I said similar last season but it won’t be as easy in future seasons even if we have a better team. The likes of Watford, Norwich, WBA and the 3 relegated teams will be stronger next season

I still think a bust up or something happened pre Burnley. Don’t expect him to play all the time but the amount of times he hasn’t even been on the bench when fit since then is beyond belief

This is what Gregg said when he joined but this may just be propaganda: Rovers’ Director of Football Gregg Broughton said: “We are delighted to welcome George to Blackburn Rovers. “He has been our first choice recruitment target as a striker all summer and, considering Jon Dahl’s knowledge of the position, this shows just how highly we regard him. “Jon has been able to clearly communicate to George how he will fit into our style of play and George has been able to explain how he feels we could get the best out of him both personally and professionally. “Rovers fans should look forward to seeing a striker with a goal threat, good link-up play, the ability to press from the front and an ideal mentality for our environment.” Welcome, George!

Lots of people are forgetting that we brought George Hirst in who according to Gregg was JDT's first choice all summer. He should obviously have been replaced when recalled in January but we wouldn't be talking about lack of firepower if Hirst had been any good

Weird one with him. He was playing ok until he couldn’t play against Sheff U due to being cup tied. Hedges played well that day so Thomas hasn’t started since. I can’t remember if it was JDT or Gregg who was quoted as saying he could be a game changer in the final stages of games. To the contrary, despite having some good moments when starting games, he is always terrible when coming off the bench

I know there are other teams involved but Millwall now can’t be on more than 71 points before they play us. If we can get 6 points from our next 4 then we will have the opportunity to leapfrog them on the day. Obviously we’d rather be in the top 6 going into the last day but even a fairly average return from the next four games could still leave us in with a chance Also impossible for Sunderland or Watford to get more than 71 points. If we beat Coventry tomorrow then they can’t exceed that 71 number.

Just checked and only 5 of our league wins this season have come when Travis and Morton start together in midfield. Two of those five (Birmingham, Middlesbrough) were alongside Wharton in more of a midfield 3 than an 2 with Dack/Szmodics in front and two were in a 3-4-3 (Milwall, Watford). Therefore Reading at home is the only league game where we’ve started Travis and Morton in a 4-2-3-1 and won

Yeah I’d agree with this

Not for me apart from a couple of individual errors (eye poke vs Sheff U and not tracking his runner vs Huddersfield). He’s been better than Travis since the international break and probably for the whole season apart from August, February and March

Morton really wasn’t the problem tonight. So many players worse than him. The ridiculous scapegoating needs to stop. The problem at the moment is clearly at the top end of the pitch and due to poor recruitment, I’m not really sure what the solution is unless BBD can go through a purple patch

Not many prolific scorers or assisters left on the pitch

They know he dives all the time and that reputation means he doesn’t get a pen when blatantly fouled like Hull away last season

I don’t know enough about the Hull players to know why but the bookmakers shortened our odds to win when the teams were announced

Part of me still hopes that we benefit in the way Birmingham did against Huddersfield in 2017 if we need to beat Luton and/or Milwall as they could both be secured playoffs but not able to get automatic by the time we play them

Kaminski is clearly the better ‘keeper but JDT was right to stick with Pears due to the form he was in. Now though is the time to put Kaminski back in

I actually rate Gallagher and have got in many an argument with some fans who I feel are always looking for an excuse to criticise him. However, he really was dreadful in so many ways on Friday. It sends the wrong message to start him tomorrow after he has played so poorly. I don’t care whether it’s Dolan as a false 9, BBD down the middle or Leonard up there but Gally really can’t start. Maybe bring him on off the bench later on with something to prove

Best I’ve seen him play this season was the first half away at Middlesbrough. That was as part of a more conventional midfield 3 (Wharton, Morton, Travis) as opposed to a 2 with Dack or Szmodics in front. I would like to see that midfield 3 again before the end of the season, especially away from home

Leeds away on Boxing Day a few years ago. We scored a last minute winner then lost

Incredulous is the right word. On numerous occasions this season we have looked like relegation fodder yet somehow we are third. About a month ago I was convinced we would end up in a relegation struggle once our luck ran out but the five wins in six have made that unlikely. We do however look like one of the worst teams in the league on an alarmingly regular basis. When we are bad we are Coyle levels of bad

But rightly or wrongly, bringing them on resulted in a change of system.

I thought the 5-3-2 formation suited us well today. I would like to see it more often. The only issue I had was that JDT didn’t really pick the right bench to make changes and stick with that formation. I thought Buckley and Hirst would have been better subs than Dolan and Szmodics for more like for like changes. Quality result though!

The 12pm deadline to sign someone who can play tomorrow has passed. I know we will have long term (permanent) and short term (loan for the rest of the season) targets, but I don’t understand why we haven’t got a premier league centre back on loan for a month. With all the games coming up we shouldn’t only have Ayala (old and injury prone) and Phillips (17 and possible getting his head turned) as centre back options for the third game in a row

I know we don’t have much control over the situation if no one is bidding for him but it makes terrible business sense to allow BBD to stay without signing a new contract. Surely we have to be touting him to other clubs if he refuses to sign a new contract

Defensive injuries are a concern with Pickering and Brittain both going down during the first half. I also noticed that Ayala has tape on his thigh and Kaminski on his neck

Yeah he was always very arrogant. Probably why he became a referee