Roberto Martinez discussion

[LAToffee]

Ok, so what is it you're saying in essence?

You cant accept a draw against a team with that quality away from home? We've picked 4 out of 6 points up off them this season...they're in a poor season but they are the English champions.

Too many and draws and lost leads this season. You must rue those. Will we keep this team together for another season? If we do, will we learn our lessons and kick on to push for CL? I want to believe we are on the verge of greatness but sometimes feel we will be perennial "could have been."

 

[Zatara]

Unfortunately, no, we had to show them champions league football....not the thrills and mostly spills of football's biggest clown goalkeeper

I dont think we necessarily do.

Lukaku has had a bad time at chelsea and we are setup to create goals for him. I think if we sign a top LW like Yarmolenko he will stay and extend.

Stones is a tricky one as he hasnt had any problems in his career but probably thankful he didnt join chelsea. We would need to pay barnsleys sell on fee so i think would ask £60mil for him...would Barca or Real pay that?

I think they will stay and then we need top 6 next season and top 4 the year after or they will go then.

 

[Titus Bramble]

If the officials had done their job properly would you be complaining about giving up a 2 goal lead? Would you balls

 

[ToffeeTim]

Roberto is right for once. It definitely was solely the corrupt ref's fault. No point arguing anything different.

 

[davek]

No idea if they will get CL football but if they win this they are 11 points ahead of 5th and that is a huge gap at any time of the season.

Wont happen, and you know it.

They've had an unbelievable season with Vardy doing a Suarez out of his skin season. It wont last. You know it.

 

[davek]

If the officials had done their job properly would you be complaining about giving up a 2 goal lead? Would you balls

The usual knee jerk.

 

[thirdmantackle]

Bobby won't be around at this club to see all these young players fulfill any potential they may have

 

[BernieWright13]

Barring picking Howard, I'm more than happy with what we did today.

It takes character and belief to do what we did today

To throw a game away twice you mean? After all the other leads we've p1ssed away this season I can't confess to being overly happy myself

 

[fozzy]

The usual knee jerk.

We still looking at 60 points Dave?

 

[Chang Elephant]

We would need to pay barnsleys sell on fee so i think would ask £60mil for him

If they won't pay that, that's another season off the remaining length of his contract, we don't hold all the cards over the longer period. He either signs before the Euros or we sell.

 

[davek]

No, that would be the ref. Did you not see the 'and the ref' part of my comment?

But why would you be upset with Martinez? His team gets to 3-2 and the time added on is over...and then an offside goal is ruled good.

I'm missing where it's his any of his fault.

 

[BernieWright13]

The usual knee jerk.

Usual Martinez apologist-speak

 

[flibbyflob]

Nothing to do with them scoring an illegal goal then? You're talking a lot, but not saying anything, to quote a great song.

Play to the whistle I always thought. We defend like schoolboys week after week.

Wont happen, and you know it.

They've had an unbelievable season with Vardy doing a Suarez out of his skin season. It wont last. You know it.

People said it wouldn't last in October, still there now. Might only need another 4 or 5 wins to get top 4 and that isn't beyond them.

 

[neil999]

I do wonder if it were attacking frailties rather than defensive frailties would everyone be so upset/angry? its that gaining and THEN losing winning positions that irks us so, but I suspect it wouldn't be as bad from the other way round...

 

[davek]

Leicester are 11 points clear of West Ham in 5th with 16 games left. You don't think they'll finish 4th????

Of course not.

City
Arsenal
Spurs
United

The wheels fall off in the second half of the season. They are a very limited squad depth wise. It's just gravity in the end.