If we win on Sunday with a goal just like that I’ll be doing handstands !

There can only be one winner if it’s come down to this. The manager has to be seen to be in charge and what he says has to be the final word. Dack has been great for us and pre injuries he was a shining light. As good a player as we’ve had out of the Premier League. Not quite in the Garner, Speedie league but not far behind. Just my opinion of course. I’ll be really sorry to see him go but the manager has to prevail in situations like this.

I know that but we needed him to be where he was most likely to get the ball given we were just booting it down field most of the time.

That might be on paper but in their heads it’s still 40,000+ every week. I have a pal who’s from Sunderland.

I can’t remember a home game under Big Sam were we spent the last half an hour defending our last third of the pitch almost totally.

I’d have brought Garrett on as well. That and put Brererton up the middle instead of leaving him out on the left wing were he was basically out of the game.

That’s up to Wharton, on his day he’s a real talent. Just don’t expect him to do it in a midfield two against three.

Bloody hell. Is there anybody at Ewood that hasn’t given the treatment table a whirl this season ?

They get 40,000 + every home match , that’s why.

They were good enough to spend the last 30 minutes in our half.

He was a bit more direct than Dolan.

He certainly wouldn’t be my first choice. Not a team player in my eyes.

The full backs are ok, no better than that. The second coming of Keith Newton they aren’t. Like you say they’ll have to earn their corn next Sunday. The problem with the Dingles is they have enough wingers that they can bring on two completely fresh ones if need be after 65-70 minutes.

Only when we’d made them inferior by winning. Yesterday we had “ inferior opponents “ but we made them look like a good team in the second half. I don’t get this slant were Big Sam got slated for racking the cue after being 3-0 up yet the current manager can park the bus against the bottom of the league at 1-0 up and it’s a tactical master stroke.

I don’t want to know. If a player ever told me anything in confidence that’s how it would stay.

Elusive runner but not a lot of end product.

Lots of teams higher up the food chain than us will be looking at Gyokeres.

When did we do that ?

Can’t see that. If we go 1-0 up it’ll be everybody back in our half.

And a lot better opposition.

He’s going to have to play next Sunday I think.

I think I agree with that but Whiteman, or most midfield players, would struggle in a central two also.

You can’t really set out your transfer strategy on those lines. Do we have to sign two more full backs just in case ?

I’ve only seen him once and that was on TV. I can’t say I was over impressed but Preston collectively had a bad day at the office.

He didn’t look 100% yesterday.