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I don't know about that. We never looked like we could control the game and close it out. As soon as Spartak Moscow went ahead the game changed and it looked like they were in control.

Two in a row.

Incredible stuff. Should have been 4.

He is busy enough getting more out of the existing squad and looking at other options for January. Hope he is not wasting any time on Carlos Peña. If you are an optimist then you should be hoping for Gerrard to sign a new player who has a chance of succeeding.

If I remember correctly the manager has already stated that the league is his priority so you should probably not expect the strongest line up. Kent and Ejaria play most of the time because they are two of the best available options. We don't have any players who play better consistently ...

Would it surprise you if you discovered that the director of football advised Gerrard not to even waste his time?

Like many other players that we have paid off he also shows signs of being rubbish ...

I think there are more than a few example of unsporting behaviour that go unpunished. Will the S.F.A. show consistency in future?

Rash? He had six months where he struggled to get picked by the manager who signed him. If he has demonstrated that he is any good during his loan then a Mexican team will show interest.

I don't think it is worth a shot. He is much more likely to disrupt the dressing room than make a significant contribution to the first team. The best option is to minimize the cost of his contract.

Scoring with a mis-hit cross sums it up. After that Morelos scores a great goal. Hopefully we are back in business now.

Really poor so far. I have little expectation that the second half will be any better.

http://www.espn.com/soccer/club/mexico/203/blog/post/3686685/copa-mx-title-win-just-the-first-step-toward-changing-the-culture-at-cruz-azul

Quite. If people want to boo then go to watch St Mirren, or Scotland, instead.

Relax. I didn't see anybody with a saltire in the main stand.

Lennon should not take any responsibility for the coin thrown at him. Lennon should, however, take some responsibility for his own actions. I've no doubt that there are rules that can be used to discipline managers who taunt opposing fans. I doubt the football authorities will lift a finger against him though.

Some uncalled for boo-hooing.

There is a twisted morality at work. It is just that it is not one Tom English will own up to.

I'm in the main stand too. Around my seat most of the people booing were directing it at some guy waving a saltire.

I think that people were booing because the second half was a massive departure from what the team had showed previously this season.

Barisic will be first choice when fit. Not much we can do about that just now. Katic has, arguably, played his way out of the team. I did wonder about Grezda during the match though. Why has he played so few minutes? It looks like Kent is suffering a dip in form so perhaps it would have been a good idea to play Grezda instead. Perhaps we will see him start in the next match.

This manager won't do that either ...

If I remember correctly a big part of the problem for Le Guen was that he thought mediocre league form was tolerable. This manager won't tolerate it.

If you watched the game you would know what to make of it. We were crap.

The second half, in particular, was terrible. We looked like we had no idea how to play football. The manager needs to get a grip of this quickly.