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Sadly I can see 3 losses, a relegation dogfight and very low morale based on what is currently being served up. Big Ron needs to kick some ass and shake this team up, they are sleepwalking into trouble. A consistent goal scorer is a priority in the Jan window too.

We'd have some competition for him IMO, proven prem goalscorers are valuable commodities and QPR won't let him go for less than £10M or even £15M as was quoted earlier on in the season. I'd like him though, he knows where the net is and is too good for the champ.

Work on their psychology, they seem to give up before the final whistle and consequently hand the points over on a plate. When Leicester came down they went 2 down but never gave up right till the end and got their deserved point. We also do need a goal scorer, Austin is the obvious choice but there may be others. We are too reliant on Graziano and he's buckling a bit.

3 goals scored in 7 games says it all really. Need a goal scorer and it won't be cheap. Austin may cost a bit but what price relegation? I hope the club have someone lined up, we need to pull out of this nosedive ASAP.

We were poor but to be fair Pool looked very good, looks like Klopp is having an effect up there and if he can keep it going then they may go a long way. We need to learn from this and quickly get it out of our system with a win against Villa. Thankfully the fixture list has given us a great chance to get our mojo back ASAP. Been a strange topsy turvy season so far, cups have been poor but the league has been overall not bad.

They've lost key players and haven't replaced as well as we have. We seem to turn player losses into business opportunities and make money out of them, much better than most other clubs anyway - including Swansea.

I wouldn't go on stats (there are shots from 6 yards out where the GK has no chance and shots from 20 yards out where the GK has more of a chance for example) rather than watching the guy perform. My idea of a good GK is one that doesn't make silly mistakes and on that count he's a very good keeper, he saves what he's supposed to save, doesn't do anything silly and occasionally pulls off a great save. I'm certainly happy with him and when Fraser recovers it's going to be a real battle for the vest. 2 very good GKs battling it out for top spot is good news for SFC.

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Pulping Sunderland was great but honestly last night was probably the best. OK the Chelsea players are having a wobble but they are still a class team and will pull it back - for us to go there, lock horns and end up outplaying them was outstanding. Shame that there's another international break now - last night would have given us some real momentum.

Brilliant result and special praise to the front 3 - let's hope they can keep this kind of form up for the rest of the season as when they click they are formidable. Whilst we were superb the fixture list did us a favour as we got Chelsea just at the right time. I have no doubt they'll come back and this evening almost feels like a 3 point bonus on the other teams around us. Another Mourihno meltdown is always an added bonus.

Fair play to him, 50 goals is an impressive tally and I actually think he's a better player than the critics would have you believe. However he does need to step up to the plate in a major tournament otherwise he'll be remembered by many as a bit of a flat track bully.

Looks like a decent player but I'm not convinced CH is his best position. The way he likes to stream forward with the ball and the comfort he seems to have with it makes him look like a box to box midfielder. Wonder if it's worth a shot playing him infront of the back 4 to give him a bit more freedom to roam. VVD running at pace towards the oppo could be a useful weapon.

Tadic had a great game and when he has a great game the team has a great game. We need a big season from him, he's absolutely key. Pelle looked sharp again, give him the service and he will score. Good confidence boost after the Danish dross. Also Wanyama needs to stop crying like a baby and roll his highly paid sleeves up.

Victor needs to take a leaf out of Morgan's book and get his head down and play to the best of his abilities. If he puts out good enough performances he will be noticed but equally if he sulks and moans he will be noticed for all the wrong reasons. Stop crying and get on with it Victor. You play well - the club gets an offer they can't refuse - you'll be on your way.

I'd also seriously look at Austin, he may not be an all round player but he knows how to score and we currently don't. I can't see too many goals in us at the moment and that is a real concern.

