In all honesty for a few seasons the thought had crossed my mind even Moyes most ardent admirers accept his top end signings have been questionable. If I was of the apparent mindset of our board I wouldn't give him big money particularly as everyone involved, a goodly portion of our fanbase included, seem content with floating around 8th to 6th - why risk your dough?
You obviously missed the many people that defended his buys in the many Moyes is s**t at transfer threads you lot created. Fellaini is boss, Billy got most of our money back, Yak got injured but was quality before that, Beattie made us a profit and Mirallas is class.
All in all we lost very little financially, and in fact were Fellaini/Mirallas to go, we'll of had quality players and made a massive profit, so your theory about not giving him money because of his record with big money signings is nonesence.
Of course this theory is bollocks Evertonians aren't really happy en masse about winning fck all it's just most don't like complaining about Everton personnel - board or manager. But Moyes shipping out has unleashed that genie from the bottle people are unencumbered and frankly are letting rip about him, his methods and record.
You're right here, none of us are happy with not winning anything, that is indeed blx. However its not that people don't like complaining, its just that the league results have been so far above anyone else's in similar circumstances, that only the most blinkered of fan can't appreciate what he's done. Plenty of factual evidence to back that up.
But the money ??? Presumably Davek's reasoning of heavy wage earners leaving creating funds is the immediate avenue for the cash - we haven't sold anyone of note have we? and has the TV money turned up yet?
I am guessing its down to the TV revenue, seems likely, 11 years of fk all.. then the TV rights come up trumps and we spend more than Moyes entire 11 year net spend. More likely to be something to do with getting a vast sum of money come into the club than one of the board dipping into their pocket. But its a guess, as in any other at this time.
The league positioning has become a source of "meh" to people like me because of the cost - we've flogged or hocked everyone and everything of any value to arrive at what's become known as the "7th place trophy" - no silverware or even glorious defeat to regale the youngsters in years to come.
Of all that money raised from the sale of assets, Moyes received less than 5mil net spend, over the course of 11 years in transfer. That's 5 mil given to him that wasn't made up of selling players.
Now that 5 mil was enough for Moyes to take us from regular whipping boys near the foot of the table to feared opponents regularly near the top. Blaming Moyes for not doing well enough on less money than Martinez has already spent is poor, suggesting that we sold everything and Moyes received the money for this is simply untrue.
The essence of adventure, to at least give your best shot everytime had gone under Moyes, replaced by "be thankful for being respectable" - and many were .... not all though. So if Roberto's first season shows promise of adventure, excitement, bravado but we slip some places in the league so what?
I'm a football fan not a statistician measuring football success by referring to opta or being obsessed by financial accounts.
Don't buy that for Moyes, I think last season showed perfectly well that you are wrong and he still had adventurous ability. He would rather help the midfield to build attacks and stop counters with his subs than just go with another striker instead its true.
And who said they were against Martinez being adventurous? Separate Moyes and Martinez, its possible to like both, I do but if we slip down the league, whether you accept it or not, it means a mil per place for the transfer kitty. Not necessarily the worst thing.. Coleman over Downing as a signing for example, but the more money you have, the more options you have to buy the player you need to progress and finish higher next time or get closer to that elusive cup.
I appreciate you don't want to hear that because you are a football fan, and don't care about how much money we have for transfers etc, but this is a simple fact.
Lower league position - less money - worse transfer window - worse squad.
This "money is all" homily has been exposed by Wigan, Swansea and Dortmund and Martinez is a man of this pedigree founding what is todays Swansea.
Wigan who went down and Swansea who kept finishing below us? Not great examples. I'd rather have a side winning games in the league and bringing in the money to keep progressing, rather than being Wigan who got relegated after their one great moment.
Perhaps members of the board can see this recognising it's a different ball game with Martinez - for I don't see him toeing any party line if it doesn't suit - there'll be no shield this time round.
Doubtfull, if they thought that, they wouldn't of signed him and if he turns on his boss publicly then he is a t*t that will be sacked very quickly, as would anyone else.
