It was a good idea to use Dawes for the post-match interview. He was calm and direct, gave straight answers, highlighting the need for a second goal while on top. There were no digs at the fans; quite the opposite as he indicated this was the kind of game that with supporters present, they might have been the extra man to see Rovers to all the points.
As others have posted, we are in a strong position in that the promotion places are still in our own hands. I didn't have any issue with the starting xi, some had suggested Macdonald should have been rested, while personally, I thought Clarke could have done with a breather, but both justified their starts and played well. Crawford had a reasonable game on a rare start, save should have done better with the effort he skied over the bar. However, my feeling was the substitutions Keith made/didn't make in this game set us back. Kirby for Crawford made little difference, some nice touches from Nia, but taking off Morris, whose ball-retention was good, for Nugent was a mistake. Maybe replacing with Lloyd would have made more sense, given Danny's energy and ability to make things happen, something which cannot be said of the current version of Nugent. The fact Danny didn't feature at all, after we'd surrendered the lead was puzzling.
Since Vaughan's injury we have only won one game comfortably and that, at Southend, might be reflective of the poor quality of opponent. If the remaining games all see scrappy wins, by the odd goal, then nobody will care. However, hopefully the coming days without a midweek game will give the management team the chance to make some tactical tweaks in the games ahead.