We can't afford to be without these bodies

“If I was Steve Cotterill I would be saying it wasn’t a penalty,” Davies said. “If I was me I would be saying it was a penalty.

“We were obviously looking for it but to be fair I really need to see it again on video but when I see the one that we were not given against Ipswich and then look at that one it is soft.

“I would like to see it again but we certainly were appealing for it because he went around him and from where we are standing we want it, but I have got to say to you without looking at the video and seeing the evidence that it looks pretty soft.”

Talking about his own team’s performance he added, “Let’s not forget about our pressure in the second half. We knew that this was going to be a difficult game. Burnley are a well organised side with the formation they play and I knew that it was going to be a scrappy 1-0 affair. But the game was obviously all about three points irrespective of performance.

“It was great bottle from Graham Alexander, a wonderful finish and I thought that we deserved that with the second half pressure that we had.

“We are not going to say that this is the way it should be played against Burnley, it is the way we play, obviously Burnley have got their own game plan with the way that they play and they do make it tough for you with their system and it is difficult to try and break them down because of how organised they are and how difficult they make it.

“It was a very professional performance from us in the second half and we did well just to keep grinding away, it was important that we did that and we certainly did in the second half.

“Burnley are always capable and I was worried with twenty minutes to go because they are a very good counter-attacking team. They can go and soak up a lot of pressure and then go and get at you and win games and that was always a danger.”

Steve Cotterill was still angry about the penalty award when he spoke after the match and dominated his discussions.

“It wasn’t a penalty,” he said. “I supported this referee when he abandoned the Leicester game but I cannot support him with that. Even Billy Davies said at the end when he shook my hand that it was never a penalty, that was the first thing he said to me.

“It looked as if the player was off the pitch and the ball was out of play. Had the incident been at our end in front of our fans it would have been a goal kick.

“It all evens out though I suppose. We got a free kick when we played Preston at our place and Robbie Blake smashed that one in when it probably wasn’t a free kick. It’s taken them a few months but they’ve had the rub of the green today.

“We’ve got to go away and lick our wounds for a little bit and then get ready for another small game in the week.”

Discussing the injury situation that saw Frank Sinclair, John McGreal, Micah Hyde and Ade Akinbiyi all ruled out he added, “We can’t afford to be without these bodies and we’d love to have had those four available.

“Micah hurt himself at Derby in a challenge with Tony Grant and opened up his lateral ligament so he hasn’t trained since.

“We are hoping it will be alright for midweek whilst John McGreal started training on Friday but tweaked his back and pulled out after twenty minutes.

“Frank hasn’t trained whilst Ade has got a thigh strain but is coming along nicely and did some light training on Friday. He has a scan on Monday to see how much we can step up his training.

“He was never going to be ready for Preston as much as we’d have liked to have wheeled him out and we have to make sure he is right with that and for the rest of the season.”

Now to that small game in the week.