The Rs boss hit out at the league after he was forced to play third-choice keeper Radek Cerny in Saturday'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 approached the Premier League for permission to sign an emergency goalkeeper but had his appeal rejecte, and he said: "Paddy got injured last week and we asked the Premier League if we could sign an emergency keeper. They told us that we had to bring back a lad (20-year-old Elvijs Putnins) from Boreham Wood who has never played in the reserves."
He added: "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."
He added: "Paddy has a bit of a strained muscle on his side. 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.
Source: PA
Source: PA