Jackson was pretty scathing in his latest podcast too, sounds like he's hit the wall with it, and there's no other way to report the situation. He also mentioned that in his opinion, the in-house media team do a great job in the circumstances, alluding to these "circumstances" being how access and therefore any critique of the hierachy is locked off to local media. The club controls the output...

You just know we aren't getting back into this. We are absolute shite at times - no bite or aggression, one of the least dangerous sides going.

Trying to palm it round the post, soft hands, could have got decent contact on it. It was a good strike but still... Looked like a definite handball in the build up.

Tried to take it down and play out from the edge of our box and gifted it straight QPR. Couple of lazy balls forward to him - we cannot pick a fucking pass at all.

To be fair to him he does say in the next line: "I’m really happy and I’m ready to give my all for the club, because I really appreciate being brought here." Interviews always paraphrase little off-hand comments and take things out of context. If he bangs in 6-7 goals from now to the end of the season and gets us to the playoffs I'll buy him a nice warm coat. After all the chat and talk - and at the very least - we just need an extra 10-15 goals from the team between now and the end of the season. It's such fine margins. Just someone to convert chances more often than not. We're in a slightly better position than we were.

Eustace said on a post on the BBC Lancs twitter page that they were going to shuffle the keepers about, or words to that effect - but to be honest I'm a little confused. We surely can't de-register injured players like Pickering as if they're fit in time we'll need them for the playoffs 😉

There was one at home where it felt like he had 15 chances in the first half and blazed each one wide or over.

I remember that game well, but can't remember who it was against!

Yes I agree but his legs are obviously gone after the injuries and he just can't get into the box, and has no shot - one last night and the one he toepoked into the keeper against Sunderland come to mind. He just needs to morph into a utility player.

This is hilarious - just shows context is everything - he didn't actually take a shot last night so people will have seen all the good sides to his game. He has been brilliant recently. I watched the Sky coverage last night afterwards and interesting hearing Sutton talking about his positioning.

I don't care how we won last night, I'm just glad we managed to beat a local rival for once - opposition fans will call that tinpot but it's been getting tiring of late. The fact they're crying about various decisions is just music to my ears. I thought Heckingbottom's post match interview was pretty fair and some of the fans should listen to their manager and rather than bemoan the ref, wonder why their team didn't turn up for 75mins. I agree on the comments about Gueye and Hedges. If Gueye played for another side at Ewood we'd all be saying "I wish we had someone like that" - his touch in the middle of the park is very impressive, I just don't know why it goes to pot in front of goal. I think he's a vital part of the team, but someone needs to look at his shooting technique, is it just me or does he drag through the ball, almost catching the turf every time before he makes contact with it. Most notable against Cov, and that chance against Derby on the opening day. Hedges is frustrating that he doesn't "convert" and create chances, but blimey he gets back goal side every time - very much a manager's player. For the final few games these players just need to define their roles - Dolan as a tricky winger who only needs to make 2-3 perfect crosses a game, Hedges as a "spoiler" who we can use to nullify the more aggressive sides.

Can't believe he had the cheek to parade around Ewood last night, showing off the fact he managed to get the last shirt from the club shop 🤣

I should have italicised "that" in the sentence "they don't look that good". Of course they are good, I'd have either in my team (with Rovers at the minute I'd even consider Rondon from Leeds and that's saying something). But what are we seeing here, how come they are only 9 goals conceded in what is it now, 28 good? Maybe someone with greater footballing and tactical knowledge can point it out - is it a case of they are greater than the sum of their parts alongside Trafford, is it the whole defence-first philosophy from Parker? If you take Egan-Riley out and put him in Sheff Utd's team is he still keeping that many clean sheets? They seem incredibly strong, cover ground and organised. Will be really interesting if you draw say Chelsea in the cup. I work with a few Burnley fans and they are really frustrated with the side, defence aside - and are worried if it comes to the playoffs can the side perform in tournament football when up against it.

Their goals against record this season is frankly bonkers, yet the two lads at the back don't look that good - yes they're quick and cover a lot of ground, and they seem to be able to stand up and snuff out 1 v 1s with ease, but I feel teams don't test them enough, we certainly didn't at Ewood - the commentators were waxing lyrical about them but I think I could have nodded away most of our attempts at crosses... They get a lot of praise for their long diagonal passes, but tonight almost every ball was hit long.

Dull first half so far between them lot and Dirty Leeds The battle of which turd you'd rather scrape off your shoe Two pound shop Pep teams trying to out-sideways each other - like two crabs fighting over a pickled onion