At the start of the season I fully expected to be travelling to this game with Norwich already promoted but instead Nigel Worthington's team have been a huge disappointment this season and going into Monday's game they lay in mid table with protests and petitions against the manager so Worthington must have been delighted that we were the visitors for a game he needed to win.

On current form this was a huge miss match with us in free fall and the home side improving at Carrow Road. To make matters worse for Rangers we were without the injured Gallen, Langley, Donnelly and Evatt, which required more changes to the starting eleven. As Bignot, Lomas, Furlong and Santos were all recalled and we went back to a 4-4-2 after Saturdays experiment.

The first half was quite even and like so many games in recent weeks never really came to life. Georges Santos and Dan Shittu were dominant in defence as Norwich struggled to create many chances.

Milanese was once again solid at left back. Stefan Bailey was again impressive in midfield looking comfortable on the ball and strong in the tackle. Like Norwich though we had very little threat up front and but we were passing the ball quite well and as half time approached it was a decent performance. That got better though when we took the lead right on half time.

It came from a good passing move as Lomas picked out Ainsworth on the right and as Nygaard and Furlong looked for the cross Ainsworth smashed in an unstoppable shot from an acute angle into the bottom corner. The travelling QPR fans were stunned but celebrated as we took the lead away from Loftus Road for the first time since February.

At half time the mood was good among the QPR fans and we looked set to build on a good half and win the game.

That exactly how it looked after the break as we continued to keep possession well although Earnshaw managed to miss a glorious chance to put his side level when he shot well wide from a good position.

Rangers were the better side though and came very close to a second goal. Lee Cook whipped in a lovely corner and reserve keeper Paul Gallagher made two cracking saves first from Shittu then Furlong in quick succession.

Rangers then hit the bar from another Cook corner as the keeper flapped and Doherty headed back towards his own goal.

It was all Rangers and the home fans had long since turned on their own team and manager in fact many fans were queuing outside before the game to sign a petition to get rid of Nigel Worthingon, and we thought we were negative.

Lee Cook deservedly gave us a 2-0 lead with a fantastic goal. Cook has been in fine form since Waddock took over and this goal showed what he is capable of as he picked up the ball deep, dribbled towards the penalty area going past two players then picking his spot and firing into the bottom corner. It was a fantastic goal, shame about the crap celebration that followed but you can't have everything.

The QPR fans were in fine voice now and were singing "And now your gonna believe us, your even worse than us" which even the home fans found funny.

It could and should have got better as Cook went close again with a free kick but before we knew it a lovely day went horribly wrong.

Ainsworth started it off with an awful back header, which Jones did well to tip over the bar. From the corner Jones flapped at the cross and Huckerbby headed home at the far post.

We had 14 minutes to hold on and all of a sudden Rangers showed they really had forgotten how to win a game of football.

It wasn't all doom and gloom as we created two clear-cut chances to finish the game off. First up Milanese won us a corner after a good run and from that corner Shittu met the ball with a firm header, which seemed to have goal written all over it until the keeper produced a magnificent save to tip it over the bar.

At this stage the game still looked won but we began to sit back and a change was needed to finish the game off. That never came though and Rangers fell apart in the last five minutes.

A ball in from the right seemed simple for Milanese but he was beaten to it and Earnshaw pounced to make it 2-2. The home fans couldn't believe it and neither could we.

Paul Furlong went close to regaining the lead after a lovely ball from Ainsworth but again he was denied by a cracking save.

As the final minute arrived Norwich won a corner and the whole game had an air of inevitability about it.

Thirty years ago to the day QPR had thrown away a lead to lose 3-2 to Norwich, a result that cost us the title. Although nothing as dramatic hung on this game the result was about to be the same as Rangers left Earnshaw unmarked and just six yards out to win the game.

It was a complete injustice but these things happen and despite dominating for much of the game we were going home with nothing and those petitions against Nigel Worthington were quickly being ripped up.

Despite the result it was a promising performance from Rangers. The back four all played well for 74 minuets before losing the plot. Stefan Bailey was again impressive in midfield whilst Cook was a joy to watch at times.

Still that's another defeat and It looks like we'll finish 4th bottom now and from the position Waddock took over and the players he's had to choose from that's not good enough.

One of the arguments against Ian Holloway was always that the football wasn't pretty enough and that fans would rather see an entertaining defeat than a boring win, I'm not sure how many would still agree with that after this game.

It looks like we'll see a major clear out now with sixteen players expected to be either released or sold during the summer.

Next weekends last home game of the season against Watford will probably be the last time we'll see the likes of Bircham, Bignot, Nygaard and Lomas in a QPR shirt.

Gary Waddock has a massive job on this summer to turn it all around but for the first time in a while there were signs at Norwich that we perhaps are moving in the right direction.

Man of the Match: Stefan Bailey

Players Ratings: Jones 6, Bignot 6, Milanese 6, Shittu 6, Santos 7, Ainsworth 7, Bailey 7, Lomas 7, Cook 7, Nygaard 7, Furlong 7