Good free kick, but still should’ve been comfortable for Pears, really. Not sure if he was unsighted by his wall, but that’s on him, really.

Pragmatic in the circumstances. Not the easiest of away trips, I wouldn’t mind a clean sheet here, even if it’s a draw. Don't hate the lineup, do hate everyone above Eustace currently not doing their job properly. If someone in hospitality in the next few matches could give Waggott, Pasha and Gestede a piece of their mind/polite slap, that would be appreciated.

Think he could develop this more, he often looks a bit flustered in the final third but with a bit more time to think, he’s done well there. Just needs more experience doing it.

Staggering we’ve lost this. Coventry have done nowt and looked like they were on the ropes after the change of shape. But there’re a lot of tired (and now injured) players in our squad. How Waggott walks freely around Ewood, I’ve no idea.

Trying to work out who Forshaw reminds me of and it’s a really shit, late-stage Jordan Henderson. Absolutely nothing with the ball, doesn’t fancy getting into tackles and can’t be relied upon to move it more than ten yards.

Yeah, I’ve noticed that. “Well, this calf strain was very manageable when we were winning six on the bounce, but it is quite sore now we’ve one win in seven and are two down at home.”

We were as bad for it under JDT. I assumed it was training then, but I now assume we just have an injury-prone squad.

Absolutely battering them here. They should be four or five down.

The Trust - as far as I can tell - is just a vehicle for their board members to participate in a shadow board. Which is appropriate, as they both do fuck all to help. Honestly, never underestimate people’s need to feel important.

Got a real fire in his belly and his touch/decisions have been noticeably better this evening

Kinell, all four remaining subs with over half an hour to go. Two strikers up top. Can’t really fault the “go for it” energy, but we’re so injury prone, it seems a risk.

Two separate people have texted me independently to ask “why are we like this?” and “why do we bother?” Got to say, they’re both valid questions. Eustace is onto a hiding here. Needed proactive recruitment and got to see the back of the chief scout instead. Still, there’ll be plenty sucking up to Waggott, Pasha and Gested in the padded seats this evening.

Genuinely think we’d need to drop about £10m or so to maintain a playoff spot. Not because full-strength isn’t theoretically capable but because we need so much cover and depth.

I reckon they glance at the table and assume it’s all down to their visionary football club ownership model, before getting back to whatever whack-job, rich person hobby they’re busying themselves with that week.

Woke up for three minutes at the end there. No urgency after the goal, but save it for stoppage time. Great stuff, lads. Eustace partly to blame with the team selection, the Forshaw sub and very little half time impact, but the players didn’t seem to fancy it and I don’t like seeing that. Mitigating factors, but a poor do all round. Much better needed.

Can’t get a cross in down the left hand side, but seemingly persisting to hammer it at Kioso.

Oxford justifiably fighting for their lives but we don’t really look like we fancy it, today.

I don’t inherently dislike the lineup because of personnel, but it doesn’t look right, even when Tronstad was one. Not very fluid or coherent, really. Change of approach at half time, rather than changes to the lineup just yet. Need to push up a little bit more.

BTA - for me - is a signing I can get behind. Patrick Bamford has become Leeds’ Sam Gallagher. He’s probably at the point where a move to the MLS would really suit him on all fronts, but that’s not where we are.

I’ve just spent an unreasonable amount of time looking at the below: And despite my earlier assertions, I’ve missed their right back being far too deep and playing Gueye on. Think it is onside, in the end. Here’s the moment the ball is played:

Gueye’s three yards offside for the third, they showed a replay late on across the line.

Did enjoy Carter’s dry “I’ve always wanted to know who Crawley’s rivals are,” but if that’s meant to be pally, just seemed very misguided.

Why is Warren Lucy being a total dick to Carter on the comms?

The lineup we had just before Weimann and Buckley got subbed off was absolutely the one we should’ve started with. Don’t want to see that fucking experimental starting lineup again.

Fuck me, they should’ve had two penalties there