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

[nsno-chris]

Avoiding answering questions better than Nicky Morgan

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

OUT

 

[GwladysBlue]

Win the two games in hand and it puts us comfortably top half.

Top half does not validate this performance from the manager. Why do you continually suggest that it is what we should be happy with?

I remember the whole fan base going mad when Neville suggested he same.

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Honestly mate. Say it everywhere you go when referring to Everton (Everton) it's proper cool.

Course it is

 

[davek]

Top half does not validate this performance from the manager. Why do you continually suggest that it is what we should be happy with?

I remember the whole fan base going mad when Neville suggested he same.

I dont. Others do. My take is always consistent: 5th is just as useless as 15th.

Nowhere positions for a nowhere club.

I'd rather have a good chance of winning a domestic cup than be handed a 5th spot.

 

[nsno-chris]

So 5th is the same as 15th but 7th was unacceptable.

Jaysus H Christ

 

[davek]

So 5th is the same as 15th but 7th was unacceptable.

Jaysus H Christ

What?!

 

[UpperLeftBlue]

Except that the difference between 5th and 15th is ~8 million in prize money. the 5th place team is on TV more, which means more revenue and international exposure. And Europe which helps attract a higher caliber player; would you rather sign for Tottenham or Sunderland? Europe, turns out, is also pretty damn fun to watch as a fan. I don't understand how you don't/won't see this and continue to insist we all see everything with the same delusion.

 

[hktoffee]

I don't understand why some fans keep praising simi finals (useless if don't win it) rather than 5th to 7th in league. Odd.

 

[bluewally]

Ok, let me answer your question: Martinez as a manager is capable, as he proved in the first season here. This new squad has needed time to develop, find its feet and make its errors and therefore is not a CL spot team as it stands. If we add quality in the GK and certain defensive positions in the summer then we can certainly have a reasonable shot at a CL spot.

Mostly the same players as his 1st season but with 2 extra years experience. What are they developing into?

 

[bluewally]

If they 'out-arsenal' today like they did at the emirates the season before last, only couple it with a win this time, I MIGHT look for something to clean the vandal grease off the fence...

I don't see them doing so.

1-1.

The derby's still martinez's crunch game, for me. Fail to win that, and I want him gone in May.

He has his excuse for the derby already. Eyes on the cup semi.

 

[xreyuk123]

It's embarrassing watching this.

 

[matty1878]

Shut the door Roberto on ya way out

 

[nsno-chris]

A truly awful manager. Void of ideas, we are literally Wigan with better players.

Every now and then, like Wigan, we play boss. But in general we are one awful team

Shut the door you utter beaut

 

[matty1878]

How he's still this clubs manager we are becoming a laughing stock.