Agree to disagree there - the only 'impressive' thing was having their RB run on Dolan for both goals.

There's genuinely nothing in this league. If you're organised you'll win a lot of games. People saying Blackpool are the worst team to play at Ewood this season - I'd both their CFs and their LB without even blinking.

It's genuinely a talent thing. The system doesn't help - in the sense that it asks a lot from the players and isn't designed to cover their weaknesses - but for a lot of the guys in this squad, if they're not playing near their capacity then they're a passenger. There's no cruising through games at 70-80% for these players, they're simply not good enough - which is why we struggle when the fixtures pile up.

Zero issue with starting the same team from last week - they all deserved to keep their places. Massive issue with no subs at half time.

He booked their LB for timewasting - allowing their LB to waste another minute as the referee ran back to his position and the Stoke player dallied with his throw as he had to 'reset'. Incompetent.

Buckley getting sent off for bouncing the ball off a Boro player's head.

My one big criticism of JDT is that he simply doesn't use his subs well enough. When we're on top he only brings them on for people running on fumes. Tonight he needed to take Dolan and JRC off at half time. JRC came off on 85 minutes when the damage was done. He was bringing Morton on regardless of Buckley's injury - I don't understand why.

I gather I'm quite petty, but I simply won't discuss football with glory hunters - the amount of Liverpool / Man U fans in my extended friendship group that can count on one hand the amount of times they've been to Anfield / Old Trafford and live somewhere in Lancashire is beyond belief.

Can he play all 11 positions at once?

We're such a weird team - absolutely nobody is up for it today. Three incredibly soft goals - how do you let a player waltz through you like that? JRC has to hit the bench for the next match, he's been diabolical.

Gallagher's touch... good lord. We have to move on from him in the summer if we're serious about a promotion challenge. Wheeeeeey, there's the yellow card for a nothing tackle. Hasn't been booking Stoke all game for cynical fouls though.

Surely someone else must be able to take corners? Morton's are crap.

This referee is hilarious. No other word for it.

That's the problem - the Stoke CB completely misses the ball and Gallagher can't take advantage.

Shame Buckley's injured, this is not the game for Morton.

Gayle should genuinely be off - pulled back the GK, cynical foul on Buckley there and a deliberate handball for a penalty. No yellow card for any of that of course, cos he's playing Rovers.

Ref - just because the Stoke players ends up on the floor does not mean it's a foul. He's been done 3 times by them throwing themselves to the ground in 5 minutes this half.

Cos they always fancy it against us - we've proven to be a soft touch after 5 years of Mowbray. They're half beaten when they play one of the 'bigger' clubs.

They showed a stat earlier - 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss against Rovers.

Think JRC and Dolan need to come off here for Brittain and Brereton-Diaz. What I'd really appreciate though is if all those who've been reluctantly holding back during our winning run don't use this as an excuse to pile on. We're very much a work in progress.

Whenever the player immediately looks at the referee (i.e. knows exactly where the ref is stood) when they've been 'fouled' you know it's not a foul.

When you say 'legged' you mean that the RB is far too athletic for him, right? He's run off him twice for those goals and is laughing at him in defence too.

Let's hope the ref is that lenient for our first mistimed challenge (spoiler, he won't be).

Brittain on for JRC at half time - he's had a 'mare.

We're sadly not mentality monsters like his beloved Burnley.