A day that started off with such optimism ended with one of the worst performances of the season and lets face it we've seen a few shockers this season. Upon entering the stadium I was surprised how empty it was, Ian Holloways entrance as manager was witnessed by a very small and almost silent crowd.

In the match build up we heard Holloway speak over the loud speakers but I couldn't really make out what he was saying. The starting line up saw two changes due to injuries. Holloway decided to give the players one last chance to earn a place in the clubs future. Christer Warren came in for Darlington and Ngonge started in place of Kiwomya.

As they came out we saw Holloway wave to the fans and clench his fists as if to try and get the crowd going, it was great to see so much passion on the bench and you got the feeling we were going to see a QPR side full of fight and desire. How wrong could a person be?

Sheffield United started the better of the two sides and without stepping out of third gear should have been at least two goals in front by half time. Rangers were a shambles with no organisation, no idea of how to put two passes together and even less idea of how to defend. The only bright spot of a dreadful half was Michel Ngonge who at least looked like a man trying to impress and his hard work and skill were the only way we were going to score.

Peter Crouch showed some very nice skills at times but his all round game was dreadful as he constantly gave the ball away, his flick ons were just to weak and wayward and his finishing was woeful. It's perhaps unfair of me to slag off a young player such as Crouch in this way but he is not playing well and his occasional goals are not enough to keep him in the side.

Not that we have a brilliant replacement lined up but we desperatly need to sign a forward who can hold the ball up and has enough pace to cause problems to the opposition. Ludo was having a strange game making good saves one minute then flapping at a cross the next.

Amazingly though we took the lead. A free kick by Christer Warren was well delivered and Ngonge rose and his header flew into the top corner. Ian Holloway was celebarating as if we had won the cup final and it looked like the new manager had done the trick. Half time and I commented to a mate in the bar that we were playing shit, he simply said "At least we're playing shit and winning". I couldn't agree more at that stage, its results we need now not performances but I had a terrible feeling that if Sheffield United stepped up a gear we would be in huge trouble.

So second half began and my fears were realised. Christer Warren was having a terrible game at left wing back and Devlin began to sense he had the beating of him. Between him and Notman they tore Warren apart and a goal soon followed. A corner was flapped at by Miklosko and defender Shaun Derry fired in to give them a deserved equilasier.

Rangers players heads soon went down and as Devlin and Notman were having a great time on the right a second soon followed. It was George Santos who got the next one though a good cross found him unmarked with an easy header past Miklosko.

At this sage we had to make changes and to Holloways credit he did this. On came Paul Murray and Steve Morrow for Kulscar and Wardly. Both had been ineffective but personally I would have brought on Baraclough for Warren at this stage and Conolly instead of Morrow. Still Murray put himself about whilst Morrow proved to his new manager that he is useless, lets hope Holloway learns what a useless tosser Morrow is quicker than previous managers.

We lacked imagination going forward and I could not see us scoring no matter what the manager did, the players were a complete disgrace to the shirt and gifted Sheffield United a third goal. Rose went on a run forward (at least it was postive) but after he lost possesion not one of the four defenders or the holding player could be bothered to put a tackle in on Santos who ran through and scored a well taken goal. As usual Rose got the blame but the whole point of Morrow playing as a holding player is for him to track the attacking midfield player and cover the sweeper when he goes forward. Just as he did against Norwich when Lee Marshall scored twice, Morrow just stood and watched as another midfielder ran from deep to kill us off.

Most of the supporters went home and who could blame them this was the worst performance of the season and all down the gutless spineless tossers who have the front to call themselves professional footballers. I felt very sorry for Ian Holloway who was screaming for them to show some passion and keep going but he might as well have saved his voice for the good it was doing. On this showing we are going down but lets hope Holloway gets rid of some of the rubbish in our team and keeps us up but on this showing he has a very tough job on his hands.

1. Ludo : So thats 21 goals conceded in a month now but he is still number one. The mind boggles as to why he is playing 4/10

18. Christer Warren : What a joke, he was useless, had no idea defending and has probably played himself into the reserves. 2/10

24. Perry : Not bad defensivly and tried to get forward in the first half but his head went down like so many others in the second half. He can do so much better than he did today. 5/10

12. Rose : Did well first half but was poor second half as we fell apart 5/10

5. Ready : Not his best game. 5/10

17. Plummer : Gave away loads of free kicks and was poor 5/10

15. Kulscar : Does his best but not good enough 5/10

27. Wardley : Tried hard but he's just off the pace at this level and should have gone off earlier. 5/10

8. Peacock : Tried hard but seemed to give up long before the end. Nowhere near the player he once was. 5/10

26. Crouch : Terrible game, may as well have gone home at half time for all the good he was doing 5/10

9.Michel Ngonge : A decent first half and got a deserved goal but we created so little after the break he may as have gone home with most of the crowd. 6/10

Murray : Great to see him back and he did OK. 6/10

Morrow : Do I have to rate him out of 10 every week its a waste of energy typing his name. 2/10