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

[Abertonian]

Fantastic spot!

Placeholder article that is. Here we go!

Fingers crossed! at the moment all it tells us is he got a fair bit of mileage out of that jacket.

 

[harris78]

Fingers crossed! at the moment all it tells us is he got a fair bit of mileage out of that jacket.

Maybe it's his lucky jacket....then again maybe not

 

[toffee matt]

Benitez is a fat Kopite clown

Give your head a wobble if you want him here

 

[d34noj]

Disappointing but thanks.

No its not disappointing. Not in the slightest.

 

[ProZ]

The poll should be taken down, clearly people popcorning, was 57 for keep yesterday before match, now there is 62.

 

[deipnosophist]

Benitez is a fat Kopite clown

Give your head a wobble if you want him here

well said.

 

[Abertonian]

Maybe it's his lucky jacket....then again maybe not

He read chapter one of Wengers book:

Foreword by Ray Parlour
Chapter One: Buy a jacket and wear it for the rest of your life
Chapter Two: Don't spend money, even when you have a lot of it
Chapter Three: Who needs a DM anyway?
Chapter Four: Who needs a CF anyway?
Chapter Five: Top 4 is a trophy

 

[Mountfield1985]

That is how I see things; but modus vivendi...it's only football.

No doubt his good relationships with the board have kept him in post this long. But that's the boards failing and not his, in my opinion. Should have been sorted months ago. I won't forgive them for not giving us the best possible chance at that trophy.

 

[sageyefc]

@ The Esk do you have any info on Rafael if he leaves the toon? Here's his record: Trophies won as a manager: Champions League, Europa League (x2), FIFA World Club Cup, UEFA Supercup, La Liga (x2), FA Cup, Community Shield, Coppa Italia, Suppercoppa Italiana (x2).
Some have slammed those who say Mourinho won't come here as lacking ambition whilst dismissing Rafael for his red past and small club remark. This is contradictory. Look at Rafael's record. Objectively, and putting ambition before emotion, he's easily the next best candidate after Mourinho.

Have a lie down mate

 

[John Osters Love Child]

it looking more and more likely that Roberto Martinez' reign of terror will soon be over.

 

[edge]

The poll should be taken down, clearly people popcorning, was 57 for keep yesterday before match, now there is 62.

RAWK love him be impostors voting

 

[RFUS]

FdB is looking elsewhere, highly unlikely he will come to us/be offered a role by us.

Good news in my opinion. Think he's the riskiest of the touted options and he's also the only one I didn't stick a tenner on....

 

[fandjango]

it looking more and more likely that Roberto Martinez' reign of terror will soon be over.

Reign of terror .... REALLY ?

 

[TheHumbleEgg]

So, what would be the decent thing to do then?

Today I mean, what would you do if it were you at the helm, you are board/bored – do you push the button & dip the quill today or let this burst ball roll & falter ‘til Sunday?

And from the other POV - If you were stood in those slippery, well-oiled brogues would you walk before the likely debacle & farce of the NORWICH game? Or would you wish to stay, breathe in GP once more and wave goodbye to both a very patient fanbase and - in all probability - the best and finest chance you’re gonna get in PL management. And let’s not fanny about here, the chance RM has had and since piddled away was HUGE. He will not get that again IMO. Ever.

Season one saw the balloon blown to near bursting and it was ace, even the initial doubters (guilty) admit that. However the rest of the reign saw that balloon well and truly let go of… and it whistled and farted and flew without direction or any real purpose for the most then until it pretty well ran out of puff altogether last night and landed at the feet of players who’ve long since given up the fight. Perhaps this is why ROSS was so uppity, the deflated johnny of underperformance stuck fast to his little boot, unable to be shaken off…

Or maybe it was just because he’s about 11lb overweight and looks really quite out of condition.

Who knows?

Or perhaps, and like a vast majority of us, he’s just one of a number who are tired of being part of and watching something that clearly doesn’t work.

I’m ashamed of the way this has panned out.

We all deserve better than the way this has unfolded. And I include the current manager in that.

The deed is done - the fate of RM has WELL been decided, some time ago too. But he deserves better than he’s been dealt by this reprehensible board. Surely…SURELY they must see it’s about damage limitation now and, if they do, then they will announce today the parting of ways thus allowing him to give what will without question be an emotional goodbye this evening, avoid the embarrassment of protest outside and let everyone see out the season on a remotely positive note.

Surely they will do that. Won’t they?

 

[deipnosophist]

No doubt his good relationships with the board have kept him in post this long. But that's the boards failing and not his, in my opinion. Should have been sorted months ago. I won't forgive them for not giving us the best possible chance at that trophy.

I am in your court with this assessment mate: the Board I hold in contempt as well. A bigger bunch of self-serving, head in the sand morons, I reckon you'd be hard pressed to find.
This club needs an enema.
Flush the lot down the dunny...and then we can move ahead.

NB : I exclude Moshiri from my figurative excoriations.