Amazing result! Thankfully Sky finally realised they had an absolutely mental shootout going on and managed to stop wanking over Liverpool long enough for us to enjoy it. For a result I supposedly wasn’t that bothered about, that last missed penalty generated a hell of a cheer! Brilliant Rovers… something feels different this season. Got to be a real boost for Sunday that!

Have we got a sub left? If so get Kaminski on!

Penalty takers Brereton, Szmodics, Buckley, Dolan… JRC?

From the very limited highlights Pears has pulled off a couple of nice saves

I think she’s decent.

Garrett on for Wharton. Saving him for Sunday perhaps.

Markanday trying to walk it in when he’ll never get a better opportunity to finish.

Unfortunate for Mola. Looked a foul. Poor by Buckley.

Local radio stations can only provide match commentary on their frequencies and not on their online services. I think it’s a licence thing.

Judging by some of their recent matches that 4 weeks might be to give them enough injury time to score one, if they need a goal.

I don’t think I could cope with this and would be very nervous with the fullbacks inverted. I don’t know that it encourages them to stay any wider, and it definitely encourages us to play narrower. JDT had the good fortune of playing alongside probably the best left back ever, who happened to be right footed, but Maldini was exceptional. I think we rode our luck against Sunderland and Brittain looked uncomfortable defensively. Plus I’d like to see us put some crosses in as they seem really susceptible to them. I would like to see Hedges in the lineup somewhere though. Until Saturday I’d have wanted him at left wing back, but Pickering put in what was for me his best performance for us.

I wouldn’t even take anyone who is going to be part of the squad against Burnley down to London. Harlock to become the latest player to make his senior debut.

It wouldn’t be harsh, it would be cause for an employment tribunal. It was clearly a bit of hyperbole. Singing the blues has been sung at Ewood for decades… when Rovers win and Burnley lose!

Whoever decided to play Sweet Caroline and follow it up with Status Quo’s Rockin all over the world at full time should be sacked immediately. There are dozens of recorded versions of Singing the Blues, and any of them (except the Cliff Richard one) was the only choice of post match song today.

Relief today. Should’ve killed the game off several times, and while I’m delighted with the three points we will need a better performance next week. I’d have liked to see a more positive change earlier on, think Dack could’ve had an impact and we tried shutting up shop very early. We won’t get away with it every time. Vale showed some nice touches but disappointed with a lack of graft. Pickering was sensational today. Great for our goal, cleared one of the line, let nothing down his side. Head and shoulders the best performer.

Tomasson today… “We are trying to create a new chapter. We should look at it in a different way, we should look at the journey we’ve had so far and the performances.” I had hoped we’d head heard the last about journeys when Moany Tony finally buggered off.

I don’t think you can ever prepare for that!

I think giving Buckley a new 5 year deal 6 weeks ago suggest ls he’ll be part of that dressing room for a while yet.

It’s also playing into Burnley’s hands, so I hope we don’t see it next week!

The top point used to really bug me with Mowbray. It was always to our detriment when he inexplicably left Nyambe out for Bennett or Rankin-Costello. It’s ridiculous that Tomasson seems to be doing the same thing. Brittain should be starting every game he is at least 75% fit for at right back/wing back. Sticking any old player in at right back to “do a job” is what you’d expect to see in an under 14s game at Blacksnape, not at Ewood Park in the Championship. I don’t know why it seems to only happen with right backs, but it makes the managers who do it look weak for accommodating players, or just plain stupid.

Are Hedges and Gallagher expected to be fit? I hope so, both are a big miss at the moment.

Kaminski Hyam Ayala Wharton Brittain Pickering Morton Buckley Wharton Dack Brereton Pears, Carter, Mola, Travis, Dolan, Szmodics, Markanday/Garratt (pending appeal)

I broadly agree, although he needs to try some new boots! His passing was woeful last night.

No makeshift right backs No actual right backs at left back No Brereton playing like an old fashioned winger No strikers who are miles off the required standard Less kamikaze passing in and around our own box Don’t think any of the above is too much to ask.

If they watched us last night who could blame them. Their wide players are really dangerous and if we approach the game like we did last night I think they will absolutely humiliate us. We need our best players in their natural positions, and we need them all to turn up to have a hope of taking anything from Turf moor. I don’t understand how we can turn in a defensive performance like we did at the weekend and then be as pathetic as is humanly imaginable 3 days later. On the flip side Brereton can definitely get in behind them. One thing is for certain, a performance like last nights against Burnley would be unforgivable.