Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

If the mane deal doesn't happen we've just ****ed up big time. I wonder what odds you can get on Gaston getting more than 4 goals in 15 games, which is all that Long managed. I'm still utterly perplexed as to how we've ended up loaning them Gaston and giving them £12m for Long. Just stop, take a deep breath and think about it. It's a complete **** take.

It's not a stupid comment. He made a big impact on saturday and now we'll never knkw what Koeman could've got out of him. We seriously lack players who can change a game so letting him go is a big mistake. Watch him turn it on at Hull with a decent run in the side, which is exactly what he should've had at Saints!!!

We've got a serious lack of quality attacking options and I believe it will come back to haunt us. Yes we scored 3 at west ham but they were utter ****e. Sadly, I see more performances like the one against WBA than the one against WHU unless we address this. Just hope we land this winger and he delivers the goods. Need J-Rod back & to find form quickly as I'm still not convinced that Long or Pelle are the answer.

We do the strangest things. Bruce has done some good business. Like others have said, Hull have got the better of us with this one. Gaston on loan and in return we get Long for £12m. Gaston is a international who played in the world cup whilst Long was searching for four leaf clovers on his holidays in Cork. Bruce must be ****ing himself.

Be bloody stupid to let him go. He showed on Saturday that we need a player like him when we need to change things. Also, why allow him to go to a team who are direct competition, in that we'll probably end the season in a similar position.

So you'd write Rickie off if he was still here? Sheringham was still banging them in for Utd at 36. Age has nothing to do with it. He's a proven goalscorer. Something that Shane Long isn't. A player like Defoe is a very useful player to have in the squad. He'll always score goals & younger players could learn a lot from someone like him. Watch what he does at Leicester. I'd have money on him getting more that Long this season.

Useless fact of the day. When translated, Alderweireld means other world.

Defoe to Leicester? I know he used to play for that lot down the road but I think that's a good signing. I'd be more than happy if we signed him. He'll always score goals and if Woy had any ******** he'd still have him in the England squad.

Him and Micah Richards then?

Really? I must have missed that???

Fantastic result! :-) 4 points from the first 3 ain't too bad. From the same 3 fixtures last season we achieved 6 points, but we were one of only 2 teams to get a result at Anfield last season. Shame about last weeks result but that's football. Let's hope for a couple of quality additions and that Morgan stays.

He obviously didn't want to come here so has lazed around and underperformed in an attempt to force the manager to offload him. Basically his plan has worked perfectly.

Let's just take, Richards, Sinclair & Guidetti from Man City. Job done.

Done. Although I much prefer the old grounds. Not been to a new stadium that's had an atmosphere anything like you used to get. I'd take the Dell over St. Mary's any day.

Totally agree. I still think we need a winger / creative, attacking midfielder and a poacher of a striker more than anything else. A proper fox in the box has to be a priority as we just don't look like we've got goals in us at all.

Zaha back to Palace, on loan. Would've thought he was what we were looking for. That said, I don't really know what Koeman looks for. Apparently we're in for Van Dijk???

I'd start him alongside Morgan and give Big Vic a go at CB.

Mixed feelings about this really. Seems strange given our lack of options in that department, however, he's never really done it for us so maybe he needs to move on.

Exactly! Time to bombard Koeman's twitter account to let him know what the fans think!

Is Cork playing to get a move? I ****ing hope not. Koeman's first job in the morning should be to get him signed up on a new deal.

Yes they are. Let's just take a punt on someone like Carlton Cole.

Like! As I said elsewhere. It would be a crying shame if we let him go!

Which poses the questions... Why & what the **** are we going to do about it? Time is running out to bring players in and what we've got clearly isn't good enough. Pelle was always a gamble and as I said elsewhere, I'd have rather kept Sharp and £8m. Long for £12 is a **** take. £6m in Jan to £12m in Aug after 15 games and 4 goals makes no sense at all and his performance tonight just reinforces that.

This is shocking. Our front line cost £20m. Laughable! Bring back Sharp & Barnard! There's enough talent in our squad to be battering teams like this so it raises some serious questions about the manager and his style of play. Still think he'll be gone by Xmas.

Thought Cork would've started tonight. No Morgan in the squad. Been busy so not had chance to look into why this is. Is he injured or just being rested?