Alan Wright was an excellent full back, he was just later overshadowed by Le Saux. He went to Villa after being back up to Le Saux and had a good career there.

We should be trying to make it happen if we aren't already. He looks to be a game changer.

Mak is better against tired legs. I've been probably Brittain's biggest critic (but I still spell his name right unlike some 😄 ) but recently he's been fantastic. When he was first signed he looked a good player but his performances really took a dive. Eustace appears to be one of those managers that can get players at their full potential, if not getting more from them. Brittain was my man of the match and that cross for Mak's goal was amazing as was his own finish. After the first half I was worried that last night was going to be another Hull smash and grab type game where we came away with nothing. So I was delighted with 3 points, 3 goals and a clean sheet. Credit to the Portsmouth fans for travelling all that way, sticking it out and singing throughout.

Plenty of Berks in the boardroom.

When we were casting a massive shadow over them I don't remember this from our fans. As we were watching Rovers hold the PL cup aloft at Ewood, not once did I think of them getting relegated to div 3. I was only later reminded of it in the Telegraph. Iirc, it was in a small column beneath a large photo of Alan Shearer winning the golden boot.

Another sitter missed.

Did we sign Forshaw to make the Sanderson signing look better?

A lot of people thought Fleck was a good signing even though Sheff Utd fans were saying he’s only got one leg after breaking it twice in the same place. Let’s hope Eustace’s window cleaner has two working legs.

They look like two downright shit players going off what their respective clubs fans are saying, so even if we land decent quality attackers they seem absolutely pointless. May as well just use youth players. Is this really the best we can do in terms of low cost cover?

He's another bargain basement player whose best days are behind him. He wouldn't be playing if Travis was fit. There was a moment when he brilliantly nicked the ball off a Burnley player in our half, took it forward into a dangerous position in their half, then passed it straight to another Burnley player. And that header which should have been a goal. You'd think a player of his experience would be burying that. He didn't even trouble the keeper.

How did he miss? We've missed easier chances recently too.

Apathy, and they know there's a good chance of defeat, which is largely their fault. Cowards.

Do tell.

How soon before Travis is back as we're really missing him? He's a different player under Eustace. I can't see us getting back into the play off positions without an injection of quality in midfield and attacking areas both with players coming back or transfers. We've run out of steam.

They had 4 shots scored 1, we had 11 shots scored 0. There's plenty of people saying even if we had a striker there's no service but we had chances to get it in the net. This is what happens when you have disinterested miserly owners and a CEO who is winging it.

He’s nowhere near the quality of Dack.

We’ve no strikers. They played us without our captain and our only player who can strike a ball. Another day/season where we’re damned by those bastards in India. It won’t change till they go.

There’s no threat from him. His competition isn’t any better. The blame obviously lies with Waggott and the owners for not adequately replacing the goals we lost when Szmod went. And we’ve needed a striker since Armstrong left.

Always going to happen with Mak in the team. He stops any flow to the team and gives too many silly free kicks away. And quite notably, he doesn’t score goals. There’s no threat for the opposition.

They'll come straight back down regardless.

I'd be surprised if Barnes features tomorrow with all the injuries and pies he's had. He was going to retire at Norwich so it's an odd signing for them. A bit like us getting excited at signing Dunny because he scored a few times against them. I'm more worried about all our injuries as midfield is massively downgraded and we have two first team forwards out. I'll be just as worried when we play Boro and Portsmouth. They've already had their jammy luck by not playing us a month ago.

Funny thing about Burnley is they've won absolutely nothing in over 60 years. Walk through the reception doors of Ewood Park and you'll see a gleaming PL cup which no Dingle will ever see in person. I think you're getting a bit too excited about Burnley. Whether they win or lose they'll still be shit and Pace will eventually ruin them. It's pure luck that he hasn't done already.

Weird reactions by some of their fans who have reacted like they've just signed Salah, much to the bemusement of their more able minded cousins.

I'm not looking forward to this. With a full strength side I'd fancy us giving them a game but now we're another couple of players down it seems everything's against us. We should have brought a striker in when the window opened. If Eustace can pull a result out of the bag with the bunch we're left with, it will be a superhuman effort. I just can't see who scores the goals against the best defence in the top four leagues.