"But you can't give teams a two-goal start. It was poor marking again, especially for the second goal from a corner where he has a free header, a luxury we never seem to get. No one reacted from the keeper's save for the first goal. And we were leaden-legged all over the park.
"Matt has needed a rest. He has done outstandingly well when he has been in. I put Drissa there but it didn't work, particularly when we had to try and go and win the game.
"I then took Drissa off, not because he was particularly worse than the rest but he is not going to get you a goal or create anything for us, so it was a tactical change. It worked better with Jermaine at right back and the second half was at least even."
However, Royle seemed like he could not accept Town were outplayed, and decided he would like to blame the coach journey: "We are desperate for the break we looked tired first half. I'm not making an excuse but six hours on a coach doesn't help."
Meanwhile Clarets boss Stan Ternent was delighted with his sides win: "We still need to win a third of our games, but this was a massive result for us and a deserved one too.
"We never do things simply here and there are parts of our game that need to improve