Arteta10
Player Valuation: £10m
Surely he's going to take the team on Saturday now that hes done the presser and everything tho!? Why would they get rid of him now??
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Roberto Martinez Discussion - Including Live Poll (Poll Reset 1st May)
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Surely he's going to take the team on Saturday now that hes done the presser and everything tho!? Why would they get rid of him now??
Wow so there is actually still a chance he isn't involved Saturday? Everything just seems a mess, even the echo trying to say we shouldn't be protesting etc
The Esk
Player Valuation: £70m
Because the board has not met yet?
Toffeelover
Player Valuation: £80m
One of the mess ups was BK extending his contract.
Arteta10
Player Valuation: £10m
Just seems strange to me that they would do it at this point. I recon he would either have been gone before the press conference or hes getting the rest of the season
bullensboy
Player Valuation: £2.5m
Interesting post on TPF tonight from someone called Ian..
I was on a plane to Warsaw during the Euros. It was a bus ride to the plane, and the business passengers went on their own bus.
On the bus strode Phil Thompson and at the time Wigan manager Roberto. I thought it might be interesting to stand next to them. The conversation I heard has stayed with me.
They were both complaining over Hodgson. Thompson was saying Stevie was really p'eed off as the tactics employed stopped him getting on the ball and spreading passes. He said that the players had approached Hodgson to say how unhappy they were but he wouldn't listen.
Then Martinez said that Hodgson was a bad advert for the Premier League and that as normal the FA were not thinking of the damage to the brand. Whatever that means
Then he said that he would be embarrassed to set up a team the way that Hodgson did. Martinez then declared that he would rather lose every game than change to Hodgson's tactics. Thompson appeared to be taken aback by this and said you are joking. RM said no he was serious the way you play is more important than results.
Thommo replied that he hoped that Dave didn't ever hear this. I assume this was Whelan.
Believe me or not, but I guarantee it is 100% true
At the time I thought it very strange that a football manager would not really care about winning games, more the style it was played.
Since then as I have watched I've often thought back to that bus ride. It is clear to me that Roberto is not going to change, its his way or no way. If that means relegation so be it.
Perhaps this attitude is behind some of the players frustrations.
I was on a plane to Warsaw during the Euros. It was a bus ride to the plane, and the business passengers went on their own bus.
On the bus strode Phil Thompson and at the time Wigan manager Roberto. I thought it might be interesting to stand next to them. The conversation I heard has stayed with me.
They were both complaining over Hodgson. Thompson was saying Stevie was really p'eed off as the tactics employed stopped him getting on the ball and spreading passes. He said that the players had approached Hodgson to say how unhappy they were but he wouldn't listen.
Then Martinez said that Hodgson was a bad advert for the Premier League and that as normal the FA were not thinking of the damage to the brand. Whatever that means
Then he said that he would be embarrassed to set up a team the way that Hodgson did. Martinez then declared that he would rather lose every game than change to Hodgson's tactics. Thompson appeared to be taken aback by this and said you are joking. RM said no he was serious the way you play is more important than results.
Thommo replied that he hoped that Dave didn't ever hear this. I assume this was Whelan.
Believe me or not, but I guarantee it is 100% true
At the time I thought it very strange that a football manager would not really care about winning games, more the style it was played.
Since then as I have watched I've often thought back to that bus ride. It is clear to me that Roberto is not going to change, its his way or no way. If that means relegation so be it.
Perhaps this attitude is behind some of the players frustrations.
Darrenc34
Player Valuation: £8m
Let's wait til the summer, then we can welcome someone good and someone who knows how to buy players with investment!
The Esk
Player Valuation: £70m
I agree it is strange, but as I said the situation is fluid at present.
Eric Djemba-Djemba
Player Valuation: £60m
Ring master
Player Valuation: £90m
up to 4pm monday,martinez had not been told a thing from anyone at efc,and thats from the man himself.off course i think he wil go as well though,well i think he is anyway
FLUID?....code for the club is so messed up it doesn't know which way is up.
Green called us a circus a few years ago, I think that was being kind because we appear to be nothing short of a lunatic asylum.
St James the Less
Player Valuation: £950k
Esk, isn't a bit unfair on Season Ticket holders to leave any announcement until the end of the season (Or even later)? Those who are waiting to see if RM goes before renewing may in fact lose their seat as the guarantee your seat promotion runs out on the 3rd May. And if left later than the 25th May, the Early Bird saving.
The Esk
Player Valuation: £70m
It is I agree, but fan consideration is fairly low down on the list of priorities particularly at the present.
Pienaar's gloves
Player Valuation: £35m
TheFinnFan
Finners
This 100%.
Just issue a statement that Martinez will leave the club after this season. Atmosphere would be 100 times happier than without it. We are actually in a position where some are not entirely sure if they want to see good run of games now when we are safe...cause it might give martinez a chance to keep his job...it's mental but thats the way it is. Honourable thing for Martinez and for the club would be to put the statement out. ASAP.
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