Another early start for a home match as the queue to get Brentford tickets was worse than I had expected. I arrived at the ground at about ten to nine and the queue was almost as far back as the Springbok, it wasn't this bad for the Brighton and Cambridge ticket race.

No one had a problem getting tickets in fact many just turned up at half two and got a ticket without queuing which made those of us waiting an hour and a half in the cold fell pretty stupid. Some fans though were under the impression that we only had 600 tickets, I wonder if this was why so many turned up so early?

Anyway on with the football and despite still being tired I was looking forward to this game after a dismal run of late. For once I was clever and waited to hear the team announced before placing my first goal scorer bet and the team had a few surprises in it.

Once again Paul Bruce was in the starting eleven but thankfully Terrell Forbes was back after injury and new loan Signing Dominic Foley came in for Richard Pacquette.

The big shock was no Andy Thomson although it was later discovered he was injured in training this week. Doudou started up front whilst Oliver Burgess kept his place on the right of midfield. Rangers attacked the Loft in the first half which is something I hate. It might not make much difference but I always feel better when we are attacking the Loft in the second half.

We started well though looking to pass the ball rather than hoof it and played some nice stuff in midfield. Doudou had our first chance as he went on a great run holding off Oldham defenders and using his skill and pace to get into the box. His shot was well saved by the keeper but no Rangers player was anywhere near the rebound and it was easily cleared.

Doudou was causing a lot of problems as he seemed very hungry and was chasing for the ball back into midfield and creating openings for Foley and Connolly. Another good move saw Connolly have a great chance, he ran into the box and was in space but seemed to have to much time as shot straight at the keeper. A succession of corners from Burgess were cleared but we were on top and looking pretty comfortable just needed a goal and it came after about half an hour.

A mix up in defence saw Doudou clean through and he took his time and lobbed the ball over the keeper and into the net. For a second I thought he was going to miss it but I was so pleased to see him score as his performances this season deserve a goal.

After that we looked like we would go on to get more goals. Doudou was still causing problems and Burgess was doing well on the right. The game then took a disappointing turn after a free kick into the box found Foley and he appeared to pull his hamstring as he jumped for the ball. Foley was replaced by Dave Mcewen and surprisingly many supporters around me began to moan and groan about him.

Mcewen was soon involved being hacked down by a terrible tackle from behind but no free kick was given. This was just one of a number of amazing decisions by the referee who was awful. Tackles from behind went unpunished and when he did notice then he never bothered with a yellow card and was not fit to referee.

Before Foley went off he was clearly pushed in the box for a penalty but the ref chose to ignore this and instead blow for free kicks whenever Doudou tried to win the ball. Most of us were confident at half time we could go on and win this game, Oldham looked poor and if we could get a second I was sure we would win this.

We started the second half looking half asleep as some poor defending by Rose and Bruce gave Oldham a chance but they were soon snuffed out after a corner. We weren't playing as well as we did in the first half and we struggled to keep the ball as well as we had been doing. Oldham were no better though and we still and chances to get that second goal.

The best of them fell to Alex Bonnot who found himself in on goal after a good team move. He ran into the box and had time to shoot but just couldn't keep his shot down and ended up hitting one of the many local School children with discount tickets in the upper School end.

The referee was obviously bored with the game as he blew at every opportunity and changed the game with a terrible decision. Bruce seemed to be Tipton up but Tipton just seemed to throw himself on the floor as if he'd been shot and a free kick was given. The linesman (who was just a few yards away) gave nothing but the referee doesn't like to take notice of the lino unless it's an offside.

You just knew we'd pay for this and a free kick to the far post saw Balmer head unmarked past Day into the bottom corner. It was undeserved and chalk the assist up to the referee. Rangers then looked nervous as we were caught between going for a winner and holding on but Oldham were not good enough to capitalise on our uncertainty.

Dave Mcewen was then taken off after a disappointing performance and on came Stuart Wardley. Wardley immediately added some height up front and won a few headers well including one which set Doudou clean through but his touch let him down as he played it to close to the keeper and the chance was gone. Holloway then make another change brining on new signing Fernando De Ornelas for Oliver Burgess and De Ornelas soon became the first booking of the day with his first tackle. Welcome to the world of shit referees Fernando.

The game looked over and the four minutes of injury time didn't bring much hope of a winner. Then a moment of madness almost cost us the game but did cost us our goalkeeper.

