When the fixtures were released last summer one of the first games to look out for was Blackpool away. A weekend away at Blackpool is always a good laugh and luckily this season we were due to visit the seasiders at the end of March.

Cue hotels being booked by many Rangers fans as the importance of the game and a chance for a weekend of cheap drinking was to good an offer to refuse.

We arrived up in Blackpool on Friday afternoon to be greeted by a very cheap and cheesy B&B we had booked. A trip into town saw many other QPR shirts, mostly on kids playing in the arcades and looking disappointed at the Pleasure Beach not opening until Saturday. We had a choice between going along the pier to a look at the seaside or doing a pub crawl. Thankfully my girlfriend Carly picked the pub crawl route.

A few hours later we headed to Brannagans where it was buy one get one free on all drinks. On one trip to the bar I began to recognise a few faces from QPR games before a chant of Ur'ss rang around the pub. It didn't take long to work out the entire pub was virtually all QPR fans as most the LSA arrived and we knew we were in for a good night.

At about 9 a live band appeared on stage called Hooper. They just about got through one song before Rangers fans got on the stage grabbed the microphone and began telling everyone that we were QPR and that we love Rangers. The poor band had no hope as they tried to play along but just got drowned out by Rangers fans. It was all in good spirits though and after leaving at about 1am I couldn't wait for the game to start.

Saturday morning was spent walking in town and spotting the huge number of QPR shirts around. It was like a home game but Rangers fans were smiling and laughing and the pubs beginning to fill up early. Onto the important stuff though and a thoroughly entertaining game.

It was a short walk from the Ardwick pub to the ground and it looked very impressive with two shiny new stands. Sadly though the steward told us we were at the other end which was a wooden stand which looked like it would fall apart any minute. It was a bizarre sight to see such a modern two stands and then two cow sheds at the other half of the ground.

Our end was a complete dump and the view to the pitch was blocked by a huge pole and the toilets looking like something out of the dark ages. For some reason on rather drunk Rangers fans went into the Ladies and accused my girlfriend of being a Blackpool fan. Not sure why, as surely a Blackpool fan would be in the nice comfortable looking stand and not arguing with a bloke in the ladies toilets. Still drink does strange things to people and the number of kiss me quick hats and Sadamm Hussain masks in the away end showed that this was not the most sober crowd to watch QPR play this season.

The teams came out to a huge roar and it was time to get the binoculars out as the pitch was bloody miles away from where we were sitting. Rangers made one change to the team that lost last weekend. Terrell Forbes was out injured so Stephen Kelly made his Rangers debut after signing on loan from Spurs.

We began the game by attacking towards the Blackpool but most of the action was up at our end. Blackpool played some good football and were on top for the early part of the game.

They passed the ball as well as any team I have seen this season and Rangers looked very nervous. At the back we defended well and Kelly looks a good signing but we lacked any shape in midfield and it looked like we would struggle.

We did have a few half chances going forward though with good work out wide causing problems but we didn't worry them enough during the early stages. The Rangers fans had begun to get a little bit quieter than at the start of the game but we soon burst into life with a wonderful moment midway through the half.

A free kick about 25 yards out saw Langley take control of the ball and I really fancied him to score. He looked confident as he placed the ball down before curling a superb shot into the top corner of the net.

The keeper didn't even move as the Rangers fans were mental and Langley top off his shirt and ran to Ian Holloway where the team celebrated together. It was a fantastic celebration and Langley needed that goal after a poor game last week.

We were now on top and you could feel the confidence coming into the team. A Gino Padula corner was swung in and by the looks of it Danny Shittu won the header and powered it past the keeper. We went mad again and were celebrating for so long we didn't notice the ref disallow the goal.

God Knows what he saw wrong with it, even from our end we couldn't see much wrong and the Blackpool players hadn't claimed for anything. I began to worry that it would be a turning point in the game but we got to half time 1-0 up and the crowd was buzzing.

