Hoop Dreams - QPR FC

QPR have made their second loan signing in the space of four days with the addition today of defender Matt Hill from Wolves.

Hill has signed a contract until the end of the season and joins Friday's signing, midfielder Nigel Quashie, as manager Mick Harford wastes no time in attempting to reinforce his squad.

The left-back, who can also be played in the centre, made just two Premier League appearances for Wolves this season but made a greater contribution last season with the club, his first, when he helped them gain promotion.

"Every footballer wants to be playing games and unfortunately I wasn't getting that at Wolves," he told QPR's official website.

"QPR have given me the opportunity to do that here, so I am delighted to join.

"We had a great team there [Wolves] last term and did well to get promoted.

"QPR are a team that want to push on and go places, so hopefully I can be a part of that."

He made his debut as a 17-year old for his hometown club, Bristol City, in 1998 and went on to make over 200 appearances before joining Preston North End for £1m in 2005.

Hill is the second left-back to be brought on loan to QPR this season after Jim Magilton signed former Hoop Tommy Williams in early November.

Williams went on to make just five appearances for Rangers before returning to club Peterborough United.

This latest addition could be taken as further evidence that left-back Gary Borrowdale is out of favour. After regularly playing under Jim Magilton, Borrowdale has struggled for regular games recently with Harford preferring to play centre-back Matt Connolly in that position in the last league outing against Blackpool.

It could also mean that we will see a more tough-tackling, aggressive QPR side in the next few weeks.

As with Quashie, Harford was quick to commend his new signing on the physical side to his game.

"Matt is very aggressive and although he's not the biggest, he's very good in the air," said Harford, speaking to the club.

"He's a good talker and an organiser, which is what we need."

At the same time, the player himself hinted that he will be looking to add to QPR's attacking play as well.

"Defending is my main strength, but I'll also be looking to get forward when I can and provide some crosses," he said.

Both Hill and Quashie could feature as early as tomorrow night, when QPR have a massive test against the league (if not the country's) form team, Nottingham Forest. More on that game to come...