Cambridge away was one of the first fixtures I looked out for when the list was published in June. For as long as I can remember I have gone along to QPR games with friends from Cambridge and ever since we were relegated last April we have looked forward to this trip and lets just say it was an eventful day.

We arrived at the station at about 1pm but were told the wait for a taxi to the station was up to one hour. You see none of us had realised that the students go back to University this weekend so this was probably the busiest day of the year for taxis in Cambridge. Luckily we managed to get a lift to the Greyhound pub, which was about a five-minute walk from the ground.

We were all looking forward to the game despite the fact that my girlfriend and me had a horrendous hangover from the night before. Still after a few pre match drinks and a walk through a cow field we arrived at the Abbey.

Awaiting us were several QPR fans who didn't have tickets and were sent away by the police but inside the stadium it seemed that many QPR fans were sitting in the main stand after buying tickets from the club with the free membership card.

As for the team news, well I was pretty shocked to see no Marcus Bignot in the starting eleven and Alex Bonnot replaced him and Karl Connolly was also dropped to the bench as Dou Dou started after impressing on Tuesday night. It later emerged that Bignot's girlfriend had gone into labour on Friday night so Marcus didn't get any sleep.

Holloway felt it was best to give Marcus a rest but he was sorely missed in midfield. Looking at the Cambridge team you could tell straight away how they would play. Everyone of them seemed to be a giant and the young forward Dave Kitson was very similar to Peter Crouch expect he was ginger. Cambridge started by being very physical in midfield and piling high balls forward.

You knew how they would play but we just didn't cope with it. A long throw into the box saw the giants jump for the ball and a scramble followed. Rangers had several chances to clear the ball but didn't and Dave Kitson turned the ball past Chris Day.

It was the worst possible start to the game and it almost got even worse as the defence and midfield just did not cope with the Cambridge tactics. Every corner and long throw caused chaos in the QPR defence and Kitson had several chances to extend the lead but thanks to Chris Day and some wasteful finishing the score stayed at 1-0.

When we did get the ball down and play it we looked a better side but our own version of the long throw by Leroy Griffiths just wasn't working as we continually failed to win the header at the near post. We did though have a golden opportunity to draw level and Dou Dou was put clean through in acres of space but snatched at his shot, which rolled into the arms of Lionel Perez.

He should have taken a touch and rolled it onto the bottom corner but his effort was pretty pathetic. French striker Armand One had a great chance when he ran through unchallenged and his shot was saved by Day who made several excellent stops in the first half.

During the first half though most QPR fans were furious with the referee and linesman who were awful. The amount of offisdes given that were clearly not offisde made you wonder what these officials were on. Last time I checked the rule was that when the ball is played you are allowed to be level but as balls went over the top and Andy Thomson ran PAST the last defender the flag shot up.

I honestly don't think the linesman knew the offside rule and neither of them should ever be allowed to officiate another game again. At half time the officials were booed off and most of us agreed that Holloway had to make some changes at half time.

Sure enough he did as Richard Pacquette was brought on for Dou Dou.

As the teams came out for the second half Terrell Forbes came out on his own to chants of "On your own" and "We only need one man" to which Terrell laughed at and acknowledged the QPR supporters. Marcus Bignot, Wardley and Connolly were all warming up on the pitch and laughed along with the QPR fans before Bignot went round the team to encourage them before going back to the bench.

Straight away we looked much better and Richard Pacquette found himself clean through but his shot was palmed away by Perez. Pacquette then had another chance as he turned and shot just over the bar. Cambridge still looked dangerous from long throws and again we failed to deal with it and this time Tom Youngs was on hand to nudge the ball past Chris Day to make it 2-0.

To our credit the team never gave in and pretty much dominated the rest of the game. Karl Connolly was brought on for Leroy Griffiths and if the linesman had checked the offside rules at half time we might have had a goal after Thomson ran through but that bit in the rule that says when the ball is played just seemed to go over this blokes head.

