Had Mowbray wanted to keep him he could as Raya was still under contract unlike the three who left in the Summer. That for me is the fundamental difference and ultimately a huge error from the erstwhile Mowbray.

https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/additional-arrangements-for-burnley-v-blackburn-rovers There are some additional arrangements in place for tomorrow with a section of Harry Potts Way closed to home supporters. To access this road Rovers fans will have to show their tickets. Stay safe everyone.

Congratulations to David who has made the Spain squad for the upcoming World Cup.

I am reading that as disdain for Dack and having him as a substitute rather than playing him.

Pricing is key and this will be Forest's first game after the World Cup break. If they shift up to 5k then I think us selling 15k is achievable. Looking at the fixtures I don't think it will be televised.

Adults for £10 and kids for a quid will see us get 20000 plus I believe. Forest would bring around 5000 at those prices I think. Come on Swag listen to the fans for once and get as many as possible in - those young lads who performed so well on Wednesday deserve it.

No mate, let's play for penalties and in the words of Peter Kay 'we'll shit 'em'. 😂😂

The law hasn't changed in respect of the all the participating players (with the exception of the keepers and actual penalty taker) having to stay on the half way line. I didn't notice and deviance from this last night.

A picture says a thousand words.

Home at 4 am, up at 6 am and still running on adrenaline from a performance and result to make every Rovers fan proud. We deserved the opportunity to take them to penalties and every penalty we took was nigh on perfect (with the obvious exception West Ham's were good too) as we showed composure in a pressure situation. A special word for the fans too of which many weren't from Blackburn. It's quite funny hearing anti Dingle songs sung with a southern accent. 🤣🤣

It's really poor that Swag would rather rinse supporters than fill the ground. By the time the Nobbers game comes around we could be in the top two, starved of proper football for a month and perhaps some of the more casual supporters appetite might have been whetted by the World Cup. So he charges ridiculous prices for a 12 noon kick off live on Sky. The sooner this bloke departs the better our club will be.

Do you ever post anything that doesn't have a swipe at the fans? It's tedious now.

Tomorrow is pretty much a free hit and providing we don't get hammered it will be a great opportunity for our youngsters to showcase their talent on a big stage. We can go there and hopefully play with the freedom we did at Bradford which was hugely entertaining and satisfying. I saw Tomasson quoted as saying that we have sold 2000 tickets. That's a terrific effort.

The referee is David Coote.

Although trains are running you simply can't get directly back to the North West after the match. The closest is to Leeds on the 23.30 out of Kings Cross and arrives in Leeds just after 2 am.

I think Dack's red card yesterday was the culmination of his frustrations this season. He clearly believes he is fit and deserving of more than a place on the bench and not even getting on the pitch more often than not. Sometimes a referees decision can provoke an abusive outburst from a player but yesterday from what I saw that wasn't the case. The ball had gone out of play near the corner flag and the next thing is Dack is walking slowly off the pitch. I couldn't help thinking he knows his time is up and I felt some empathy with him as he trudged across the pitch. Thanks for the memories Bradley.

We were flattered by a 2-1 defeat today against a good Brighton team. Jordan Eastham kept us in it with a string of great saves but him aside nobody took the eye. Dack getting sent off clearly didn't help but I think with a full team we would still have lost.

I too quite like a great defensive performance John but yesterday we were playing bottom of the league. I lauded our defensive display in the latter stages of the West Brom game on a boiling not day and some kids out there but in my view it's when circumstances dictate. Tomasson seems to have this mindset of defending deep to protect a slim lead irrespective of who we are playing. Your point about Ayala could have a bearing on Tomasson's thoughts but for me squeezing play would likely deny the opportunity to play it over the top.

He has his detractors but I've just read that we have won 10 out of the 11 games he has started this season. Hopefully he is fit for next Sunday then. 😂😂

Winning is the name of the game John, always has and always will be so job done as far as Rovers are concerned. My point is that we ended up with a back eight and defended on the edge of our box which simply allowed Huddersfield to push on. I haven't a problem with defending a lead but we just do it far too deep. Another ten yards up the pitch would deny our opponents the room to get at us. I did notice yesterday that Tomasson at times was gesturing to the players to get up the pitch but for some reason we didn't. Yesterday again it was every player back in our box to defend corners and there was no body there to challenge when it was cleared. It also enabled Huddersfield's deepest outfield player be be thirty five yards out. We all want the best for Rovers and in the view of many these sort of things will make us better.

For 65 minutes we were dominant and should have scored but as we have seen we go ultra defensive and invite pressure unnecessarily. I think it's only a matter of time before this tactic backfires and we throw away points. And we don't have Dixon, Adams, Bould and Winterburn as a defensive unit.

As ever the most important aspect of the game is winning and nobody can dispute that and our record of twelve wins is outstanding but in eight of them we have ended up defending the edge of our own box and finishing the game hanging on. It's so frustrating because many Rovers fans believe we are more than capable of getting a second (Watford and Sunderland spring to mind) and being comfortable in the closing stages. I think it's a Tomasson mind set particularly after his 'low bloc' comments yesterday and I have a feeling we'll see a lot more of it when we score first. It's difficult to be over critical given our win record but we can't keep doing it and without sounding disrespectful we simply shouldn't be hanging on against the likes of Huddersfield.

I would take a draw in most away matches and next Sunday is no exception but I'm reading some posts like Burnley are unbeatable. As I speak Sheffield United equalise. I think Burnley are susceptible to conceding goals from balls into their box.

They are dangerous from wide positions but a machine? Come on mate with talk like that it's like you are accepting defeat before a ball is kicked.

Managers asking players to do something they just aren't capable of is frustrating. Robinson is a decent Championship defender but asking him to play out from the back is ridiculous. After his OG and giving a goal away what are the chances of him being sent off.