Roberto Martinez Shenanigans: All Reaction Here

[Tubey]

Don't want any players from wigan.

I do. I'd take McManaman and McCarthy right now, especially McCarthy - brilliant player.

 

[ijjysmith]

So lets say Periera's was a no go

Who would your second pick have been?

Moutsgoat

 

[ijjysmith]

I do. I'd take McManaman and McCarthy right now, especially McCarthy - brilliant player.

OH NO.

 

[KevMirallas]

So lets say Periera's was a no go

Who would your second pick have been?

Martinez, comfortably.

 

[Number_25]

Alan Stubbs would of been my second pick.

 

[KevMirallas]

OH NO.

Just walk away mate, leave it mate, not worth if mate.

 

[squonk]

kin ell he hasn't joined yet and the knives are out already

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

I do. I'd take McManaman and McCarthy right now, especially McCarthy - brilliant player.

Definitely McManaman, not sure about McCarthy though.

 

[Tubey]

So lets say Periera's was a no go

Who would your second pick have been?

Honestly, probably Martinez, and that'd be fine if Pereira was a no-go. I'd be a LOT happier if Pereira's agent had come out in public and told us to do one or something, a la Laudrup.

As it is, can't help but feel Pereira hasn't even been considered. Don't get me wrong, I don't think Pereira is a master manager or something - in fact, he's probably quite cack - but it's the intent it would have shown.

 

[neil75]

Not my first choice but he seems to be a decent enough young upcoming manager. He set up the foundations at Swansea for brenda to take the credit. I will give him a 100% backing. But he needs time and a bit to spend in the market. Just hope he passes his medical.

 

[Mrk]

If he joins, I think he'll do very well here.

 

[hktoffee]

OH NO.

If we waste money on these type of players and our current group of players leave and retire. Everton will be fighting relegation in 3/4 seasons time.

 

[liambroley]

I do. I'd take McManaman and McCarthy right now, especially McCarthy - brilliant player.

Agreed. I think the original post should have read "I wouldn't take any defender from Wigan"....

 

[toffeemax]

Sort of agree, but it's the impression that hiring a manager like that would mean, even if it were just in the short term.

Martinez, on the other hand, just leaves me pretty much doing this:

It's not a disastrous appointment, but it's not exactly an inspired one. Phrase that keeps coming to the forefront of my mind is "opportunity missed".

Then again, "Opportunity Missed" could replace "Nil Satis Nisi Optimum" as our slogan, so I suppose it's apt.

totally agree with the sentiments, it's a safe choice, but then again, if offered I'd prefer definitely to get a tenner than possibly getting say 15 quid but with the possibility of not getting anything.

 

[charlatan]

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...

This in a nutshell.

Completely underwhelmed