Queens Park Rangers manager Neil Warnock fuming over goalkeeper row after defeat by Norwich City Neil Warnockâs latest brush with the football authorities ended in defeat, but the Queens Park Rangers manager says the real losers will be young players. Elvijs Putnins, a 20-year-old Latvian goalkeeper, has failed to make the grade at QPR and during the summer was told he was being released. He was desperate to stay, so the club agreed he could remain on their books until his contract expires at the end of this season. Their benevolence apparently resulted in the Premier League refusing them permission to take a keeper on loan after Paddy Kenny suffered an injury ahead of Saturdayâs game. With Kennyâs deputy Brian Murphy sidelined and Radek Cerny nursing a back condition, Warnock believed he had a cast-iron case. Instead, he was advised to recall Putnins from a loan spell at non-League Boreham Wood. Putnins was on the bench at Carrow Road. âThey told us that, as well as him, weâve another kid on professional forms,â Warnock said. âWell, I wonât sign a youngster on professional forms again, and Iâm sure thatâs not what the Premier League envisaged. Canât we have commonsense?â Having been patched up, Cerny was unable to stop Russell Martinâs opening goal after an Anton Ferdinand error. Luke Young equalised, but a double Norwich substitution was decisive, with Grant Holt converting Wes Hoolahanâs cross after both came on to give the hosts a 2-1 victory. iReader http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...lkeeper-row-after-defeat-by-Norwich-City.html
QPR to axe keeper because of loan verdict QPR plan to release youngster Elvijs Putnins as a consequence of the Premier League’s refusal to allow them to take a goalkeeper on loan. And manager Neil Warnock claims he will opt against giving teenagers professional contracts in the future because it could limit his options if his established players are injured. Rangers asked for permission to make a temporary signing after learning that Paddy Kenny is likely to be sidelined for several weeks. With stand-in stopper Brian Murphy also sidelined and Radek Cerny hampered by longstanding fitness issues, the club believed they had a strong case. But the verdict went against them because Cerny is part of their 25-man squad and they also had the option of recalling Latvian keeper Putnins, 20, from a loan spell at non-League Boreham Wood. Players under the age of 21 do not need to be included in the squad lists submitted by top-flight clubs, so Putnins was eligible to play and was a substitute against Norwich at the weekend. Putnins was told during the summer that he was being released, but was desperate to stay so QPR agreed he could remain on their books until his contract expires at the end of this season. Kenny’s condition is still being assessed. Warnock says that agreement meant he was subsequently unable to make a loan signing ahead of Saturday’s game, so Putnins will soon be shown the door and other youngsters can expect no favours from the R’s boss in future. A furious Warnock said: “We couldn’t sign anyone else and they said it was because we’ve got other goalkeepers on the books. “We gave the lad a free transfer last year but he didn’t want to go anywhere. He wanted to train and stay with us. “So, to be nice, we said ‘Just train with us if you want, son. You won’t play but we’ll carry on paying you until your contract’s up.’ “We’ll now have to pay the lad up in January. We only kept him out of the goodness of our hearts because he’s a good lad and we don’t mind him training with us. “They told us that as well as him, we have another kid on professional forms. Well I won’t sign a youngster on professional forms again – and I’m sure that’s not what the Premier League envisaged. Can’t we have commonsense?” Kenny has had an injection in a bid to speed up his return, but he is expected to be out of action for at least a month. The club are yet to establish the exact nature of his injury, which is causing pain in his side and upper hamstring. His absence is a major blow for Rangers and leaves them reliant on the 37-year-old Cerny, who has been nursing a back complaint. Curiously, should Cerny be unable to play, Warnock may then be able to make a loan signing. Warnock added: “They won’t let us sign anyone unless Radek gets injured. I could tell them he’s injured but I’m not going to lie to them. (WHY NOT? **** 'em) “I think they thought I wanted to sign Jens Lehmann or Petr Cech. We only wanted someone to sit on the bench.” Follow West London Sport on Twitter iReader http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/qpr-to-axe-keeper-because-of-loan-verdict/
The problem with this is that because of Neil's reputation, his moaning will be dismissed as just another rant. But he really has a point here, common sense should prevail. I honestly think that had we been one of the top 6 clubs they would have allowed an emergency loan. I wonder what stops Putnins picking up an 'injury' in training Surely then we would have a case?
Yet another example of how the rules seem all right and proper, until the time comes when anyone has to try and follow them. The FA (just like FIFA and UEFA) love making these ill-thought out rules that simply don't work, because they go after the specific case and don't realise all the implications.
I like your thinking. But who could we realistically get in? Ben Amos from United? Gunnar Neilsen from City?
I'm sure Neil has some names in mind. Gomes or Cudicini from Spurs? Fabianski or Almunia from Arsenal? hmmmm, maybe Cerny will do.
"My sources say we've been in talks to sign Victor Valdez, and Al-hamsi from Wigan. They will be here Thursday after Putnins gets an ingrowing toenail in training." Quote: Cerny, sometime tomorrow......
KENNY SET FOR SPELL ON SIDELINES R's number one Paddy Kenny is set for a prolonged period on the sidelines owing to injury. The former Sheffield United custodian injured his gluteus maximus at The Britannia Stadium last weekend and in the words of Neil Warnock is set to be 'missing for a while.' With Brian Murphy also injured owing to a calf complaint, Radek Cerny started at Carrow Road, but Warnock was less than pleased with the Premier League's decision not to allow him to bring in a keeper on an emergency loan. "Paddy is going to be out for a while," he told www.qprt.co.uk "He injured his side at Stoke, as did Murphy - they're both going to be out for a while. "We asked the Premier League for permission for an emergency loan, but they took two days to tell us no. "That really disappoints me." Cerny - according to Warnock - was 'faultless' in the R's 2-0 defeat at Norwich, and the R's gaffer added: "Raddy has a long-standing injury himself, which is why he's only played a couple of games for the Reserves over the last 12 months. "I'm really disappointed with the Premier League to be honest." iReader
