 He cost Arsenal £150,000 – one of the biggest fees paid for a non-league player at the time.He was third-choice goalkeeper at the club, behind Vince Bartram and David Seaman, and only made one first team appearance for the Highbury side, in a 2–0 FA Premier League win over Southampton on 15 March 1997.In the summer of 1997 he moved to Queens Park Rangers (QPR), and in four seasons made 118 league appearances.