BTSport: Martinez should be running the economy - Mike Calvin

[lmurkder]

http://sport.bt.com/sportfootball/f...should-be-running-the-economy-S11363869945367

Legacy is one of the great sporting buzzwords at the moment, even if its meaning is rather indistinct.

The Mayor of London expects us to believe that the Olympic legacy involves spending another £160million to give West Ham a new stadium they are unlikely to fill.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s legacy at Manchester United is deemed to be an unbalanced squad of over-achievers at the end of its natural life cycle.

Listen to a vocal minority of Everton fans, and David Moyes has tainted his legacy by coveting Leighton Baines and paying spectacularly over the odds for Marouane Fellaini.

That’s nonsense, of course. Moyes’ influence is benign, and will endure at what he memorably established as “The People’s Club”

"Everton don’t need to sell any more of the family silver."

Roberto Martinez brings his own style, reflected in an evolving team entrusted with maintaining his peerless recent FA Cup record in Saturday’s televised fourth round tie at Stevenage (BT Sport 1, kick off 5.30pm).

He is media friendly, thoughtful, and upwardly mobile.

Yet some Evertonian principles are sacrosanct. They understand the value of a pound note (ask your Dad, kids) and have a rigorous approach to the rough and tumble of the transfer market.

The jettisoning of Nikita Jelavic and Victor Anichebe in return for £12.5million suggests Martinez should be running the economy, rather than a football club which continues to look, in vain, for a spendthrift Sheik to increase their spending power.

Everton have operated successfully in the loan market, by harvesting the goals of Romelu Lukaku, the grit of Gareth Barry and the budding genius of Gerard Deulofeu, whose return from an untimely hamstring injury cannot come soon enough.

Though they continue to rely on the Old Contemptibles, Phil Jagielka and Sylvain Distin, at the back, one of Moyes’ final signings, John Stones, is in the process of justifying Martinez’s suggestion that he is “the most promising centre half in the country”.

In the doubtful event of there being a better pair of full backs in the Premier League than Seamus Coleman and Baines, then Moyes would love to sign them for Manchester United.

And there, in a nutshell, is what happens when the legacy doesn’t stack up.

Moyes’ problem is that Everton are resistant to the acquisitive ambitions of their former manager. He would sanction a £50million move for Ross Barkley in a heartbeat, but unless Everton owner Bill Kenwright is a hypocrite – which I severely doubt – he will never get the chance.

Everton don’t need to sell any more of the family silver.

 

[lmurkder]

Not sure if I agree with the comments about Moyes disgraceful comments otherwise. Some good points.




Martinez has said in the Express, Sat, January 18, 2014

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...artinez-We-want-to-keep-Rom-as-long-as-we-can

"I’ve got plenty of money, don’t worry. It’s not about the finances,”

Martinez insists he will not spend for the sake of it and could leave a hefty slice of the proceeds of the sales of Marouane Fellaini, Victor Anichebe and Jelavic for the summer when it will be clearer whether Chelsea are willing to part with Lukaku.

 

[Azzurri]

Alright Damon, reckon you've ever done one post that didn't contain a link?

 

[lmurkder]

Alright Damon, reckon you've ever done one post that didn't contain a link?

We're not in breach of copyright if you post the original sauce of the article. Since it acknowledges the sauce.



Just putting the quotes that Martinez has been putting out for weeks. Including the Followtonians podcast.

So people should not panic if Martinez isn't spending. He'll spend when he wants!

 

[Tubey]

We're not in breach of copyright if you post the original sauce of the article. Since it acknowledges the sauce.



Just putting the quotes that Martinez has been putting out for weeks. Including the Followtonians podcast.

So people should not panic if Martinez isn't spending. He'll spend when he wants!

lol @ sauce

 

[lmurkder]

lol @ sauce

I like to compare the Villa example, who just go out and spend spend spend without thinking about what they're doing, to us.


We have a think about it. Not run out spending the lot on absolute garbage.

I'm sure if Lukaku could be signed now for a decent deal, he'd be signed now. Same for anyone else we're after.

The thing is we want our club to get the better end of the deal.


Not to be like Villa who frankly with some of their spending/wage spending were a joke and are in the position they are in because of it.

We should think about what we do. This is why I like Martinez. He does. He didn't just go out spend a huge wedge on Traore. He got him on a reasonable loan. To give himself time to identify more options.

A bad manager spends all their money in one place and takes unnecessary risks.



Risk v reward. YES. But not stupidity.

We want good players here. But not to waste all our hard earned money. You don't get success and win things doing that.

 

[potato]

we might have plenty of money but i doubt i will ever see us with a headling of 'everton bid 37 million for cavani' or something stupid.

 

[scratchnsurf]

I like to compare the Villa example, who just go out and spend spend spend without thinking about what they're doing, to us.


We have a think about it. Not run out spending the lot on absolute garbage.

I'm sure if Lukaku could be signed now for a decent deal, he'd be signed now. Same for anyone else we're after.

The thing is we want our club to get the better end of the deal.


Not to be like Villa who frankly with some of their spending/wage spending were a joke and are in the position they are in because of it.

We should think about what we do. This is why I like Martinez. He does. He didn't just go out spend a huge wedge on Traore. He got him on a reasonable loan. To give himself time to identify more options.

A bad manager spends all their money in one place and takes unnecessary risks.



Risk v reward. YES. But not stupidity.

We want good players here. But not to waste all our hard earned money. You don't get success and win things doing that.

ALWNV

 

[The Equaliser]

Knew the fonts and colours would return sooner or later.

Leopards and spots.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

The return of Damon

 

[Pat's Van]

how dare they call jags and distin "contemptible"

I don't know what it means but it sounds bad

fuming here

 

[Toffeelover]

Roberto is quietly building his Everton team and bringing quite a bit of youth in mixed with older heads. He seems to really like Lukaku, I think in the summer that will be a target signingfor whom Roberto is saving his money up. We may never have the numbers in the squad like City etc but a solid squad when all said and done.

 

[tommye]

Get Damon on ffs.