Rangers started with Matthew Rose returning for Darren Ward in defence and the rest of the team was unchanged. Rangers took a strong army of around 1,700 fans who packed into the away end.

Back home, where I was, the usual soccer Saturday afternoon was well under way. Sadly no Rodney marsh this week and memories of student afternoons watching the scores come in came flooding back. This was to be a bit different though as me and my dad can't stand listening to Alan Mullery we opted to watch the Rugby and rely on teletext.

Well 40 minutes into that farce and with England thrashing Italy we went back to Sky and the great Jeff Stelling. To the Bescot Stadium he said after just eleven minutes. The look of panic hovers over the front room but there it is on the screen Rangers are 1-0 up. A run down the right from Chris Kiwomya saw the forward produce a low cross for Paul Murray. Before Murray could get a touch Walsall defender Larusson converted into his own net.

Great stuff, my sister seems happy as she now reckons that if QPR go up she is gonna go every week so that's one more through the turnstile next year. That extra fan came close with the voice of Jeff Stelling telling us "Speaking of struggling sides, it's gone from bad to worse for.....(Note the pause to keep every struggling sides supporters and their opponents clinging to his every word) Walsall." Yes we cry but pause for a second, as he could be about to tell us Swindon are winning. This is a neat trick that Stelling plays on us never letting us know the score until we can stand it no longer.

Over to the Becot and yes it is 2-0 and its Wardley again. The goal itself was from an Ian Baraclough free kick, which was half, cleared to Wardley who volleyed home. "We are going up" I scream and as I say I fear a comeback on the way.

A quick check of the Rugby and England are even further in front so it's with Jeff and the boys all the way as the main focus is back on the teams around us. Then the phone goes and future brother in law is informed that his beloved Glasgow Rangers are getting stuffed, well 1-0 anyway. He then tells me that QPR will lose 3-2 and Glasgow Rangers will win 5-2. I laugh at him but by the time I put the phone down, Glasgow are 3-1 up and QPR are hanging on.

Walsall hit the bar and then pull one back with a tap in from Tony Barras. Fear hits in and I scream for half time, thankfully we go in at 2-1 up but knowing Rangers we are bound to lose now. So what to do for the second half, what will make us win. Well I decided to just go on the computer and play Champ Man for the second half whilst watching Soccer Saturday of course.

Back at the bescot Stadium, Chris Plummer is taken off injured and Mark Perry comes on to play right wing back with Baraclough switched to the middle and Darlington onto the left. Then the inevitable. Paul Hall scores for Walsall and Jeff doesn't rule out a winner. I've now lost hope and am looking to kill the stupid Jock for predicting this, especially as Glasgow Rangers go 5-2 up and the playoff dream comes to an end.

But wait, Jeff saying Goal at the Bescot. Is it Rangers, come on man spit it out, he utters those words, "Goals at the bescot and its Chris Kiwomya" and lets go over to Fulham to speak to Kiwomya. I look on bemused, as does poor Chris Kamara who explains who he is and that Fulham have scored again. Jeff is back and tells us that Kamara has scored for QPR is a half joke and half the fact he is seeing goal after goal come through on the vidi printer and he is trying to catch up. The report describes the goal as a quality finish and it was a good finish by Kiwomya. Wardley again did well and crossed for Kama.. I mean Kiwomya and he controlled the ball and struck into the top corner.

The next twenty minutes were spent starring at the screen as the final score took ages to come through but at the end of the day, QPR had three more points. Also, I could now relax in the knowledge that the Jock was wrong as Glasgow won 6-2 but his prediction was frighteningly to close for comfort.

Back to the football side of things and those at the game will tell you how everyone played. Early reports suggest that we missed Darren Ward in defence but at the end of the day we are 3 points closer to promotion.