I agree, but there's something in the way we've come from behind now twice in two games, it's at total odds to recent performances - if we go 1-0 down now, I don't feel as hopeless as I once did. There's every chance we go back to type at the weekend, but something feels different. Nice to know we have some English football experience on the bench for a change, who get how a team should navigate tough Championship season.

There's a reason we're catching teams offside more since Eustace took over, Fadz is always holding their line and screaming at them to push up. Good to watch, reassuring even.

He was great when he came on, I'll hold my hands up, in every other game he's come on as a sub I've always sank in my seat, it felt like nothing would be created but he proved me wrong last night. As Lancaster Rover said, he seemed to come inside more and be more direct, rather than hugging the wing, prepared to link up more. Maybe it's the fact the pressure was off and the whole team had raised their game, I don't know, but he needs to adopt the role of "super sub" and actually come on and hurt teams rather than just make up the numbers. That shot that lead to the goal was unreal, no backlift, crazy the amount of pace he got on it, very unlucky not to score.

When he got that standing ovation after his double save last night, it nearly brought a tear to my eye. Class.

It doesn't take much for a team to get the Ewood crowd behind them, it's a symbiotic relationship between fans and players. Last night all it took was seeing some heart and commitment, graft, nous whatever you want to call it, to get the fans going and the players going in return. Some genuine goosebump moments last night, like the old days - "Rovers 'til I die" being sung all round the ground, when Pears took a goal kick after his double save and the crowd gave him a standing ovation - great to have moments I heard from someone last night that a team should represent and play like the town/city in which they are based - it felt "right" last night. If anything, a "morale boosting defeat" was maybe just what the team needs, they'll be knackered but surely these experiences help bind groups together? All credit to Eustace, I thought our recent cup runs were purely down to JDT's positivity, and I thought we'd bottle it tonight and play safe, but we saw a side to this squad that we maybe didn't know existed.

In recent months I have not known what Siggy actually brings to the side, what he actually does as a footballer, I was concerned when he came on for the second half. Last night he showed it though, calmness on the ball and a quality of pass, the right weight etc bit of extra quality.

Walking out of Ewood last night trying to work out exactly what it is that Eustace has done to this side, I know it's small steps currently and we're not exactly pulling up trees in the league yet. It's hard to discuss subjectively as there's a lot of last night that was down to it being a free hit in front of the TV cameras, being "up for the cup" - but it was almost unbelievable that was the same side who toiled against Big Club and Cardiff. As well as getting us organised at the back, more compact, the arrival of Fadz, Eustace has to have done something to give them a bit of belief, whether it's man management, confidence or just taking the shackles off, maybe it's the simple stuff of stopping them being so wedded to a style of play and seeing no other way of coping with games. He seems more active on the touchline, constantly cajoling the lads. Hard to tell from the Riverside, but every time I looked across it felt like he was almost telling Siggy how to cover and track back the entire second half. We're also tackling hard and fair, even picking up more yellows for "proper" tackles, professional fouls - not stupid petulant frustrated stuff. When I saw Tronstadt was out I was pretty worried about our midfield, the last 6 months under JDT have done that, but I think by taking the pressure off us trying to play like Man City, there's less expectation on our midfield to constantly take the ball on the half turn and deliver a killer pass, it reduces the chances of mistakes. Last night we were just hungrier to win the second ball higher up the pitch, pick it up, then play our quick passing game to hurt teams, rather than trying to do it in our own third as we have been under the previous regime. Judging by comments in the press recently from Pears, words to the effect of "I'll do whatever the manager tells me to do", and Brittain "I was told not to cross it" it seems that it's easy for the modern player's head to drop and down tools if whatever the manager is doing isn't working - maybe they're being told to play to their strengths and the rest will follow? Being less rigid in terms of a game plan is helping. We've now come from behind two games in a row, this has to be the biggest evidence of something going on in the belief of the squad. Every time we made subs under JDT, the quality dropped, and last night I had that familiar feeling that the game was done, but we got better, same as with the Norwich game. Due to the cost-cutting of the squad, I'd forgotten that part of the game, bringing on subs to improve the side, who'd have thought that was an actual thing?!! I take massive pleasure in us doing "normal" football things, 2 banks of four, being organised, clearing the ball under pressure, it's weird to see it, I've almost forgotten what it feels like. Anyway, this is all irrelevant if we put in a poor performance against Swansea, and it's totally possible, but there's green shoots for sure. They seem to be fighting for each other and the shirt, talking and shouting at each other on the pitch, getting stuck in.