Second half saw us start a lot better and we were well on top. After a few minutes a corner on the right brought about the craziest goalmouth scramble I have ever seen. First off Carlisle hit a shot which was blocked on the line then Shittu, Gallen and Bircham all seemed to have efforts blocked with one coming back off the line.

Almost every player was involved swinging for the ball and eventually the ref blew his whistle as it began to get out of hand. You had to see it to understand what an amazing sight it was but I'm not sure why Carlisle and a Blackpool defender was booked. Gino Padula deserves credit here for dragging Bircham away from a fight which would have got him sent off.

When play resumed we got going again and were dominating midfield. Furlong and Gallen were holding the ball up and a second goal was desperately needed to kill the game off. Blackpool still had chances to get back in the game but we managed to get that vital second goal. Furlong was being fouled outside the box and as the linesmen flagged as if his life depended on it the ref played the advantage as the ball was played wide to Langley and our very won Golden Balls fired low and hard into the bottom corner to virtually kill the game off.

The celebrations will live long in the memory as the fans and players went mad and we knew we were very close to a vital three points. At this stage we began to sit back and thats never a good thing to do when your QPR. They created a few good chances but thankfully they had nothing up front and Day was never really called on to make a save. A few times we had Kelly to thank though who made some excellent interceptions and one great last ditch tackle.

Holloway then made a change taking off Paul Furlong who got a standing ovation from the Rangers fans and bringing on the fit again Matthew Rose. We went to a 4-5-1 formation and it worked quite well as we managed to play out the game without giving them many more chances.

A third goal would have been the icing on a very nice tasting cake and it came with a few minutes left. McCleod put in a brilliant cross and there was Richard Langley to head home his first ever hat trick for the club. Jubilant scenes followed and Blackpool must really hate the sight of Langley. Last season he scored the goal of the season against them, this season he scored a superb goal in the 2-1 win at home and now he was here getting a hat trick. Langley must wish he can play them every week.

An announcement was made on the tannoy that all QPR coaches were waiting for us in the car park which got 2,000 Rangers fans singing "We're not going home" as the party was in full swing. I don't think I've been to an away game with a better atmosphere than this for years. It was superb stuff and even an injury time goal from Blackpool brought cheers from the Rangers fans.

So at the end the players came over to celebrate with the fans and it was nice to see Blackpool fans clapping and chatting with Danny Shittu after the game who was on loan at Blackpool a few years ago.

So three more points and the only downside was watching a very boring England game afterwards. Still Rangers fans made the day even more special with plenty of singing and drinking in the town for the rest of the night.

A weekend in Blackpool was everything we had hoped for and more and plans are already being made for next seasons trip although we'll hopefully be playing in division one then.

1. Chris Day: Made a few good saves and was always talkijng to his defence to keep things organised. 7/10

34. Stephen Kelly: Very impressive debut. Won loads of tackles and looked very solid. 8/10

3. Gino Padula: Did well against Bullock and got forward well when required. 7/10

5. Clarke Carlisle: Got stronger as the game wore on and looked desperate to beat his former club. 7/10

6. Danny Shittu: Same as Carlisle but did provide a highlight as the team played keep ball near the end to huge cheers from the fans before it came to Shittu who hoofed it 50 yards forward. You had to laugh. 7/10

4. Steve Palmer: An excellent performance from the captain who won tackles, got forward and gace 100% 8/10

8. Marc Bircham: Liek Palmer he worked so hard for the team and did a godo job. 7/10

9. Richard Langley: The first midfield player to score a hat trick since Andy Sinton ten years ago. A great response after a poor game last week and I'm very pleased for him. 9/10

15. Kevin McLeod: Great cross for the third goal and was a threat whenever he got the ball. 7/10

10. Kevin Gallen: String as ever holding the ball up and his passing was much better than last week. 7/10

29. Paul Furlong: Looks like the experienced pro he is now and had another good game up front. 7/10

7. Matthew Rose: Good to see him get a game but didn't do much when he came on. 7/10