Despite being 2-0 up some of the time wasting performed by Perez was unbelievable. After every shot went side or over the bar he ran out to shout at his defender and took an age to walk back and take the goal kick. The thing was the referee never once spoke to him about this and allowed Perez to get away with it time after time and he never appeared to be stopping his watch.

Finally we got a goal back as Karl Connolly got the ball from 25 yards out and hit an excellent shot into the bottom corner. It was a well deserved goal for Connolly who had done well since coming off the bench. From her eon Cambridge appeared to fall apart as we created chance after chance.

Pacquette had two more good chances but Perez was in excellent form and a Mark Perry free kick was curled just over. Andy Thomson then ran through on goal but was hacked down by a defender juts outside the box and it got very confusing. The referee sent the defender off and the linesman appeared to be indicating a penalty before walking back to give a free kick. To be honest I thought it was a free kick not a penalty but Connolly didn't look too happy after he put the ball on the spot.

Anyway the free kick was wasted but we continued to press forward. Marcus Bignot was now on for Bonnot and Terrell Forbes began to get forward more and more along with Steve Palmer. Mark Perry found himself in space and from outside the area he curled an excellent shot into the top corner but Perez again produced a magnificent save.

As the time ticked away the linesman continued to give some crazy offside decisions and with almost the last kick of the game Christer Warren shot just inches past the post with the keeper beaten.

The final whistle was greeted with boos and abuse for the officials but the team were cheered off. We didn't start well and have to improve if we want to go up but the character shown in the second half was excellent and we are not far away from being a very good side in this division.

As the players walked off all hell broke loose with pc 1082, which is mentioned, in greater detail on the news page of this site but once back in the pub the feeling of dejection really hit us.

We still ended up having a good night out despite the day being ruined by an idiot policeman and some awful officiating. I personally hope that Mr R.J. Beeby, Mr D.J. Cann and Mr M.Dexter never officiate a QPR match again. This isn't sour grapes because we lost I just feel cheated by three men who seemed to have no idea how to referee a game of football.

Man of the Match: Chris Day

Players Ratings

1. Chris Day: If it hasn't been for Chris Day we would have been 3 or 4 goals down at half time. He made some excellent saves and his kicking is getting better all the time. 8/10

17. Terrell Forbes: Not his best game but was still better than most other in QPR shirts. Always tries to get forward and should be given the ball more from goal kicks. 7/10

15. Christer Warren: Didn't do a lot wrong and was unlucky not to score. His positional sense is still frightening at times but he wasn't punished to often today. 7/10

4. Steve Palmer: Struggled at times against the big Cambridge attack but still managed to cut out a lot of attacks and almost grabbed a late goal when he went up front. 7/10

28. Aziz Ben Askar: Some of this passing from the back is a joy to see but he did struggle at the start against One and Kitson. 7/10

12. Matthew Rose: Did ok at times passing the ball well and winning some tackles but seemed to be getting a lot of stick from the Rangers fans.7/10

26. Alex Bonnot: Looked good going forward but we needed a bit more bite in midfield and that's not really what Bonnot is about. 6/10

29. Dou Dou: Showed why Holloway keeps him on the bench and then brings him on. He looked very quiet at times although we need to get the ball to him on the floor to see the best of him. 6/10

14. Leroy Griffiths: He seems to have a good footballing brain and makes good runs but it just didn't happen for him and Holloway was right to take him off. 6/10

27. Andy Thomson: A much better all round performance but no goal this time. Looks full of confidence though. 7/10

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22. Richard Pacquette: Had several chances to score but seemed to snatch at them, we probably wanted Thomson in those positions and we would have scored. Very promising though and the best I have seen him play so far. 7/10

10. Karl Connolly: Looked bright and desperate to impress and scored a cracking goal. 7/10

11. Marcus Bignot: Despite being up all night and not getting any sleep he still looked the player with the most energy on the pitch. 7/10