Ian Buchan
- Status
Ian Buchan
bluejock
Boss coat aficionado
His agent came out and said he would be interested in the job. This might have just been paper talk but it was fairly widely reported.
royalblue66
Player Valuation: £70m
He's a lad
lol this all day ^
bakes106
Player Valuation: £500k
hahaha i meant the caldwell role in martinez's system
toffeemax
Player Valuation: £15m
People are judging him solely based on Wigan's last season. He has managed to maintain a team with a tiny fan base, limited finiances in one of if not the best league in the world and tactically out class Everton and City in the cup. Looking further back he transformed Swansea, promoting them up to the Championship and then finishing 8th in the space of two seasons, laying the foundations for Brenda to come in and take them up.
Look at the alternatives, Vitor PEreira - such a gamble, he's a fantastic looking individual aesthetically but ultimately he has hardly been proven in the league with regards to how noncompetitive it is and not exactly set the world alight in europe.
Then there is any internal appointment which I included, would of hated. Could have been massively detrimental to what Moyes has built throwing an inexperienced individual at the helm. Hey he may of gotten off to the best start it could be argued, but then again when a bad patch were to come how would they then cope, they'd probably implode under the novel situation they found themselves in, it wouldn't happen with MArtinez, he's been in that situtaion for years.
Overall it is a safe choice, and hardly the most inspirational appointment. But we need to look realistically, with a greater scouting network than at Wigan, where he still managed to find and create diamonds out of the likes of Kone, Maloney and McMannaman, he could sure bring in a couple of top notch players to build on what we already have. He has the experience and tactical nouse to do well, and has a great knowledge of the Prem.
All in all, come on bobby, get us into europe... (this is provided he comes)
Look at the alternatives, Vitor PEreira - such a gamble, he's a fantastic looking individual aesthetically but ultimately he has hardly been proven in the league with regards to how noncompetitive it is and not exactly set the world alight in europe.
Then there is any internal appointment which I included, would of hated. Could have been massively detrimental to what Moyes has built throwing an inexperienced individual at the helm. Hey he may of gotten off to the best start it could be argued, but then again when a bad patch were to come how would they then cope, they'd probably implode under the novel situation they found themselves in, it wouldn't happen with MArtinez, he's been in that situtaion for years.
Overall it is a safe choice, and hardly the most inspirational appointment. But we need to look realistically, with a greater scouting network than at Wigan, where he still managed to find and create diamonds out of the likes of Kone, Maloney and McMannaman, he could sure bring in a couple of top notch players to build on what we already have. He has the experience and tactical nouse to do well, and has a great knowledge of the Prem.
All in all, come on bobby, get us into europe... (this is provided he comes)
evertorial
Player Valuation: £950k
I will happily back him as he is a decent young manager. On the other hand the badge is unacceptable and until that is gone im not buying any merchandise with it on.
Furey1878
Player Valuation: £70m
Look guys, I'm quite sure we won't be playing 3 at the back under Martinez if he's our next manager. He'll recognise we've got an ace back 4 and I could see us perhaps playing 4-3-3 under him.
I just hope if he is our next manager then these talks aren't dragged out and we have some news by the end of the day.
I just hope if he is our next manager then these talks aren't dragged out and we have some news by the end of the day.
Azzurri
Player Valuation: £70m
Ah yeah. Maybe just to get more money from Porto or something. I refuse to believe that Kenwright is thick enough not to interview a league winning manager.
My main issue here is that it was a chance to get a major European manager in Pereira, inspire the better players at our club to stay and look forward to a bit of ambition, and send a statement out across Europe that we mean a bit of business. That, combined with the increased money, could have seen a few good players turning out for us next year.
Instead, we've got Roberto Martinez. A bit harder to convince the odd Michu floating around the continent that we're going on to bigger and better things when we hire a manager who just got relegated, regardless of everything else.
Hopefully he'll do a job, I dunno...
Instead, we've got Roberto Martinez. A bit harder to convince the odd Michu floating around the continent that we're going on to bigger and better things when we hire a manager who just got relegated, regardless of everything else.
Hopefully he'll do a job, I dunno...
Problem is he will want to do things his way changing the brand of football we play (laugh all you want but Moyes delivered consistent top 6 finishes) and formations.
He won't be building on what Moyes started he will be changing it completely
Pros better to watch
Cons we will be lucky to get top half
He won't be building on what Moyes started he will be changing it completely
Pros better to watch
Cons we will be lucky to get top half
ijjysmith
Calm
Tubey nails it.
Housequake
Player Valuation: £8m
I will back him 100%, if he does ****, then he can go, if he does well, then he can stay.
Simple as that, I did the same with Moyes even though he had zero top flight experience at the time, and a squad that was a billion times sh*tter than now...we did pretty well out of him (lack of tin aside).
Simple as that, I did the same with Moyes even though he had zero top flight experience at the time, and a squad that was a billion times sh*tter than now...we did pretty well out of him (lack of tin aside).
- Status