QPR boss Neil Warnock says Liverpool signing Craig Bellamy was first class to deal with.
Former Manchester City attacker Bellamy chose a return to Anfield over the Rs on transfer deadline day.
Warnock revealed: "We missed out on Craig [Bellamy] but in fairness to Craig he rang me at midnight and thanked me for my interest.
"It was a thing that I knew right from day one that if David N'Gog went from Liverpool, he would be going there.
"I've always liked Craig and when that didn't happen, we took a last minute gamble on Puncheon.
"It is not really a gamble, we've only got him until January so it just gives somebody else an opportunity.
"Somebody who was desperate to come. He was that desperate I didn't even know he was here until Sky Sports News picked it up. I thought it was funny that."
