It was family day at Loftus Road as young kids with their faces painted arrived at loftus Road and adults took the chance to come and see the new QPR team with prices as cheap as £5 a ticket.

I was quite surprised on my way to the ground how many kids had QPR shirts on. I expected most of them to be Man Utd or Chelsea fans here because it was cheap so it was nice to see than a fair proportion of those kids were QPR fans.

Some people dislike these sort of days but if we don't try and bring locals kids to the club then we won't have another generation of supporters to support the club. The atmosphere was pretty good around the ground as the teams came out and it was great to see Loftus Road so full for our biggest crowd of the season.

It was now down to the players to put on a good show and move into the playoffs. As expected Danny Murphy was rested and Marcus Bignot went to left back with Doudou back on the wing and as the game kicked off we attacked the Loft end in the first half.

Tony Scully was in the Cambridge side and got a few boos as his name was announced but he almost shit those boos up with a strong run down the left and his excellent cross was headed just wide to give us an early scare.

We soon settled down though and looked very good going forward. Leroy was looking sharp on the left and we soon had a great chance to take the lead.Some good passing in midfield saw Andy Thomson put clear and one on one with the keeper but with plenty of time he volleyed high over the bar. Thomson had the chance to make up for that miss soon after with a much easier chance. A nice ball by Peacock saw him clean through again but he couldn't keep his shot down and volleyed again high over the bar. He looked pretty angry with himself for missing a chance I am sure he would have buried earlier on in the season.

Gavin Peacock hit a cracking shot from outside the area which flew just over as we piled the pressure on. We had a great spell where Cambridge were all over the place as we passed the ball well and should have taken the lead.

A series of corners came to nothing and twice Cambridge players almost scored own goals. One came from a Matthew Rose cross and a clearance was sliced back over his own crossbar by Angus and soon after in a similar the ball was almost put in his own net again and it seemed only a matter of time before we scored.

We began to get furstarted though and the attacks started to break down with some sloppy play and Cambridge began to grow in confidence. Doudou was being kept out easily as he continued to run himself into trouble and the midfield who were all to eager to get forward at the start began to sit back and allow Cambridge to come forward.

The old long ball from defence began to rear its head and the anger of the crowd began which didn't help the young players in our team. By half time Cambridge had done their job well and almost took the lead after Palmer was caught out for pace and only just recovered in time to see the Cambridge forward slice his shot wide.

Danny Shittu then seemed to bring down Dave Kitson in the box but the ref waved play on much to the relief of the home fans. I said to my g/f at the end of the first half to listen to the reaction when the ref blows for half time. We're playing alright but look low on confidence so will we clap them off and give them a boost or give them a mixture of boos and silence. I'll leave you to guess which one the fans choose and no wonder the players don't like playing at home.

The game was there for the taking though as Cambridge looked dodgy at the back but both sides changed things at half time and the game was totally different in the second half.

Holloway appeared to be worried by Palmer being caught out for pace so the captain moved to left back with Bignot going on the right and Forbes in his favoured centre back role. Cambridge also made a change at the back and went with five defenders after taking Scully off and that change had a big impact on the second half.

We just didn't seem to know how to break them down and from early on it seemed that only one team was going to win it and it wasn't us. Dave Kitson found himself in space and hit a great volley which he tipped over and he made an even better save from the corner as a header aiming for the bottom corner was again kept out by the Rangers keeper. We were looking a shadow of the side we had seen in the first half and we had nothing goiong forward.

Cambridge looked the better side and the more likely to go and get a winner. From another corner Ashbee hit a stunning 30 yard volley which looked a certain goal but Digby produced an amazing save as he threw himself to his right and caught the ball and thankfully landed on the line rather than over it.

The shot was so powerful it made the save look even better and there was no doubt that Digby was keeping us in this game. The fans were shocked into silence and the team needed us to help them raise their game but sadly the frustration had got to much for the supporters and the players were on their own.

Gallen almost got the goal we were desperate for as Thomson put him clear but his shot was saved by Perez. Soon after Holloway made a strange decision to take off both Thomson and Gallen and bring on Pacquette and Connolly. I couldn't understand why we took them both off and it didn't change too much. The problem again was in midfield as played to many long balls and didn't try and control the ball in the middle of the pitch.

Finally a change was made in midfield as Richard Langley came on to replace Terrell Forbes and add something to the midfield. Langley was involved quickly and hit a good cross field ball to Bignot to spread the play and stretch the opposition like no one else had done for the previous 80 minutes. He was then involved in a good move which almost lead to a winning goal. He exchanged passes with Connolly and his shot from the edge of the area went just inches wide.

It was the best he has looked since returning from injury but he couldn't inspire us to three points and a late corner was our last chance but Perez comfortably caught that and then celebrated winning a point as the ref blew the final whistle.

The Rangers players looked dejected and left the pitch to a chorus of boos and moans and it has to be looked at as two points dropped rather than one gained.

Man of the Match: Fraser Digby

Players Ratings

30. Fraser Digby: Kept us in the game and made some superb saves. He has been an excellent replacement for Chris Day and is probably the best shot stopper we have had for some time. 9/10

17. Terrell Forbes: Got forward well in the first half but went into the middle in the second half and didn't look as comfortable. 6/10

11. Marcus Bignot: Solid at both left back and right back. He is very good defensively and does his best to support the attacks but his crossing tends to let him down. 7/10

4. Steve Palmer: Caught out for pace in the first half but was solid as ever for most of the game 7/10

31. Danny Shittu: Dominated in the air against a tough opponent but needs to stop hoofing the ball and try and pass to the midfield. 7/10

8. Gavin Peacock: Played far to deep after a good start and didn't pass the ball anywhere near as he can do. 6/10

12. Matthew Rose: Like Peacock he started very well and was always involved but after a good opening spell he sat to deep and was hardly involved again. 6/10

14. Leroy Griffiths: Ran his heart out in the first half and looked a constant threat but his crossing is just not good enough and he faded after half time. 6/10

29. Doudou: A very poor game by his standards. He didn't pass the ball when he should have and looked fed up. Perhaps the rumours of him being homesick are true as he didn't look his usual self. 5/10

27. Andy Thomson: Not an afternoon he'll want to remember. He missed two sitters and faded after that like most of his team mates. It doesn't help him though when we hoof the ball over his head. 6/10

18. Kevin Gallen: Same story as everyone else really. He started well but as we started to hoof it he faded and didn't look the same player. 6/10

Subs

9. Richard Langley: Looked stronger than he has done since his injury and almost scored a brilliant winning goal. 7/10

10. Karl Connolly: Didn't do much but like the other forwards was not helped by the long ball game we had resorted to. 6/10

22. Richard Pacquette: Worked hard and got into some good positions but it just wasn't his day. 6/10