Steve Stone enjoyed an eventful start to his reign as the Clarets’ under-23 boss as he saw his new side let slip a two-goal lead before clinching a dramatic injury-time winner over Nottingham Forest.
Burnley came out on top of a seven-goal thriller at the Tameside Stadium to extend their unbeaten run to six games and go, for a short time at least, to the top of the Professional Development League’s northern section.
And Stone admitted he had been given plenty of signs of encouragement – and areas to develop.
“I’ve seen the good, the bad and the ugly, if I’m honest,” said the former England international, who is a week into his post at Turf Moor.