Martinez OUT. There i said it. (end of the season of course).

kithnou · February 14, 2015

Del said:
Not free no, What was it? Around 2m

Not being funny but you can not hang a manager out to dry if a 2m signing doesn't turn out to be a world beater

No I can't. If you read my post in the Aiden McGeady thread you will see I am his biggest fan. Our Scottish twinkled toed Messi

davek · February 14, 2015

Del said:
Kone aside his poor signings have been his loans/frees

When he's spent money on players he's bought well

Yeah, and even with the likes of McGeady at £1.5M you get exactly what you pay for.

It's another lazy assertion to say martinez has been ropey on transfers.

CahillsCornerFlag · February 14, 2015

The inevitability of Cleverley coming in is making me nervous about his transfer prowess. It won't be the best start to the summer.

kithnou · February 14, 2015

CahillsCornerFlag said:
The inevitability of Cleverley coming in is making me nervous about his transfer prowess. It won't be the best start to the summer.

Lets give it time. If we have another poor season next then he won't have anywhere to hide. Give him a chance.

Boss_Blue · February 14, 2015

kithnou said:
Lets give it time. If we have another poor season next then he won't have anywhere to hide. Give him a chance.

Half season.

But yeah totally agree mate.

MACCA75 · February 14, 2015

CahillsCornerFlag said:
The inevitability of Cleverley coming in is making me nervous about his transfer prowess. It won't be the best start to the summer.

I think it's inevitable too, I think the biggest disappointment with Martinez is that his transfer activity (Deofeleu aside) has lacked any imagination at all.

kithnou · February 14, 2015

Boss_Blue said:
Half season.

But yeah totally agree mate.

We'd have to be bottom of the League for that to happen. Can't see that. He gets a full Season surely. Deserves some time as he has shown he can manage.
I want to see him Manage a 1st eleven without the 3 or 4 duds that are getting picked this season.
Big pre season transfer window for us/him.

Marcus Kendall · February 14, 2015

I must be the only one who thinks Cleverley would be a good signing especially on a free.

kithnou · February 14, 2015

Marcus Kendall said:
I must be the only one who thinks Cleverley would be a good signing especially on a free.

yes mate

Dithering Dougie · February 14, 2015

Del said:
Not free no, What was it? Around 2m

Not being funny but you can not hang a manager out to dry if a 2m signing doesn't turn out to be a world beater

By that same token I don't think you can claim Kone a failure of any kind yet seeing as he's only played a handful of games because he suffered a terrible but unavoidable long term injury very early on and is only now getting back to being involved regularly.

I'm far from Kone's biggest fan but that's just bad luck.

Dithering Dougie · February 14, 2015

Marcus Kendall said:
I must be the only one who thinks Cleverley would be a good signing especially on a free.

No he'll add depth, experience and competition to an area of the team we're short of.

For free it's far from a bad move.

Del · February 14, 2015

Dithering Dougie said:
By that same token I don't think you can claim Kone a failure of any kind yet seeing as he's only played a handful of games because he suffered a terrible but unavoidable long term injury very early on and is only now getting back to being involved regularly.

I'm far from Kone's biggest fan but that's just bad luck.

I agree mate, Just plenty on here would see him as a waste of funds

BirkenheadBlue · February 14, 2015

Dithering Dougie said:
No he'll add depth, experience and competition to an area of the team we're short of.

For free it's far from a bad move.

For free I'd go so far as to say it's a pretty good move. Is he a world beater? Far from it. Is he a decent replacement for Osman, bought for no money? Yes.

1966efc · February 14, 2015

Marcus Kendall said:
I must be the only one who thinks Cleverley would be a good signing especially on a free.

Dithering Dougie said:
No he'll add depth, experience and competition to an area of the team we're short of.

For free it's far from a bad move.

BirkenheadBlue said:
For free I'd go so far as to say it's a pretty good move. Is he a world beater? Far from it. Is he a decent replacement for Osman, bought for no money? Yes.

So no question of a large signing on fee?

Dymak · February 14, 2015

BirkenheadBlue said:
For free I'd go so far as to say it's a pretty good move. Is he a world beater? Far from it. Is he a decent replacement for Osman, bought for no money? Yes.

I'd normally agree, but the Villa fans viewpoint is that he is absolutely woeful, and they can't wait to get rid of him, they certainly won't be losing any sleep about losing him. Couple that with the fact that we are supposed to be a big club that is challenging for honours and you can see why the purchasing of Cleverley will not go down well.