BRAD Jones is hoping to impress Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish – as well as Derby County fans – during his loan spell at Pride Park.
The 29-year-old goalkeeper has joined the Rams from Liverpool for the remainder of the season after Matt Duke was recalled by his parent club, Hull City.
Jones moved to Anfield from Middlesbrough in a £2.3m deal last summer but has yet to make a Premier League appearance for the Reds.
He has been restricted to two first-team appearances this term – in the Carling Cup and Europa League.
The Australian international was signed by Roy Hodgson, who has since left the club, with Anfield legend Dalglish currently in charge.
"Obviously, Roy Hodgson signed me and I haven't played yet under Kenny," said Jones.
"Whenever you go out on to the pitch, you want to show people what you can do.
"I've got eight games to do that here at Derby and I'm looking forward to getting some matches under my belt."
Jones has so far been used as back-up for Spanish number one Jose Reina, who is widely regarded as one of the best keepers in the world.
"It's been good to work with him," said Jones. "He's a great guy and we get on well.
"He has shown why he is regarded as one of the top keepers.
"For me, it's been a bit frustrating but I knew what I was getting into.
"Even so, when you've been playing and then all of a sudden you're not, you do get that bug that you want to be out there playing.
"So I'm really looking forward to being out on the pitch."
He added: "It's been a bit up-and-down for me this season – and the team as a whole.
"We had a rough start under Roy Hodgson and it was a difficult period for everyone.
"Things weren't quite going the way we wanted them to and Roy left.
"Since then, things have picked up slightly, although on a personal level, I haven't played that many games for the first-team, which I did kind of expect when I signed.
"But I've got that urge to get out and play. Thankfully, Liverpool have agreed to let me come out and Derby have come in and taken me."
Rams boss Nigel Clough is glad to have Jones on board after losing the services of Duke before he had played a first-team game.
"Matt was due to play for our reserves on Tuesday but we got a late call from Hull to say they wished to recall him," said Clough.
"They were perfectly entitled to do that as he is their player, so we had to use our contacts pretty quickly to get someone of sufficient quality in the building.
"Brad fits the bill perfectly. He has Premier League experience, Football League experience and, importantly, big game experience.
"We have some big games coming up between now and May and he will be our number one for those games.
"He hasn't had much first-team football this season, so I'm sure he will be looking forward to the challenge.
"Liverpool have done us a big favour and I would like to thank Kenny Dalglish and the other officials at Anfield for agreeing to loan another of their players to Derby."
Jones already knows Derby defender Daniel Ayala, who is also on loan from Liverpool, while he was briefly team-mates with Shaun Barker during a stint at Rotherham United in 2003.
The Rams have a blank weekend due to the international break, so Jones will have some time to get to know the rest of his new colleagues before making his debut at Cardiff City next Saturday.
