Roberto Martinez discussion

[Toffeelover]

What I want is pretty irrelevant.

Why? do you not want our club to succeed?

 

[bluemangroup]

You mean like Hibbo, Osman, Gibson, Pienaar??

Osman Gibson Pienaar definitely still have a part to play as deputies, yeah, until we find younger and better.

 

[ijjysmith]

Why? do you not want our club to succeed?

You do realise that what you want might (and won't) happen and we'll still be absolutely fine yeah?

 

[Toffeelover]

They are still squad players who are important and will obviously be phased out when younger players develop to appropriate levels. Obviously. Like blatantly obviously.

Hold on, Hibbo, Osman, Pienar, Gibson, Barry - still squad players? Barry perhaps for the rest of the season but the others?

 

[Toffeelover]

Nothing like throwing a spanner into the works to enliven a thread.

 

[bluemangroup]

Hold on, Hibbo, Osman, Pienar, Gibson, Barry - still squad players? Barry perhaps for the rest of the season but the others?

yeah. there will be games this season that our regular team aren't available or can't get the job done and we need them to step in. I don't see why that's so unbelievable.

 

[Toffeelover]

Have a look at that thread " who should we get shut of in January" and the names in the poll. Then look at the names I am saying should be released.

 

[bluemangroup]

Not Hibbo though.

 

[Dithering Dougie]

Nothing like throwing a spanner into the works to enliven a thread.

That was more like throwing a boomerang TL, trying to suggest Martinez introduce young players into the squad was an epic fail mate.

 

[Saint Domingo]

If Gibson stays fit absolutely he can still be a key part of the squad . No one else can do what he does.

 

[Furey1878]

Hold on, Hibbo, Osman, Pienar, Gibson, Barry - still squad players? Barry perhaps for the rest of the season but the others?

Osman is clearly a squad player and will feature when needed this season.

Pienaar would probably still be starting a fair few games but for his injuries.

Gibson is still our best passer of a ball and again, but for injuries, would have played much, much more.

I don't see what's wrong with letting players who clearly bring something to the side see out their contracts.

 

[Saint Domingo]

Should we seriously think now about dropping Barry, Jagielka, Naismith and McCarthy and blooding young players, saying to hell with the result let's start building for the future. Or at least populate the bench with young players - no more Osman, Hibbo, Pienaar,Gibson.

Just a thought, reminiscent of when Howie came and built his side. Reading the reports from back then, Howie was no soft touch, he was a hard man. sentimentality has no place when building a side for the future.

Same Howard who bought in Reid and Gray? The squad has to have a balance. Unfortunately I think the good senior players in the current squad (Jags Baines) don't really have the loud characters to lead the others. Tuis squad could do with a Ferguson or Cahill type (dare I say Rooney) to show them how to win until the likes of Ross and Stones realise they have to do it themselves. Same as Fergie did with Cantona and Keane to guide his youth players.

 

[ijjysmith]

Have a look at that thread " who should we get shut of in January" and the names in the poll. Then look at the names I am saying should be released.

Don't think anyone mentioned Jagielka

 

[ijjysmith]

Have a look at that thread " who should we get shut of in January" and the names in the poll. Then look at the names I am saying should be released.

Hold on. Released?!???????

You want Jagielka, McCarthy and the others released. Bloody hell.

 

[SpurtingLesbian]

Not Hibbo though.

If we released Hibbo, he'd still turn up anyway, just for free this time. He'd still get the same number of games a season though, zero.