With Alex Bonnot leaving the club on a free transfer in the week it was another changed side for the visit of Blackpool. Thankfully Matthew Rose passed a fitness test so it was a straight replacement but the best news was that Andy Thomson was back on the bench after missing the last few weeks with a back injury.

The first half started similar to the Wigan game with us having a lot of possession at the back but not doing a lot with it. Palmer and Rose were working really hard in midfield to win the ball whilst Langley was creating space on the right for Forbes to overlap.

Richard Pacquette started better than he did against Wigan and had a few half chances as his pace got him into some good positions but lacked the finishing touch. A great pass through by Bignot sent Pacquette through but his shot was blocked.

Our best chances fell to Gallen who had two opportunities to put us in front. Gallen headed over from a cross by Forbes whilst a free kick saw the ball fall to Gallen unmarked eight yards out but his attempted volley went the wrong side of the post.

Blackpool had a decent spell midway through the half when we looked a bit nervous but for the second game running Rhys Evans had very little to do in the Rangers goal.

We eventually took a deserved lead just a few minutes before half time. Matthew Rose did very well driving into the penalty area and his shot was amazingly cleared off the line by the defender only for Kevin Gallen to convert the rebound for his seventh goal of the season.

That goal brought the team to life and we almost added a second before the break with another good attacking involving Rose but the one goal lead was more then enough to satisfy us.

The second half was a much better half to watch. Rangers played a lot better and the goal seemed to have spurned us on. The first twenty minutes of the half was all Rangers as Gallen began to get more involved and Langley was becoming the playmaker from wide on the right. We were looking much the better side as Langley began show boating by nutmegging one player with a great bit of skill and using drag backs to win us a few corners.

It was great to watch and it only seemed a matter of time before we scored. A number of corners and crosses followed as we piled on the pressure. Gallen and Shittu went close to scoring before the goal of the day and perhaps the goal of the season.

The ball came out on the right wing to Langley and as from 30 yards out he hit the most brilliant volley into the corner of the net to send the Loft into a mixture of shock and ecstacy. It was a brilliant goal and one which shows how great a player Langley might become.

He doesn't score many but when he does scored they tend to be goals that live long in the memory. For those who weren't at the game the goal can only be compared to one scored by Ray Wilkins against Liverpool in 1993 but this one was struck from out wide whilst Wilkins was in the middle. Langley celebration too was brilliant as the players went berserk and Palmer just stood shaking his head is amazement. What a goal that was.

The rest of the game was never going to live up to that amazing moment. We saw the game out comfortably with Leroy, Gallen and Rose all having chances to add to the score but a two goal win and a clean sheet was more than we had all hoped for the standing ovation for the team and in particular Richard Langley was fully deserved.

Doudou came on fro the last twenty minutes as Richard Pacquette began to struggle with his groin but we didn't see any more goals. So four points from two tough home games and now on to Cardiff where a win on Tuesday will put us right back into the playoff race.

Man of the Match: Richard Langley

Players Ratings

33. Rhys Evans: Flapped at one cross but apart from that didn't have much to do. 7/10

17. Terrell Forbes: Another solid defensive display and he gets forward so well to support Langley. 7/10

11. Marcus Bignot: Defensively he was superb in the first half and saved us with some good work during our only uneasy spell. One pass forward to Pacquette was brilliant and he is proving to be a very important player at the moment. 8/10

28. Aziz Ben Askar: Cool as ever at the back taking his time to pass his way out of trouble. 7/10

31. Danny Shittu: Back to his best today with a solid display as Blackpool had no answer to his strength and pace. It does seem though that as he is so strong you are allowed to pull his shirt as much as you like without a free kick being given. 7/10

4. Steve Palmer: Excellent in his new midfield role and won the ball so often for us to get forward. 7/10

12. Matthew Rose: Gave the ball away cheaply at times but his driving runs into the box made a big difference today and hopefully he can keep this form up in the coming weeks. 7/10

9. Richard Langley: Sublime skills and an amazing goal, what more can you ask for? 8/10

14. Leroy Griffiths: After a quiet first half he got better in the second half as we gave him the ball a bit more. 7/10

18. Kevin Gallen: Was very subdued in the first 20 mins or so but got better after that and took his chance well to put us in front. 7/10

22. Richard Pacquette: He started the game well but seemed to injure his groin and ended up being out paced by Ian Marshall. Once again the stick he received from some fans was very harsh. 6/10

Subs

29. Doudou: Came on, ran around a lot and almost grabbed a goal after a good move but was knocked off the ball by Rose. 6/10