"Emergency Three Months Loan"QPR Official Site
EXCLUSIVE: UNITED KEEPER PENS LOAN Rangers have swooped to bring highly-rated Manchester United goalkeeper Tom Heaton to Loftus Road.
The 23 year-old stopper - who has three England Under-21 international caps to his name - has joined on an emergency three month loan deal and is will go straight into Jim Magilton's squad for today's Championship fixture against Plymouth Argyle.
"I'm delighted we've been able to bring in a keeper of Tom's calibre to the Club," Magilton told
www.qpr.co.uk.
"We need competition for Radek (Cerny) and Tom will provide that. He's a good keeper, who knows what it takes to play in the Championship.
"He comes highly-rated, by both Sir Alex Ferguson and our own goalkeeping coach, David Rouse, who worked very closely with him at Old Trafford."
Heaton, who joined the Red Devils in July 2002 as a teenager, enjoyed great success in the youth ranks at Old Trafford, before cementing his place as the first choice for United's second string.
The 2005/06 season saw his progress somewhat impeded, however, as loan spells at Swindon Town and Antwerp failed to yield the desired amount of action, and the 2006/07 campaign saw him back as the Reserves' first choice goalkeeper.
Heaton continued to perform solidly throughout the season as Brian McClair and Jim Ryan's side narrowly missed out on a third successive FAPRL North title and were beaten in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup.
There was also the bonus of several unexpected brushes with First Team involvement, as injuries to Edwin van der Sar and Tomasz Kuszczak saw him promoted to the senior substitute's bench on eight occasions during the 2006/07 campaign, although he was never called into action. He did, however, play the second half of the UEFA celebration match at Old Trafford in March 2007 when United entertained a European XI managed by Marcello Lippi.
The England Under-21 international found himself on the bench ten times during the 2007/08 double-winning season, but was once again left disappointed by a lack of First Team opportunities.
At the beginning of the 2008/09 campaign, Heaton began a season-long loan with Championship side Cardiff City. Bluebirds boss Dave Jones quickly installed Heaton as his first choice keeper, ahead of Finland international Peter Enckelman.
Under the terms of his loan deal, Heaton - who will wear squad number 22 - will be able to feature for the R's in the Carling Cup.
www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~1754286,00.html
Edit: Played one game for QPR Vs Chelsea in the League Cup in Sept 2009
Sep 23, 2009
Chelsea: Hilario, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Hutchinson, Zhirkov, Mikel, Belletti, Malouda, J Cole, Kalou, Borini.
Subs: Turnbull, A Cole, Essien, Lampard, Matic, Terry, Bruma.
QPR: Heaton, Stewart, Leigertwood, Routledge, Vine, Buzsaky, Gorkss, Rowlands, Faurlin, Simpson, Borrowdale.
Subs: Cerny, Ramage, Mahon, Agyemang, Pellicori, Ephraim, Taarabt.
FT- 1 - 0
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Nov 6, 2009 at 6:05am
Nov 6, 2009 at 6:05am
Dave McIntyre BBC 606The Heat is off (for now)
QPR
by David McIntyre - BBC Sport (U1628513) 06 November 2009
With Tom Heaton due to return to Manchester United, Rangers may need to bring in another keeper on a short-term loan.
Heaton’s three-month spell at Loftus Road finishes after this weekend’s game against Sheffield Wednesday.
Rangers will look to bring him back, possibly on loan until the end of the season, but are unlikely to be able to do so before January and are preparing to be without him during the interim period.
He is expected to return for a second loan stint – unless a small fee for his permanent signing can be agreed.
Heaton’s contract at Old Trafford expires next summer. But as he will still be under 24, he will not be available on a Bosman free transfer, and any club that signs him without agreeing a deal with United could be ordered by a tribunal to pay a fee.
His departure could leave Jim Magilton lacking cover for Radek Cerny, so a number of possible options for a short-term signing are being considered.
Talking of cover, a left-back seemed an obvious requirement before the season started....
Read more:
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Kilburn Times/Ben Kosky - Rangers to pay Heaton bill
- GOALKEEPER Tom Heaton wants to sign a permanent deal at QPR in January - despite his lack of first-team opportunities this season.
- Heaton has made only two senior appearances for Rangers, both in the Carling Cup, and is returning to Manchester United when his three-month loan expires later this week.
- But the 23-year-old keeper, who is behind Edwin Van der Sar, Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak in the Old Trafford pecking order, plans to sound out United boss Sir Alex Ferguson about a move to Rangers in the new year.
- "In an ideal world, I would have stayed down at QPR until January, but there's no loophole in the agreement - it was a three-month loan and now we can't do anything until the new year," Heaton told the Times.
- "My contract at United's up in the summer and, from a personal point of view it's time to move on and start afresh, so I'm hoping to secure a permanent move in January.
- "If there's a chance of that being to QPR, I'd certainly be very, very interested. I've had a couple of conversations with the manager and he's been happy with what I've done since I've been here.
- "The manager's impressed me an awful lot as well and the club appear to be moving in the right direction. Every player wants to play in the Premier League and I'm no different."
- Heaton performed well between the posts when called upon, helping a sluggish Rs side scrape past Accrington Stanley in the second round of the Carling Cup.
- He then kept his side in the contest when Rangers made the short trip to Stamford Bridge, making eye-catching saves to foil Juliano Belletti and Joe Cole as Jim Magilton's side succumbed to Chelsea by a single goal.
- But Heaton was then overlooked in favour of Radek Cerny when Rangers returned to Championship action and he admitted: "Would I have liked to play more games? Of course I would.
- "By the same token, you have to look at Radek. I knew he was a great keeper before I came to QPR, we've got on very well and he's helped me with a lot of things in training.
- "Radek was in the team when I arrived and he's been absolutely top drawer since then. That's credit to him and I can't have any complaints. Kilburn Times
Magilton Hoping for Heaton Return - QPR OFficial Site - JIM: 'THE HEAT IS OFF - FOR NOW!'
- Jim Magilton has revealed he is 'hopeful' Tom Heaton will return to the Club in January following the completion of his loan spell at Loftus Road.
- The 23 year-old's loan deal from Manchester United officially concludes on Saturday, but the R's gaffer has been so impressed with the young shot-stopper, that he will be doing 'everything within his power' to get the keeper back to W12 in the New Year.
- "Tom has been outstanding for us from the day he walked into the Club," Magilton told
www.qpr.co.uk.
- "He's a first class pro and sets the standards by which the others follow.
- "We're quite hopeful that we will be able to do something in January and I'll be doing everything within my power to push it through."
- Heaton only featured in the R's Carling Cup ties against Accrington Stanley and Chelsea, but he leaves with the praise of Magilton ringing in his ears.
- "He's left an unbelievable impression with both myself, the staff and the players and we'd love to have him back here," he said.
- "There have been occasions where we've been very close to giving him a start. He was outstanding against Chelsea - undoubtedly our best player on the park that night.
- "Being a number two is tough, but he's never moaned or groaned and has applied himself superbly.
- "If we can get him back in January, we'll have two of the best keepers in the division on our books and we'll have no hesitation in throwing him in." QPR
