AUGUST 2006 - MARTIN ROWLANDS v SOUTHEND (H)

"Rowly had been overshadowed by his young Aussie colleague to this point but when a freekick was conceded twenty five yards out he stepped up with purpose. Cook rolled the ball a yard into his path and he sent a vicious right footed strike screaming into the top corner. Southend could have had four keepers in and they wouldn’t have had a prayer of keeping it out."

SEPTEMBER 2006 - RAY JONES v SOUTHAMPTON (A)

"Five minutes before half time the game was turned on its head thanks to some brilliant opportunism from Ray Jones. Bircham pumped a hopeful ball up the line and there seemed to be little danger as Kelvin Davis tried to shepherd the ball out of play. Jones didn’t let him settle though and managed to chase him down and hook the ball away from him. From the acutest of angles Giant Ray slotted the ball into the gaping net to send the R’s fans into a frenzy."

NOVEMBER 2006 - JIMMY SMITH v CRYSTAL PALACE (H)

"A ball into the box was knocked to Gallen by Blackstock and he fed it back out to Jimmy Smith. The Chelsea youngster took a touch to steady himself before looping a stunning volley over Flinders for his third goal in seven games."

DECEMBER 2006 - LEE COOK v BIRMINGHAM (A)

"A delightful bit of play down the right hand side by Furlong who still has the vision despite not having much else released Cook. Cookie completely embarrassed former loan ranger Steven Kelly. The Blues right back just stood of Cookie and watched him arrow a right footed missile into the back of the net from just outside the box, goal of the month surely?"

JANUARY 2007 - RAY JONES v COLCHESTER (H)

"Cook was once again the provider as he sent in a near post cross that was attacked by Ray Jones. The want away striker turned his body to shield the ball and deftly headed the ball over the stranded Gerken into the opposite corner."

FEBRUARY 2007 - LEE COOK v BURNLEY (H)

"Lafferty dallied on the ball in the middle of the park and you don’t need to ask Bolder twice if he wants to have a challenge. He ran through the Burnley man and took the ball from him before slipping a perfectly weighted pass into the path of Lee Cook. Cook carried the ball forward before firing a perfectly placed shot low past Mike Pollitt and just inside the far post."

MARCH 2007 - MARK NYGAARD'S 2nd v LEICESTER (A)

"A long ball up field was flicked on by Furlong into the path of Nygaard who seemed to have taken up station on the right flank. As the ball headed toward him the Danish striker started to measure his stride and you just knew he was hitting it. He made the sweetest contact on the volley from wide on the right and the ball screamed over the head of the bewildered Henderson and in!"

APRIL/MAY 2007 - DEXTER BLACKSTOCK v PRESTON (H)

"The young striker’s first touch cushioned the ball perfectly and as St. Ledger and Chilvers closed in he speared an exquisite left footed volley past the helpless Lonergan. The ground erupted to this sensational strike and it was as much a sense of relief as of celebration. "