The Rs boss hit out at the league after he was forced to play third-choice keeper Radek Cerny in today's 2-1 defeat to Norwich at Carrow Road.

With back-up stopper Brian Murphy already ruled out with a calf injury, the west Londoners suffered a fresh blow this week when first-team regular Paddy Kenny was ruled out for up to two months with strained muscle on his side.

Warnock revealed this evening he approached the Premier League for permission to sign an emergency goalkeeper as a result but had his appeal rejected, forcing the Hoops to recall 20-year-old Elvijs Putnins from a loan spell with non-league Boreham Wood.

"Paddy has a bit of a strained muscle on his side," Warnock said. "We don't actually know [how serious it is].

"It could be four weeks, it could be six weeks or two months. The other lad [Murphy], four to six weeks. Paddy got injured last week and we asked the Premier League if we could sign an emergency keeper.

"They talked about it for two days and then told us that we had to bring back a lad from Boreham Wood who has never played in the reserves, who we gave a free transfer to [but retained on a non-contract basis].

"If not, then we had to play a 17-year-old that has not played a reserve game yet, which I think is absolutely scandalous not to get any help.

"I think common sense [should have prevailed]. If you look at what happened last year with Man City and Arsenal [when they wanted emergency loans], this is not in the same league.

"We genuinely lost two keepers and have Radek, who has had a permanent problem all season and only played two reserve games, yet the Premier League cannot [help us].

"That is their final decision. It is in stone with the Premier League."

As well as his frustrations with the Premier League, Warnock was irked by his side's failure to come away with Norfolk with at least a point.

The Canaries dominated the opening exchanges and broke the deadlock after 15 minutes when skipper Russell Martin reacted quickest during a melee in the six-yard box.

QPR responded well and got a deserved equaliser through Luke Young, but the west Londoners were denied a share of the spoils as substitute Grant Holt bundled home the winner.

"It is strange with both managers thinking they should have won the game," Warnock said. "I am disappointed really.

"At half-time I said to the lads I would be disappointed to get away with a point despite us being behind. I wanted to win the game. There was nothing I saw in the second half that changed my mind.

"I feel like I have been robbed but if you don't defend better than we did with the two goals then you don't deserve to win. I can't really repeat what I said to the players after the game."

Counterpart Paul Lambert, by comparison, was delighted with the attitude his side showed this afternoon.

However, the Norwich boss was quick to downplay his role in the match after substitutes Holt and Wes Hoolahan linked up for the winner.

"It's the players that go and do it," Lambert said.

"They are the most important people at the club along with the people that come and watch it.

"I have trust when we go on the field of play that they are going to perform and I've done that for the past two years. I have trusted them and they have just been a brilliant, brilliant group to work with.

"For 10 to 15 minutes QPR put us on the back foot, but they are a really good side.

"You can see why with the players that they have got and they were really, really good. But, after that, I thought we regrouped and deserved to win the game."