Blackburn boss Steve Kean called on the club's Indian owners to see the funny side of Morten Gamst Pedersen' cheeky goal celebration in their 2-1 win over Leicester.
Pedersen's superb strike on Saturday confounded Rovers' global adviser Shebby Singh, who earlier this month labelled the Norwegian "a pensioner".
The 30-year-old midfielder celebrated his strike by grabbing a walking stick from the touchline in a humorous dig at Singh's criticism.
"I don't know where he got that from or if he pre-planned it with our kitman but it's just a bit of tongue-in-cheek and it should be taken the way it's meant to be," said under-pressure Kean.
The Rovers boss admitted his side weren't at their best, but saw promising signs for the future following last season's relegation from the Premier League.
"I don't think we were in full flow, but it's the sign of a good team if you're not right at the top end of your game and you can still win and grind out results," he said.
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway shrugged off suggestions in-form winger Thomas Ince might be on his way out of Bloomfield Road after turning in another eye-catching performance in the Tangerines' 6-0 demolition of Ipswich.
Ince scored twice and set up three goals, but Holloway remains confident that former England captain Paul Ince will convince his son that his immediate future remains at Blackpool.
"The transfer deadline doesn't bother me because he's got his dad who understands what is best for him," said Holloway.
"He knows that Tom needs games to develop and he's at a very good place at Blackpool to do that. I had a conversation with his dad and he wants his boy to stay here."
Ipswich boss Paul Jewell suggested that the 6-0 scoreline was cruel on his team, but he expects Blackpool to be near the top come the end of the season.
"They've had the same group of players together for a long time now and you can tell in the way that they play," he explained.
Sheffield Wednesday manager Dave Jones paid tribute to unsung striker Chris O'Grady as the Owls retained second place after coming from behind to beat Millwall 3-2 at Hillsborough.
"I thought Chris O'Grady coming on probably turned it for us, he rattled them and I can't fault any of them," Jones said. "I thought it was a fantastic fight back and fantastic three points for us."
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