Roberto Martinez discussion

[Lowste]

It's been an alright start to the season. October is a tough month though.

Agree - but decent foundations in place

 

[ilikecheese]

If this is what it's like after a draw which we were severely unlucky to not to have won, I fear you may be right.

It really is a sad state of affairs.

 

[Goat]

Vast improvement on last season so far.

 

[chicoazul]

Agree - but decent foundations in place

Things to be quietly confident about definitely. I'm content.

 

[Caolam]

Agreed, team looks to be in good shape. A win in Reading to keep it going would set us up for the weekend. Another win there and we are sitting pretty.

 

[Furey1878]

Things to be quietly confident about definitely. I'm content.

Shhh! Keep it quiet, lad.

 

[Lowste]

Things to be quietly confident about definitely. I'm content.

Me too

Not getting to excited, but grounds for optimism

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Mark Hughes and Sam Allardyce have very similar win rations in management to Martinez, and Steve McClaren has a far superior win ratio.

But one looks like Mrs Doubtfire, one looks like Jabba the Hut and the other used an umbrella when it was raining so are clearly awfully crap managers.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

And Alan Pardew has a superior win ratio as well.

But something about a mars bar so he's a crap manager too.

 

[Dexter]

Agree that 8 or 9 points is about roughly average for a team after 6 games - it is what the the 10th and 11th placed teams are on after all.

However because of the quality of our opponents, the significant injury list, our defence looking relatively solid and the fact we seem to be creating a decent number of chances I'd put the performances themselves as above average.

Suppose it depends on whether you take into account anything else other than the points on the board - at this stage of the campaign think both points and performances are important in indicating how the season will pan out.

That's a more realistic post

 

[davek]

Longevity has nothing to do with winning 42%. In fact, longevity would tend to make a winning % go down with crap seasons and such.

How so? If you're in the job long enough you know exactly what to do to get a result. Vast experience, settled system etc.

 

[ilikecheese]

Colemole hates Everton.

 

[Alex Hindmarsh]

9 draws gets you nine points, are you mad

9 times out of 10 we stuff them 3/4 to zip and walk away laughing. It's pretty abnormal not to win a game like that.

 

[Dexter]

How so? If you're in the job long enough you know exactly what to do to get a result. Vast experience, settled system etc.

By that logic Arsenal should be winning the league every season

 

[davek]

By that logic Arsenal should be winning the league every season

But what's Wenger's win %?.....57%.