As fans you just want "moments" to celebrate, things to go completely bonkers for - will be forever thankful to Sammie for last night's goal, and the one against Sheff Utd in the FA Cup at Bramall Lane, good memories. The effort this lad puts in is unreal.

Burnley fans and Kompany moaning about being "hard done to" after Adam didn't get a second yellow...boo hoo They didn't mind Barnes antics at the t'turf last season. Having a good laugh at him pushing Kaminksi in the net, the handball at Ewood etc. Can't have it both ways.

Wonder how long JDT was chatting with the Swedish FA...

I've actually forgotten what it feels like to play slightly better in the second half and come back to draw a game. When was the last time/how many times other than Millwall on the final day we came from behind to gain any points?

We weren't scoring when we were trying to pass through the middle either, so f*** knows what we are to do. Just got to get hard to beat and keep working on it.

Me neither but remember though how poor Norwich were in that game? Their fans wanted Wagner out afterward, a game too far for many of them. We just need patience, get this faltering squad playing together in some form, whatever it takes. Not going to happen overnight.

If the other results hadn't gone the way they did, that's a good point. We were poor the last 15 when I thought we'd started to get a foothold, but I'm impressed with how we are fighting and getting stuck in, disrupting play, we're also talking more on the pitch. A point not ideal but but against an in-form Norwich side I'll take that, however, we had our chances, and on another day we win that 3-1.

Difference between the two sides is they can pass it about quickly to feet, we can't. Our passing has been atrocious over the last month, regardless of who's in the dugout. Positives: nice to see us being a bit more physical, we're also mixing it up and we've been unlucky not to score. Negatives: we can't seem to get our top scorer involved in the game, with zero midfield he's just not seeing the ball, and we're not winning those second balls from knockdowns. As above, our passing and general touch is so off, it's alarming - it must be a confidence thing. A terrible challenge by Buckley to concede the free kick, but the guy had beaten him, if he didn't make it, he would get slated for not doing anything, something to stop a clear chance at goal. Seeing so many comments over the last few days of "not watching any more" etc (pathetic view in my opinion) and general negativity regarding the manager, give him a chance FFS, this is such a disjointed squad who seem to need telling how to play the game. Tough job for anyone. COYB.

Rotherham away, Reading etc and Turf Moor, the 4-1 at home to Preston - there was just something about those defeats that will always stick with me, the fact that after the first goal goes in you know you have zero chance of getting back in it, sat there for the rest of the game just taking it... I also said recent worst memories, and it's all relative for each of us, without giving away my age. Yes the 7-0 at home was a disgrace, but we went down to 10 men against a top side in the division, a freak result, not a steady familiar pattern. I agree injuries etc but we have to pick up points somehow and build, JDT wasn't doing anything about that.

Definitely can't read too much in Szmodics looking angry and fed up etc, he's seems like one of those rare players that is as close as you're going to get to watching an actual normal "fan" playing football - stick any of us on the pitch and we'd be moaning and screaming at our team mates to pass the thing to feet. I think he just feels it like the rest of us. He'll definitely be off at the first chance though, but to be honest, if we'd had a striker all season do you think he'd have scored as many? He's scored goals in spite of the team's issues, forced into that role, of which we're all grateful.

Exactly. Well put.

But that was in the cup, with the pressure off and two changed sides...can't compare them. I admit teams with quality would have put us to the sword, but the side is shot of confidence. We actually had a decent chance to snatch it, and we defended well on the whole, the offside trap working. They need to get together as a squad, find some confidence that they ain't going to ship 2 goals a game, and build from there. There is no recency bias at all - look at Sheff Utd, Rotherham, Reading, Dingles away last season as three examples off the top of my head. One flowing attack in those games doesn't not make me feel any better about those memories, some of the worst moments as a Rovers fan in recent years. I loved the way we played under JDT, it was the hope and the ambition and it was nice to see that happening at our club, but I didn't like the way we committed men forward and I didn't like getting hammered week in week out with zero fight. People critiquing the style of play and the manager after 3 games really need to take a deep breath. Judge it next season.

