I was confident enough to back us for a 2-1 win but on seeing the team I began to lose confidence. We lined up with Ludo in goal a back three of Morrow, Plummer and Carlisle, Bara and Darlo as wing backs, Kulscar,Langley and Wardley in midfield and Ngonge and Crouch up front.

The Rangers fans (about 800-1000 of us) were in very good voice but Birmingham started much better. Lazaridis was always a threat whilst Adebola looked a threat up front. Luckily for us Burchil wasn't playing and the Brum strikers were not having much luck.

They either shot high and wide or found Ludo in stunning form. He made save after save and he needed to as without him we would have easily been four down by half time. We lacked confidence going forward but Ngonge went close with a good run and shot before he got himself booked for dissent and he was lucky not to be sent off for his constant handballs.

Second half was much the same. Birmimgham had a few good chances but we got into the game more and could have nicked a winner. Crouch had a header saved and Ngonge's header was cleared off the line. We played with a lot more confidence as the game wore on and should have had a late penalty. But Rangers stood firm and aside from Miklosko's heroics, the back three of QPR performed well to hold a promotion-chasing team to a 0-0 draw for the second successive away game.

It was very disappointing to see us go bottom but the performance was so much better than seen in previous away games. The determination shown was superb and every player deserved credit. We can and have to play better in the coming weeks but I left St Andrews more confident about our survival chances than I was two weeks ago.

Ludo - Superb display made everything look simple. 9/10

Bara - excellent defending and good going forward as well. 9/10

Darlo - didn't get forward much but did very well against lazardis. 8/10

Carlisle - Solid as ever at the back 8/10

Plummer - went off injured which is a blow as he was doing well. 8/10

Morrow - Better than i expected but still looks like he's going to fall over any second. 7/10

Kulsar - Did his job well, won tackles in midfield and was unlucky with a long range shot 7/10

Wardley - Worked hard but never really involved enough 6/10

Langley - Not his best game but he worked so hard in midfield and was at the heart of our best moves. 7/10

Crouch - Did ok, didn't get much service but has had better days 7/10

Ngonge - Played ok but lost his temper once to often and was lucky not to get sent off 7/10

Perry - Usual Perry solid and reliable 6/10

Koejoe - was booked within 30 seconds of coming on and like the other forwards got very little service. 6/10