YOU could tell how bad it was to watch Saturday's Ewood scrap from the reactions of one Sunday tabloid hack, clearly brassed off by the entire afternoon.
Phoning through his marks for the two teams, some time before the end of the game, there was a majority of non-committal 'sixes' before it came to the rest.
"You want a mark for the managers? Okay then, six apiece. Tactics? Err six. Referee? Give him six. Crowd? Oh why not, six.
"Look, I'll tell you what, if you want anything else marking, don't bother ringing me, just give it six!"
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