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Luke, Scolari isn't looking any better than Grant at the moment. The thing is with the team at the moment, they never look convincing. When we do win games, its been somewhat fortunate in most cases, and that result on Sunday was no surprise as a result. Yes, we could still win three competitions. But the way we're playing, it's simply not going to happen. I don't think sacking Scolari is the answer as it will only make things worse, we can only hope that he learns from Sunday and fast.

Because with Robinho would have come a squad balance, more goals and some sort of creativity which we are completely lacking, and with all that, some confidence and perhaps some desire.

Lets take one game at a time and win at Southend.

Hahah. Andres Iniesta, world record, spending money... No.

Our squad is unbalanced because we need another winger. If we want to be cheap we could recall Scott Sinclair and actually use him as a first team winger. Or we can go sign a quality winger. But we need another winger either way.

I wasnt at all surprised by this result. We aren't good enough to win the title. You get laughed at for being negative because of our good position in the channel, but that's just luck really. We clearly aren't going to win it now. Manchester United will start an enormous run of form from this result, how could they not? Today we got completely outclassed, not only a lesson in skill and a lesson in tactics, but a lesson in heart and effort. It could have been 6-0, and nobody could have said that was harsh if it happened. It was a terrible performance, but it was coming. It's no different a performance from any other game we've played in the last two months, its just that since Roma we haven't played a good team. Scolari not putting men on posts is amateurish, constantly playing Deco out of position to play him is infuriating. Our defence just can't cut it in the air any more, Drogba has been sussed, Anelka can't do it against the big teams, and the whole squad is lacking in confidence. Crunch game now on Wednesday at Roots Hall. Lose that and we lose all hope of a trophy.

Probably many questions answered in the main thread for the match here!

It's already a nightmare getting out the ground, having more people WOULD be asking for trouble.

Yeah you didn't, I was just saying that the article was right to use it.

Good. Losing Joe Cole would be bad enough, losing him to Tottenham would be disastrous. I would like to think Joe Cole wouldn't move to Tottenham in any situation anyway but you don't know for sure.

You are of course right. His name is Filipe. Even so, Felipão isn't wrong.

Why would we sell both Kalou AND Malouda? Haha. We can't afford to let either go, even though they're not good enough.

Let the lad play for fuck's sake.

It means either being in a bigger stadium or not challenging for trophies cause we can't afford to.

We can laugh, but all he was doing was resting the big boys for the game on Sunday.

Felipão is his actual name, Phil is the English translation of that name.

RIP to a man I've never heard of but no doubt is a legend. Is your dad really that old Alex?

We need a new winger.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if Jose managed United one day.

Someone needs to tell Scolari the position Joe Cole has played the most over the last 5 years is left wing.

Hahah, Tri-Blue, comedy gold.

I dunno if he is clever enough to be the footballer we need.

I'm going to reanswer. Yes, we CAN win the league. In the same way that Hull City can win the league. It is still numerically possible, but in reality, I can't see it happening.

That still doesn't explain why you would have remembered that minute detail!

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