Roberto Martinez Discussion - Including Live Poll (Poll Reset 1st May)

[COYBL25]

My neighbour who writes for the footy section of the

He´s not giving up more delusional stuff in the echo:

“There is 12 points to play for,” he said.

“I feel we are a special football club.

“I draw inspiration from big, big figures from our football club and no-one more than Howard Kendall who always said as a football club we react in the best possible way. “Facing adversity today our second-half performance is exactly that.

“We all feel hurt and disappointed we are not in the final but we gave everything we have got and we should all help each other finish the season as well as we can.

“We are not in a situation of crisis or chaos, fighting relegation.

“We are talking of disappointment because we have not the chance to finish high in the table. But we see young players developing quickly and understanding the big expectations to be a team that always competes in the late stages of competitions and always competes to get to Wembley. We want to get to the CL positions.”

Surely someone in the press office at the club vets what he says before it goes out ?

In the last two days he's mentioned lack of funding for transfers, had a dig at Moyes and has also brought Howard Kendal into his ramblings. The press must rub their hands together every time he opens his mouth.

As well as making a fool of himself, he's embarrassing the club now. They need to stop him talking to the press or thoroughly vet what he says before it goes out.

OR

They are letting him continue to chat loads of wham, so as to increase the pressure on him to resign ?

 

[Mickey]

He's just getting his digs in been at it a week now kids done.

 

[Thomasc]

He is slowly unravelling more and more each week. The job us too big for him, it's very uncomfortable to watch now.

The board could have avoided this situation, they are also responsible for this very negative situation.

 

[nsno-chris]

"If I had been given 10 years to work with Everton by being mediocre I would not accept that." 23 April 2016

"With time you can achieve anything,..... we do have an incredible platform that David Moyes has created." 6 June 2013

Comments of a man who has dug his own grave and trying to blame everyone bar himself. Surprised he hasn't blamed us for it

*edit* oh wait, he has

 

[The Cowboy]

"If I had been given 10 years to work with Everton by being mediocre I would not accept that." 23 April 2016

"With time you can achieve anything,..... we do have an incredible platform that David Moyes has created." 6 June 2013

That's a pretty despicable slur on Moyes that. In a popularity poll right now (based on general feeling across entire tenure), I think Moyes would be a clear winner.

 

[Abertonian]

One things for sure anyway, even if it is by some miracle Jose (which would for me be 100 times better than signing Rom was and a girl can dream right?) I will not be windmilling or anything of the sort

I wasn't here for windmillgate but surely getting mourinho is worth a windmill of the highest quality!

 

[D1ck0]

Interesting stats. No wins in 60 days, longest run in 20 years.

We have won as many games in the cup as we have in the league.

Facts don't lie. Hope the board are referring to them. So many damning stats when you pull up the numbers on Martinez. Can't believe he had me convinced for so long.

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

I'd like to think he wasn't deliberately referencing Moyes, suppose we will never know for sure.

But it doesn't half look that way.

 

[toffee matt]

We're truely through the looking glass now ladies and Gentleman.

-10 years of Top Half finishes under Moyes is mediocre but two years of bottom half finishes is "signs of progress"
-Spending £45 million on strikers alone is "Nothing"
-A spirited Second Half against the poorest United side in years means Martinez is basically Kendall
-No wins in the league since February but we're defiantly not in a crisis

 

[DrEFC]

I wondered about that as well

He does use Howard a lot in his times of desperation speeches, forgetting of course that ultimately Kendall actually did deliver spectacularly

It's a real shyster trick. He just digs himself in further and further. Desperate to cling to the best job he'll ever get. How can he dare compare himself to Howard.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Interesting stats. No wins in 60 days, longest run in 20 years.

We have won as many games in the cup as we have in the league.

our statts for the season as a whole are complelty dismall. this situation hasnt just happened. since his first season in charge we have slowly lapsed in to relegation fodder. we will proably stay up. had villa performed to their usual premier league standards then we would be in a whole lot of bother. thank fully there will be 3 maybe 4 worse footballing teams than us this year.

 

[Chimpy Glassman]

Those are the comments of a crazy, wounded animal fighting for its life. A wild, punch-drunk defensive strategy that has no basis in reality. This man is only going to get wierder and more aggressive in the death throws of his doomed tenure.

 

[Jags..class]

The scary thing is we are getting worse by the season and next season we will be even lower and maybe close to relegation

 

[marnie]

Look.............. we are fickle as fans..... as they are as managers....................... Nobody gives a Fiddlers FFFFK................ They will get another Pay Day....... we will have to wait for our next Pay Day............ to see if we can afford a ticket ...or pay to watch them in places a long way a way.

 

[dannyboy]

We're truely through the looking glass now ladies and Gentleman.

-10 years of Top Half finishes under Moyes is mediocre but two years of bottom half finishes is "signs of progress"
-Spending £45 million on strikers alone is "Nothing"
-A spirited Second Half against the poorest United side in years means Martinez is basically Kendall
-No wins in the league since February but we're defiantly not in a crisis

Yet there's STILL people who back Martinez throughout all this, I'm convinced it's through some ridiculous hatred of Moyes and not being big enough to admit we've taken a step backwards since he left.

It's not a case of having one more year with Martinez and if it doesn't work out again that's alright. It's clear for all to see where this project of his is going. We need to get shut now whilst the damage is minimal.