Prior to Deepdale we'd lost 6 on the trot away from home. There's a lot of romanticising JDT's style of play going on here, we'd have lost that 3-0 a couple of months ago. Let's become hard to beat, and build from there, it's what Hughes did, and he did alright in the end. I know it's hard to watch, but what do people want? Follow it up with a win at home, and isn't this what "normal" sides do? Eustace is not making these lads suddenly unable to pass a ball 5 yards is he? This squad is an absolute mess, a proper rag tag bunch, good to luck to anyone coming in trying to fashion a side out of this lot - I'll take a point away on a Tuesday night with a clean sheet any day.

I don't think so at all, maybe the first 20, but he grew into the game, didn't have many touches as Chelsea had all the possession, on the rare chance he did get it, he played a few of his trademark positive first time forward passes. He does like that high looping one that bends inside the full back. But yes, as @simongarnerisgod said, he should have been racing back to close down Gallagher, shame that... I do think as someone else has said, the game is a lot quicker than what he's used to. Neville on comms was impressed, is that good or bad?!!??

I suppose we may have an actual plan b now, go more direct, or pass it around and play possession as before, why we couldn't ease the pressure in previous games when we clearly under the cosh, the mind boggles. How many times have teams come to Ewood and got it forward with a few passes, played it into the channels, bypassing our entire midfield who are half-way up the pitch. Been frightening to watch.

I've always thought that we got a lot of injuries, a lot of muscle strains, hamstrings - I know JDT blamed sitting on the coach, but I just wonder if the demands he set were too high, not only tactically but fitness wise. This desire to press with his famous "intensity" meant that we were burnt out after the first 30mins, and after 65mins just totally not in the game especially when the opposition making subs that we couldn't dream of. It' goes back to a manager using the strengths of his squad. Someone mentioned Hedges come straight back in, maybe he wasn't "JDT fit", but he's fit enough to do a role for Johnson and/or Eustace? I'm not bashing JDT after the event, there's just so many unknowns with this squad. On Gallagher, I'll admit I was one of them fans getting frustrated with him, now he's had a run out of the team I'm eating my words - we've seen how much we miss him. It's just more for opposition defences to think about, one big guy and a little guy tirelessly moving and harrying. I'm not sure it's fair to judge him either, under JDT and Mowbray I feel like he's been played everywhere other than the role of big lad up front - let's see what happens if he gets a run in a more typical role. The guy works dam hard.

Was chatting to my Dad this weekend after the Stoke game, who has witnessed far more football in his 74 years than I have, we're both delighted with the win but almost a deep frustration who it can take a change in manager to totally shift the players as a group. To him, having watched some of the most famous successful sides down the years, he finds it almost unbelievable that a team can be so wedded to a set of tactics even though it clearly ain't working, with players just doing what they are told. I'd like to know from people who have played to a decent level, how is t possible for teams to continue with systems that clearly aren't working, following them to the letter. What's it like in the dressing room? Is it just a case of the players with their heads down, shrugging their shoulders, "it's what the gaffer wants"... Is it case of the game now being so professional that players carry out tactics regardless, or is coupled with the fact that we haven't had any real leaders or experience on the pitch to help manage certain situations - i.e at Turf Moor last season, "put your foot through it Clinton!" I've been guilty of being jobsworth at times when certain bosses, managers and clients treat you in certain ways or tell you what to do even though you disagree - I suppose you just coast through, get it done and go home. It's so hard to imagine this happens in football, but it must like any job. If anything the game on Saturday made me more and more angry at the last 6 months of JDT's reign if I'm honest, that through this blind commitment to this style of play we're risking a dalliance with relegation. I find Brittain's comments pretty revealing: "As a group, we have spoken in the last week about using Gally's strengths. Hedgey coming in at the back post, we don't do it enough." "I think we turn down crosses and we come out too much. We want to put the ball in dangerous areas and we did, it caused problems. "I think it is a strength for me, crossing. It wasn't something the last gaffer wanted, it was a different style," he explained. "The manager (Eustace) told us to take the shackles off, I think we did that today. I'm very excited to work under him." They obviously know what they want, but under the previous regime couldn't do anything about it. I find it really frustrating.

People are gonna rip that statement apart, so much to talk about