That was complete garbage, utter dross. We were up against a physical, organised defensive team - we were crying out for some creativity to unlock their defence but we left our creative players on the bench and obsessively pursued a one dimensional lump-it-up-to-Pelle tactic which predictably failed. The full backs were poor, Targett isn't up to it and Martina seemed to want to go backwards rather than forwards. Caulker was a hoof merchant, lump it up to Graziano and don't even bother to provide any quality. Playing 3 centre halves against their attack? Why didn't we play 2 and add Tadic/Juanmi to the attack instead? Very poor team selection. Graziano tried his best to make the one dimensional attack work making flick ons all game long, shame none of the others made much of an effort to pick up his headers. J-Rod looks very rusty, it's going to take him time to get back to full sharpness, quite why he was on when Tadic was on the bench was mystifying. Tadic actually made things tick when he came on, sadly he wasn't given a full game otherwise we might still be in the competition. Stephen Davis was OK ish, Ward Prowse was OK ish but overall the midfield was not clever enough, creative enough, fast enough or tenacious enough. Where was the quality crossing? Where were the through balls? Where were the one-twos and clever passing movements? Nowhere. Brain dead football. We can't complain, we deserved to lose. We must improve and quickly otherwise it will be a long hard season. Gutted, another cup competition we've ****ed away.

As a springboard for attack he's good but as a defender he's not impressed me. Didn't handle the Malmo attack atall well and he'd be facing that level and higher every week in the prem. On the plus side he's young and does look to have raw talent but he's going to need some working on by the coaches no doubt. I'd like to see him sign based on his potential but any fans that think he's the instant answer need to reign in their expectations.

You need European and specifically champions league football but even then the likes of Man Utd would still be able to better their wages and offer them a more realistic chance of regularly competing at the top level. You'd need to get into the top 4 and regularly qualify for a while to build up your cash and reputation to maybe keep the very best. However being as it's highly unlikely we'll qualify for champs league once let alone multiple times I don't think we have much choice.

If we are having to be realistic then Cabaye would be my choice - however being as he has already gone elsewhere I'd go for Ben Arfa. With what's left over I'd put a bid in for Coutinho.

Like last Thursday we badly need some creative spark up front. A point away is fine but we need to back that up with strong home performances. Tadic and\or Juanmi need to get on the pitch on Thursday. We need to pick their pockets if we want to progress.

Yes I would have thought so too, Tuesday's game is worth a lot of money to Celtic. I'd have thought they'd put out the best XI that they can get their hands on. Once they've qualified then who cares, Scottish league is poor so they should walk it anyway and they haven't got a lot of hope of getting past the champ league group phase anyway. Get to champ league group phase and sell up, how inspiring for their fans.

They came defensive and organised, inviting us to break them down and we lacked the guile to be able to do it. To be fair I thought they were a decent enough team and this tie is on a knife edge at the moment. Our shooting was not very good and too many times players were snatching from distance. We need to up our passing speed, especially when attacking as we are just too slow at times. I'd like to see us use the wings properly and get in some decent crosses, JRod and Pelle could score quite a few with some decent service but we hardly produced anything atall. I'd also like to see some intelligent through balls played to Mane to exploit his pace, see if he can get past defenders. I didn't think we were terrible but we definitely need to wake up a bit and get a bit more speed and intelligence into our attacking. I'd put Tadic and Juanmi in the team for the away leg if available, we need as may pickpockets as possible against this robust Danish side. My overall feeling was that they look like they haven't brushed off their holiday cobwebs yet, we'll get better but will it be too late for this competition?

Post match 'rage' thread? Bit melodramatic isn't it? Everton are a good team that IMO underperformed last season, I'm not completely unsurprised that they turned us over. We've lost some key players and it may take a while for things to bed down but we'll get there. Last season was a brilliant one, I hope you savoured every moment of it because in the history of SFC seasons like that have been the exception rather than the rule. It's not 'our right' to finish 7th, it's a tough league and teams like Everton are no mugs.

Decent result on the road, keep on picking points away and turning SMS into a fortress and we'll do well. Good to see Graziano looking sharp, if we can get a whole season from him then he could be a 20 goal striker for us. Now need to back this up with a win next weekend.