Baines: We have no chemistry

[Papa Shango]

Dave Prentice in the Echo starting a war ... Leighton Baines Wasn't Misinterpreted and Shouldn't Apologise.

If the Echo has turned, the clock is ticking.

FFS, its not like it was a public apology. Martinez should tell Prentice its none of his business. Because its really not.

 

[Houghty19]

Prentice is just sticking up for himself as he has effectively been called a liar. Nothing wrong with him doing that. Plus it really does make a change the echo having anything controversial to say about our management.

 

[mightymoyes]

prentice growing a set cos he knows martinez is on his last legs at this stage.

 

[moyeslovechild]

FFS, its not like it was a public apology. Martinez should tell Prentice its none of his business. Because its really not.

???

What a bizarre quote

Martinez has blamed the Echo for misinterpreting quotes (even though they just repeated Baines' damning quote ad vertabim) and he's been the one to publicly say that Baines has apologised. of course echo is going to take issue with that. And baines doesn't have anything to apologise for, particularly if hes been 'misinterpreted'. martinez trying to cover both ends there.

The echo is a load of crap but Martinez is the one chatting tosh here mate

 

[beautifulthing]

FFS, its not like it was a public apology. Martinez should tell Prentice its none of his business. Because its really not.

How dare a local paper report on a local matter.

 

[Wat Tyler]

The weirdest thing is why Martinez has taken this stance: he could have agreed with Baines, and said "he is right and it hasn't been good enough." He would've got some browny points for that, I mean we have won 6 league games since the start of October ffs, how can he think everyone is going to be happy?

 

[Kendall's Dream]

Oh good, more ridiculous WUMming.

1) Everyone wants to win the cup.
2) Most of us want Martinez replaced.
3) The prior two are NOT mutually exclusive.

Please stop suggesting that wanting Martinez out is somehow the same as wanting to not win the Cup. Your support for the manager is admirable, if very misplaced, but please accept that people can disagree with you about Martinez yet STILL want the club to succeed.

People are going on about winning our first silverware for 21 years is bad, just because RM could be in charge for just another year. Couldn't care who is in charge whenever we win a trophy.

 

[Deleted member 24970]

A player and team crying out for a manager, a manager that can help players understand their roles in the team. A manager that can help players perform to the best of their ability for the team. Remember when this guy was one of the best deadball specialists in the premiership and one of the highest rated LB's in europe. Martinez has destroyed his game.

Some say I have a black hole were my heart should be, but this almost brought a tear to my eyes. Leighton was up there with any striker in our team in terms of creating goals or scoring them.

R.I.P. Bainesy, with Pienaar now xxx

 

[ijjysmith]

People are going on about winning our first silverware for 21 years is bad, just because RM could be in charge for just another year. Couldn't care who is in charge whenever we win a trophy.

Those aren't the only two options though.

Personally I want to win the cup and the manager to leave.

 

[RFUS]

People are going on about winning our first silverware for 21 years is bad, just because RM could be in charge for just another year. Couldn't care who is in charge whenever we win a trophy.

Why are the two things mutually exclusive?

Winning the FA Cup would allow him to leave without the fans despising him. It would be a token of the good things he has brought as manager.

However the bad things are too persistent and his record of stubbornness has shown that another season will not herald a change in philosophy. Cups are lotteries to a degree and the fate of the man at the helm of Everton shouldn't be based on such fine margins. It should be based on a much larger sample of data. I.e. Two 38 game seasons of awful results.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Dave Prentice in the Echo starting a war ... Leighton Baines Wasn't Misinterpreted and Shouldn't Apologise.

If the Echo has turned, the clock is ticking.

Disagree.

He reacted to the integrity of his publication being openly attacked.

In my humble opinion, the Echo absolutely had to react.

 

[neil999]

I hate these would you rather, make no sense -

would you rather win a million pounds and have to eat a hundred pickled onions a day

or only have to eat one pickled onion a day and win £50

just how about no pickled onions

 

[Bungle]

I hate these would you rather, make no sense -

would you rather win a million pounds and have to eat a hundred pickled onions a day

or only have to eat one pickled onion a day and win £50

just how about no pickled onions

You off your meds again neil you buffoon

 

[Jxg]

FFS, its not like it was a public apology. Martinez should tell Prentice its none of his business. Because its really not.

Absolutely not.

I'm as critical of the Echo as anyone but this is the best thing they've written about our club in years. Pressuring Martinez where it is correctly deserved.

 

[COYBL25]

I hate these would you rather, make no sense -

would you rather win a million pounds and have to eat a hundred pickled onions a day

or only have to eat one pickled onion a day and win £50

just how about no pickled onions

That's gone in the vault !