Fleetwood TownFleetwood | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 21 |
| 14 | Cheltenham TownCheltenham | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 21 |
| 15 | Salford City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Newport CountyNewport | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 21 |
| 17 | Harrogate TownHarrogate | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 21 |
| 18 | Accrington StanleyAccrington | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 18 |
| 19 | Bromley | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 17 |
| 20 | Colchester UnitedColchester | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 17 |
| 21 | Tranmere RoversTranmere | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 17 |
| 22 | Swindon TownSwindon | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 13 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | -12 | 13 |
| 24 | Carlisle UnitedCarlisle | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 13 |
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