Roberto Martinez Discussion - Including Live Poll (Poll Reset 1st May)

[USABlue]

Bad; Alcaraz(free 4th choice defender), Kone(correct, bad 6m), McGeady(poor but only 2-3m), Niasse, Mattioni (free) Rodriguez(youth signing for less than 1 mil)

Mediocre; Cleverly(free), McCarthy(13m), Holgate(youth signing), Lennon(done well mostly), Barry(free/1-2m and our most steady performer), Galloway (Probably would make a good signing played as a CB, still young and got injured this season )

Good; Besic (When played as a CM only cost 4m), Robles(only a few mil), Funes Mori(9.5mil) ,Deulofeu (only around 4-5m)

Very Good; Lukaku (overpriced by 10mill at time of purchase for an unwanted player,)

That's my opinion on his signings, his Transfer market signings arent as good as everyone is making out tbh but that's just my opinion.

No ones saying hes a transfer mastermind but for the most part the players he's missed on have been cheap gambles for only a couple mil or frees. Most expensive mistake was kone at 6m. Niasse has played 70 minutes due to injury so while its been bad for the season he could well be a decent signing for us after a full preseason. Much more good than bad in my eyes (in regards to the transfer market mind)

 

[USABlue]

McGeady cost us around 17m mert.

As a transfer free? I wasn't counting wages

 

[Saint Domingo]

To call Barry and McCarthy as mediocre signings is just utter rubbish.

Including prospects (Galloway and Holgate) in there is also utter rubbish.

13 mill and he's done what? Forward passes are a challenge for him.

 

[Goat]

As a transfer free? I wasn't counting wages

Oh im aware you were trying to fit into your agenda, but guess what, we have to pay wages for players.

 

[USABlue]

Oh im aware you were trying to fit into your agenda, but guess what, we have to pay wages for players.

Shocking to me that mate. I thought they all played for the honour of it. Sadly the figures of each players salary arent readily available

 

[Goat]

Shocking to me that mate. I thought they all played for the honour of it. Sadly the figures of each players salary arent readily available

Ive just told you mate, 17m for McGeady, wages, transfer fee and agents fees.

Happy to help, if you require any other information feel free to ask.

 

[USABlue]

Ive just told you mate, 17m for McGeady, wages, transfer fee and agents fees.

Happy to help, if you require any other information feel free to ask.

How much is rom on

 

[blue61]

Dont pay VAT on players mert.

Yes we do

Very
Average
Toggerplayers.

 

[Goat]

How much is rom on

75k.

 

[dholliday]

Steve Maclaren screams out from that post.

Woah, haha lol Shteve was the very opposite of successful as national coach, but I get your point.

Löw is unusually young in being an international tournament winner, mostly it's older heads who'd had their fill of 20 years+ club football, tho' some of them rejoin the international merry-go-round club circuit but rarely make waves (Parreira, Scolari, Lemerre etc).

Another German World Cup Winner: that Stones-wannabe Franz Beckenbauer, did have success with Bayern but he didn't stay in the main Trainer role very long, only a few months at a time.

Coming to a non-native club for a long-term project after a significantly-long job with his native national team is probably without precedent.

 

[Goat]

Anybody that wants Joachim Low really has very little understanding of the modern game.

 

[dholliday]

Anybody that wants Joachim Low really has very little understanding of the modern game.

Explain

 

[roydo]

Woah, haha lol Shteve was the very opposite of successful as national coach, but I get your point.

Löw is unusually young in being an international tournament winner, mostly it's older heads who'd had their fill of 20 years+ club football, tho' some of them rejoin the international merry-go-round club circuit but rarely make waves (Parreira, Scolari, Lemerre etc).

Another German World Cup Winner: that Stones-wannabe Franz Beckenbauer, did have success with Bayern but he didn't stay in the main Trainer role very long, only a few months at a time.

Löw coming to a non-native club for a long-term project after a significantly-long job with his native national team is probably without precedent.

I took a peek at his club career, and was underwhelmed, to say the least.

 

[Goat]

I took a peek at his club career, and was underwhelmed, to say the least.

My cat could manage that German team.

 

[Ashtonian]

Is robles actually a good keeper or is he just a solid one who is less risk than Howard?

How does he actually compare to your good keepers in the league?