Rangers started with a near full strength team despite the injury problems. Only Peacock, Maddix, Ready and Rose were missing from a full strength team. Rangers started slowly in a very dull first half.

Our main threat was down the left with Jermaine Darlington causing problems and Richard Langley and Paul Murray were working well in midfield using skill and determination to create openings. No real clear-cut chances came apart from a Darlington cross which was headed wide by Wardley.

Crewe played some nice football in midfield but lacked a cutting edge and rarely threatened Lee Harpers goal. Jermaine Darlington then appeared to pull up with a hamstring injury. The wing back played on for a few minutes but appeared to signal to the bench his time was over. Darlington was replaced by loan signing Brian Mcgovern.

It was a good decision by player and manager to replace him, as I am sure he could have continued but taking him off early means he can rest the injury and hopefully be back quickly. Mcgovern started much like Darren Ward against Charlton, he looked very nervous and it took him a few minutes to adjust to the pace of the game and to fit in around players he can't have trained with yet.

Baraclough moved to left wing back where he started the season with Mcgovern in the back three. Ranger's forwards looked very quiet with some nice passes to them being wasted by poor movement and Steiner taking one touch too many. Langley was beginning to receive stick from the Loft despite running the game for Rangers with some intelligent passes and wonderful tackling.

Langley almost scored with a nice volley but his effort went just over the bar. Langley has a very casual style, which is supposed to be QPR's tradition, but QPR fans seem happier with a sliding tackle nowadays than a neat dummy and 40 yard pass.

This was summed up just before half time. Langley looked a little to causal on the ball and lost out on the edge of the Crewe area. As the groans filled Loftus Road, I and a bloke two rows in front of me shouted "Go one son, Head up", Now obviously he couldn't hear us but Langley won the ball back with a great tackle, took on the defence with skill beating his man easily and crossed a lovely ball into the middle only for the Rangers attack to stand like planks watching him. Langley was blamed for not finding a QPR shirt when he skill to open up the defence should have been given a standing ovation.

Half time came and little to cheer about as you can tell from the report so far. Second half saw QPR up the temp a little but were struggling to break down the Crewe defence. Langley was a little quieter second half but Paul Murray and Wardley got involved more pushing forward and loan signing Brian Mcgovern was showing us some good skills. Mcgovern received the ball on the right wing, turned two Crewe defenders before firing a shot just wide from 25 yards.

Tim Breacker then appeared to pull a hamstring and was taken straight off to be replaced by Gallen as Rangers switched to three up front and a back four. Mcgovern was switched to the right wing back role and did well almost scoring again with another long range effort which flashed just wide. Kevin Gallen then crossed for Steiner to head straight at the keeper and Wardley found himself with a half chance and struck his shot straight at the keeper when both should have done better.

Crewe were creating very little in the way of chances as Rangers were on top. Kiwomya was then brought down by a crude challenge on the left for a free kick. Ian Baraclough swung the ball in the middle and Stuart Wardley rose to head home his 12th goal of the season. The QPR fans went mad and Super Stuart Wardley was sung with pride and passion in the Q, P and R blocks of Loftus Road. Rangers needed a second to be sure but didn't really create enough to get that goal.

Gallen did well holding onto the ball but almost cost us the game with a wayward pass to Langley. As usual, Langley was blamed for this, Crewe broke to cut QPR open with some nice passing. Colin Cramb found himself clean through for what looked a certain goal but he somehow managed to slot the ball wide much to the relief of the QPR supporters and players. This seemed to wake QPR up again, Kiwomya was replaced by George Kulscar as we switched to a more defensive team and Gallen was given the task of keeping the ball in the corner which he managed to do along with Wardley whose confidence appears sky high.

One worrying moment followed as Steiner gave Gallen a terrible pass but blamed Kev. Gallen then won the ball and looked for Steiners run. He placed the ball towards the corner flag but Steiner was having none of it and turned his back on the game. Perhaps Steiner should have run for the ball and helped the team rather than be petty with Kevin Gallen. It's a team game and whatever the players think of each over, they must work together. Just that one small complaint though as Steiner has done well this season.

Final whistle came and Rangers hung on for a deserved win. It wasn't a classic but much like the home games against Walsall and Tranmere, QPR have won without playing well and are back in the playoff hunt.