Alan Curbishley must be wondering if he has taken Charlton as far as he can after this, reported the Daily Mirror.
The Addicks boss blasted: " Obviously we're very down because I don't think we could possibly have gone out of the competition in a worse way than what we've done. At 2-0 up the game was over. Let's give Blackburn credit. They are two down and they have gone for it. I don't think you could make the last 15 minutes up. We have destroyed a fantastic opportunity in this Cup."
Blackburn manager Mark Hughes, never one to give up the ghost easily, decided to take drastic action midway through the second half.
Hughes said: "Once we got one on the board it was always a likelihood we would get back on level terms.''