Ex-QPR Goalie Lee Harper Joins Wimbledon (MK Dons)

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MK Dons Official Site -BUTLER AND HARPER SIGN
Milton Keynes Dons are delighted to confirm the signings of goalkeeper Lee Harper and defender Paul Butler until the end of the season.
Both players have enjoyed successful loan spells prior to the new year and have helped the club to a record six consecutive league wins.
Manager Martin Allen has struck deals with both Harper, 35, and Butler, 34, to keep them in Milton Keynes and make use of their considerable experience in the club's push for promotion.
Harper has been released from his contract with Northampton Town while Butler has been released by Leeds United. MK Dons

MK Dons Official Site - HARPER SETS HIS SIGHTS
Dons 'keeper Lee Harper has targeted automatic promotion after signing a deal to keep him in Milton Keynes until the end of the season.
Harper has been in outstanding form for the Dons during a three-month loan period from Northampton Town and has kept seven clean sheets since arriving in October.
And the former Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers stopper says the setup at the club convinced him to accept manager Martin Allen's offer.
He said: "I'm really pleased to be joining permanently. I had a lot of friends at Northampton and I enjoyed my time there but the gaffer here has given me the chance to come down here and play some football. He has a great bunch of lads here and we have done well recently.
"The way the gaffer does things here is top quality. Travelling to away games, the training ground facilities, what we eat, preparation for the games, everything is just top drawer. Obviously playing was very important to me but, with the gaffer, everything is done properly and that was a big thing as well.
"From my first game against Walsall I could see we were more than capable of beating teams in this division. We had a blip against Darlington but even then we had plenty of chances in that game. We went on a good run and then I thought on Monday we battered Swindon for 90 minutes, but you are going to get those games in football. We'll probably win a lot of games this season without playing that well so you just have to take those."
But in spite of the defeat, Harper insists the players Allen has at his disposal means there can only be one target for the club this season.
"The priority for us has to be promotion and, with the squad the gaffer is assembling, I don't see any reason why we cannot achieve that," Harper added.
"We have signed Paul Butler in defence so with the likes of Keith Andrews in midfield and Izale McLeod up front we have a very solid core to the side. I will try to continue to add my experience to the team and keep a few more clean sheets.
"We haven't achieved anything yet but I will be doing my part to ensure we can get to where we want to be. It is going to take an awful lot of hard work but I am sure we can achieve it." MK Dons

Lee Harper joined QPR from Arsenal in August 1997. Signed by Stuart Houston, Harper played almost 120 games before being released on a free after QPR's Relegation in July 2001, when he joined Walsall. Harper