SKINNER'S RE-VIEW : DEXTER'S APRIL

Thursday 17th May 2007
by Simon Skinner

Dexter Blackstock was the deserved winner of your QPRnet.com Player of the Month for April and a bit of May! His four goals in six games helped gun Rangers to safety and took him to fourteen goals for the season overall.

The first game of the month was the 1-0 home win over Preston, a game in which Dexter scored what would be voted the clubs official goal of the season. The second half had barely got going when Dex took Nygaard’s pinpoint pass on his chest before sending a rasping volley into the Preston net. He was unlucky not to add a second in injury time, he was denied by a fine save from Lonergan. 

The away win at Coventry saw Dexter leading the line and although he didn’t trouble the scorers in this one he was tireless as always. He also had to contend with a shocking challenge from clogger Robert Page that brought no censure from the official whatsoever. 

Two days later Dexter was back on target with a deadly double in the 3-2 home win over relegation fodder Luton Town. His first was a real poacher’s effort from twelve yards as the ball bobbled round in the box. His second was a cool penalty under massive pressure to bring the scores level at 2-2. He also had to contend with odious gobshite Richard Langley doing his level best to show what bad sportsmanship is all about. 

Up at Sunderland the team went down 2-1 but Dexter won the penalty that was converted by Rowlands for the equaliser. Back at Loftus Road Blackstock was back on target again, scoring the goal that wrapped up a win against Cardiff and secured Championship football for next season. 

A short corner routine was worked back out to Lee Cook and as he has done so many times this season he found Dexter’s perfect run with the perfect ball and Dexter provided the perfect header.  

The final game against Stoke was a quiet one for Dexter as he returned after missing the Wolves game through injury. With Rangers down to ten men he was shunted to the left wing and then taken off with ten minutes to play having run himself to water as per usual. 

Blackstock has proved to be a fine signing and if we can get someone to play with him next season he could go even further than the impressive fourteen goals he managed this term. He works like a dog and has made himself a real fans favourite.  

Well done Dexter