Another 48 hours of MLS transfer news is behind us, and the stories continue to ramp up in quantity and quality. Here is what has been said in the papers in the last few days. Coco Carrasquilla link...
It is remarkable that Rangers were nine points behind Celtic on Christmas Day, beat their rivals 3-0 on 2 January and are now 15 points behind them. The reason for that is their shocking away form, with defeat by St Mirren now added to by draws at Motherwell, Hibernian, and Dundee since Santa Claus visited. Thirteen points and 13 goals in 11 matches on the road is nowhere near good enough for a club of Rangers' resources.
Everton 2-0 Peterborough: Just hours after the sacking of Sean Dyche, interim coaches Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman led the hosts into the fourth-round despite another uninspiring performance
The eventual scoreline did not flatter Fulham. Fulham's victory owed much to their persistence, continually pressing in the final third in search of further goals. Rocco Vata netted a lovely opener, twisting and driving past the visitors' goalkeeper.