An attack on the right was slowly passed backwards and Matthew Rose gave a very lazy and sloppy back pass to Chris Day, Day had to rush out of goal to stop the danger and threw himself into a 50/50 challenge which saved the point but saw him on the floor in agony with a suspected broken leg.

When things are going wrong the reactions of players tells you a lot about their character and sadly this summed up Matthew Rose. His pass back to Day was awful but these things happen it was a 50/50 ball and Day came out worse, I'm not blaming Rose for that but what I am blaming Rose for is his reaction.

nstead of holding his hands up and admitting his mistakes and checking on the condition of our keeper (I was in the upper loft and could tell he'd broken his leg, Rose was 10 yards away from him) he instead bent over and started rubbing his bollocks. OK he did get a ball struck against them a few minutes earlier but surely he should have gone over to check on his keeper who could have a serious injury.

Whilst he was standing around feeling sorry for himself the much hated Stuart Wardley ran forward took off his shirt and had no hesitation to get himself in goal. Now I don't rate Wardley very much but at least he showed some bollocks (not literally) to take some responsibility when Mr Rose was still to busy rubbing his.

Steve Palmer also seemed like he was ready to go in goal and was straight over to Day to check he was alright but as for Rose I was just stunned as I stood waiting for him to do something but he never showed any remorse and couldn't get off the pitch quick enough. Wardley got a standing ovation as he went in goal and Day received a huge ovation as he was carried off.

Wardley's first job was to take a goal kick which he did well and was cheered every time he touched the ball, strangely enough the cheers seemed to help Wardley perhaps we should try doing that when he and others are playing in their normal positions but maybe that's a bit to radical for this day and age.

The referee then gave another awful decision with a free kick right on the touchline when the linesman had flagged for a throw. He moved the ball ten years forward and thankfully Rangers stood firm and Wardley didn't have to face abuse by letting one in.

Full time was greeted by There's only one Stuart Wardley which was the first time I have heard that since he was a regular goal scorer and the team was clapped off the pitch. When I mentioned about the reactions of players summing up their character earlier the same goes for referees.

For the first time in along while the referee and linesman went straight down the tunnel when normally they have to stand in the middle of the pitch and walk off after the players. Even the morons at Cambridge managed to get that right. I get the feeling that the ref knew he had an awful game and didn't want the stick from players or supporters. Referees like this one should not be allowed in the second division or at any level. If this had been a Premiership game then Andy Gray would have spent the next ten years analysing his cocks up on his silly machines.

Man of the Match: Doudou

Players Rating

1. Chris Day: I am absolutely gutted about Day's injury, he has been superb all season and I feel so sorry for him. He was incrediably brave to make the tackle and we'll miss him. 8/10

17. Terrell Forbes: Great to see him back and he had a decent game. Didn't overlap as often as he can but probably not 100% fir yet and didn't want to push him hamstring to hard. 7/10

3. Paul Bruce: Why is he still in the team? Some will say he did well but all he did was not make any huge cock ups. His positional play and distribution is still awful. 5/10

4. Steve Palmer. Wearing a blue and white headband to cover his head wound, Palmer was as solid as ever. 7/10

12. Matthew Rose: As a player he had a decent game but his actions at the end left me disgusted. 6/10

10. Karl Connolly: Good first half where he wanted the ball and was always involved but second half he had to play deep to help Bruce and was not really involved much. 6/10

26. Alex Bonnot: Should have scored in the second half but showed why he sits deep in midfield. Worked hard and played some nice passes . 7/10

11.Marcus Bignot: Gets stuck in all over the pitch and although he won't create much for you his work rate and desire is very important to the team. 7/10

24. Oliver Burgess: Quite impressive at times, gets stuck in and wins tackles and has a lot of energy. Gave the ball away too often in the second half as the team looked a bit nervous. 7/10

18. Dominc Foley: Good movement off the ball to allow Doudou space and a shame he went of with his injury. 7/10

29.Doudou: Outstanding in the first half as he tore Oldham apart but second half he didn't get enough of the ball to make much of an impact. 8/10

Subs

19.Dave Mcewen: I was a bit disappointed with him really, he didn't do much but once again the midfield didn't create anything for him.

7. Stuart Wardley: Had a good game when he came on, won a few headers and linked the play well and well done to him for going in goal. That said a lot about the kind of bloke Wardley is and outs those booing his introduction to shame. 7/10

33. Fernando De Ornelas: didn't really get the chance to do much. 6/1