Rangers playing live on Sky usually means a drab game and a defeat and right on cue Gary Waddock's men produced a typical live on TV performance to gift struggling Ipswich a first win of the season.

Gary Waddock recalled his more senior players for the game with Rose, Milanese, Lomas and Gallen all starting the game whilst Ray Jones replaced Baidoo up front.

The changes worked at first as Rangers came flying out of the blocks and looked to get the win that could have taken us into a playoff position

Cook and Ward were combining well and the Australian midfielder went close on three occasions smashing in two shots which were blocked and a third beat the keeper but was just over the bar. Following a lovely passing move. Gallen also had an effort blocked as we passed and moved and tore the visitors apart.

It didn't last long though as Ipswich began to get back in the game and Rangers began to struggle to break down Ipswich.

Rangers almost gifted Ipswich the lead when Paul Jones flapped at a free kick and Rangers just about scrambled it clear. It was a rare mistake by Jones but the keeper never really recovered and the back four looked shaky for the rest of the game.

Rangers continued to have chances though as lee Cook went close with a curling shot and then Ray Jones headed a quality Cook cross over the bar.

The game was very open with both sides creating chances and Clarke twice went close for the visitors with Jones denying the striker with a near post save on one occasion and the young striker fired wide on the other.

Gallen and Cook swapped wings as Gallen was struggling on the right wing and to be honest faired no better on the left. Personally I'd have moved Blackstock out wide who has the pace to fill in that position but I suppose Waddock opted for experience in midfield, which has worked in the past.

Rangers missed a golden chance to take the lead and again it was Ray Jones creating the chance.

Jones did brilliantly to control a ball with one touch and then play a wonderful defence splitting pass to Blackstock but the half a million pound man perhaps had too much time and hit his shot straight at the keeper.

It was a chance the youngster really should have taken but once again Blackstock's movement and pace were making up for his lack of killer instinct in front of goal.

Ipswich began top take control as Rangers looked very open at the back. De Vos missed a good chance, which was saved by Jones, and Clarke hit the bar as Rehmann stood off his man with some dire defending.

At half time Rangers were under the cosh but the half had been quite even with both sides having a good number of chances. Waddock needed to sort the back four out though and sadly he didn't, as things got a lot worse after the break.

Not only were the defence all over the place we now lost all of our shape. Lomas might has well have sat with me for all the good he was doing protecting the back four whilst Gallen was looking more and more like someone playing out of position and was rarely in the game.

Cook was very quiet back on the left and poor Nick Ward was running around watching the ball pumped over his head. The front two's movement was rarely utilised and Ipswich couldn't believe their luck.

Space began to open up for them as they played through and us round us and it was only a matter of time before they scored. Amazingly though it was Rangers who took the lead around the hour mark.

Dexter Blackstock made the goal on the left with a high cross to the far post where Gallen got in front of his marker and held him off to steer the ball home from close range. It was Gallen's 100th league goal of his career and his second in a week, which can only help as he looks to regain his full fitness.

As the QPR fans roared out that Kevin Gallen was magic, the visitors worked a way back in the game with this seasons first dodgy penalty against us. Gavin Williams broke into the box and rather than trying to have a shot or a cross he just threw himself on the floor as soon as he went close to a defender and won a penalty. A very harsh decision but in all fairness Ipswich had deserved a way back into the game.

They took the chance as Simon Walton stepped up and scored low into the bottom corner, as the ball seemed to go through Jones arms.

Ipswich were not flying Rangers looked a mess, Williams fired in a brilliant volley from a corner which hit the base of the post whilst Jones had to tip over a long-range effort.

It was all Ipswich and a second goal wasn't far away, it came from another corner and Rangers zonal marking was undone as we all stood marking space and De Vos had plenty of time to run in at the far post and knock the ball over the line with his thigh.

Waddock made a change to chase the game but the idea of bringing on like for like with Bircham replacing Lomas was a strange one when he had more attacking options such as Oliseh on the bench. Rangers really just needed to keep the ball and although Bircham came on and did OK his game was all about breaking up the play rather than creating anything.

We went to a 3-4-3 when Baidoo replaced Milanese but our only route of attack was still a long punt forward and hope something would fall to us in the box. It almost worked as a high ball by Gallen caused a bit of panic but Jones, Blackstock and Baidoo were all crowded out by the Ipswich defence.

Ipswich could and should have scored a few more but in the end just added one more to the score line as Stewart's attempt to tackle Williams was pathetic and the cross in to the middle found Bowdich with a free header. This was the cue for most of the QPR in the stadium to leave and by the final whistle most fans left were too bored or pissed off to even bother to boo the team off.

This was a very poor night at the office for Rangers and to put it down to the usual Sky jinx would be papering over the cracks.

At the back we are simply not good enough. Nearly ten years after Rose proved he can't play at right back he is back in the position and is again showing he can't play at right back.

Milanese continues to look sluggish and a weak link whilst neither of the two centre halves were able to dominate and we looked very open and easy top score again.

That's not the first time this season either and we've been spared in recent games by several sitters missed by Preston, Southend and Northampton. In midfield we lacked any sort of shape without Rowlands and Ainsworth. Gallen is still not a right winger and I was a little surprised to see Lomas start ahead of Oliseh in a match which always looked like it would be an open passing game rather than one that needed a battler in midfield.

Still Waddock will have learnt a lot about his side in this game and hopefully the manager and players can work on things over the next few weeks and return with an improved performance and result at Ian Holloway's Plymouth.

Man of the Match: Nick Ward

Players Ratings: Jones 5, Rose 5, Milanese 5 (Baidoo 6), Stewart 5, Rehmann 5, Gallen 6, Lomas 5 (Bircham 6), Ward 7, Cook 6, R.Jones 6, Blackstock 6