It's because people were burned by Mowbray's talk of a 'journey' so they're reacting in the extreme to anything that sounds similar.

Absolutely not. He can't make those runs in the PL because everyone is athletic as he is (moreso really because they're not knackered after 70 minutes like he was). His end product was also very poor. He's a very good Championship player, there's no shame in that.

Agreed. Unfortunately we don't have anyone else. I don't think Gallagher deserves to start either, but he's all we've bloody got.

I wish he was a £20m striker - as the summer transfer window showed, he's an £8m striker because that's what teams were willing to pay for him.

We need better than Gallagher - Ross Stewart is 5 times the player. Unfortunately you saw today what happens when Brereton-Diaz plays centrally - he falls over looking for a free kick. He can't handle any sort of physicality.

It's almost like we need three transfer windows... When Ryan Hedges is your standout player in attack then you're seriously devoid of quality I'm afraid - I desperately want Gallagher to turn into a good player, but £5m was daylight robbery for him. Brereton-Diaz has completely gone off the boil and we don't have anyone to pick up the reigns. Our amazing run pre-January last year was due to Brereton-Diaz converting at a ridiculous rate. Our woeful run post-January was because he got injured.

We didn't sack the manager when finishing 15th, but I've been told off for questioning this fan base, so I'll leave it there...

I didn't say we deserved to win it - that should have been a comfortable draw and was playing out that way until Travis continued his woeful form and gifts them a win.

No chance.

Which is why the fact we're 3rd (for now) with half the season gone is a testament to how good a job JDT has done. A newly promoted Sunderland have about 6 players I'd be very, very interested in. That shouldn't happen. Ross is miiiiiiiles better than anything we have upfront, for example.

This is daylight robbery, but that's football for you. Morton should have scored and Travis should have cleared that attack. Fine margins. Hopefully we strengthen in January - need a RB (if Brittain is out until Feb), a ST and a CM at a minimum.

It's interesting you say that because Brereton-Diaz has been the worst player on the pitch for us today. He hasn't come back from the World Cup break.

You realise we're 2nd in the league, right?

How is he at fault for Travis not being able to do the basics of a CM?!

Preston have created nothing and suddenly they're 2-0 up. Baffling. Ah, that's shit from Travis. Get him off.

I'm not quite sure why Mola is being singled out for criticism? He's done ok so far this half. If you want to criticise someone, criticise Morton, he's been diabolical.

Cunningham didn't get anywhere near the ball. He's been giving fouls for minimal contact all day, yet he's just allowed Cunningham to clumsily bundle over Brereton.

Ok ref, if that's not a foul on Brereton then you simply can't blow for 90% of the fouls you've given today.

How is that not a booking for their #2? He's pulled Hedges back when we're breaking. This ref is shite.

Dack has just dropped into midfield and done more in 30 seconds than Morton has in 35 minutes.

This ref is absolutely shocking. So one sided.

Tippy-tappy = Wharton lumping it aimlessly into midfield? Good to know we've expanded our range of what tippy-tappy includes so we can criticise everything.

He's been poor for a while in my opinion. His distribution is terrible - that's a shocking pass.

3-5-2 / 3-4-3. Hedges and Mola as wing backs. Dack, Szmodics and Brereton upfront.

This ref can fuck right off.