Cureton's signing on a long term deal was financed by QPR's magnificent supporters, through the Our QPR initiative, after a direct approach from Rs Manager Ian Holloway. With the club unable to financially support him in his attempts to strengthen his squad, Holloway sounded out Our QPR and, with the support of the fans fund, managed to do a deal to bring Cureton to the club on a long term deal.
The Our QPR fund donated £30,000 towards Cureton's transfer fee and agreed to continue its fundraising efforts in order to pay his wages until the end of the season. To support the deal, an anonymous supporter has underwritten the cost of Cureton's wages in the event of the fund not being able to cover the total costs involved.
Our QPR Spokesman Paul Finney, said: "This is great news for the Rs at a crucial point in the season and we'd like to welcome Jamie to the club that wears the hoops with pride.
"When Ollie originally approached Our QPR and asked if we would be able to help fund a loan player, we let him know how much we had available and he felt he could bring Cureton in for a similar sum. Ollie felt that we should grab this opportunity to sign Cureton and we were delighted to be able to help.
"We're sure that this is precisely the kind of thing we should be doing as part of our stated aim that nothing should get in the way of our push for promotion. For a similar cost to a loan deal, the manager has secured his long term target and the club have added an asset to the books.
"Massive thanks and respect to everyone who has contributed - we should all be proud of what we have achieved so far."
Our QPR is now setting its sights on further fundraising efforts, including next Saturday's supporters' sponsored walk from Loftus Road to Brentford's Griffin Park. QPR Chief Executive David Davies will be joining supporters on the four mile walk with organisers hoping that up to 300 Rs fans will take part, potentially raising £10,000.
The Our QPR fundraising initiative is organised and supported by the QPR Loyal Supporters Association, QPR 1st Supporter Trust, the Official Supporters Club, A Kick Up the R's fanzine and individual supporters including Joe Hylton and BBC London presenter Robert Elms. The fund has set a target of raising £100,000 by the end of the season, with bucket collections on match days, walks and fundraising discos all playing a part in helping Ian Holloway and the QPR team to the goal of promotion to Division One.