Martinez - just suppose ......

Foot Long Hot Dog · September 10, 2016

killenefc said:
Who cares?

This ^

A Kurt level of thread this :locked:

Gosmond · September 10, 2016

If he'd left after one season, we'd have been gutted surely. Record points total, seven wins in a row, great signings, attacking football, brought through Ross and Stones - Bob was at the height of his powers two years ago.

Ashtonian · September 10, 2016

I'd say we all would have thought we lost potentially the best manager since the 80s

Groucho · September 10, 2016

DrEFC said:
Don't care about the tit, and neither should you. Lead the club to the worst most gutless derby performances of my lifetime

I can't help but take this view.

ianefc · September 10, 2016

I can only see Martinez leaving for another PL team at the end of 13/14 as a positive, we could have gone on to things and he'd of ruined one of our competitors. Double bubble.

JimEFC · September 10, 2016

ilikecheese · September 10, 2016

This forum just doesn't have enough Martinez threads...

Jreverton1 · September 10, 2016

How is this still open? Why have I have commented twice?

captainvindaloo · September 10, 2016

Clear evidence right here that this whole forum desperately needs a game to talk about.
I don't normally say this on a Saturday, but, roll on Monday!

Dutch Toffee · September 10, 2016

The thing that surprises me the most of this is the reasoning of the Belgian FA to appoint Roberto as their national team manager. After they sacked Wilmots they came out with a statement they wanted a more tactically aware manager. So after dumping no 36.749 on that list you come up with no 36.748 when he has a lucky day?

MartyMcFly · September 10, 2016

Dutch Toffee said:
The thing that surprises me the most of this is the reasoning of the Belgian FA to appoint Roberto as their national team manager. After they sacked Wilmots they came out with a statement they wanted a more tactically aware manager. So after dumping no 36.749 on that list you come up with no 36.748 when he has a lucky day?

I think it's down to money. They don't want to pay the money and Martinez knows he won't get another chance with a league team with good quality players to play his way plus we have just given him 10m by all accounts.

Basically it's make or break for his career. If he does something with Belgium he will move on to bigger and better things. Maybe even a top European club. Either that or he fails and will be managing somewhere in the US, China or the Middle East.

In his mind I bet he sees himself as Guardiola just with never having the players.

Black Belt Jones · September 10, 2016

MartyMcFly said:
I think it's down to money. They don't want to pay the money and Martinez knows he won't get another chance with a league team with good quality players to play his way plus we have just given him 10m by all accounts.

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They must want to pay the money for someone good, surely? A proper coach would clean house with that set of players, and they don't have too many tournaments left. They may not have the money, granted - don't know what sort of resources the Belgian FA would have at their disposal.

MartyMcFly · September 10, 2016

Black Belt Jones said:
They must want to pay the money for someone good, surely? A proper coach would clean house with that set of players, and they don't have too many tournaments left. They may not have the money, granted - don't know what sort of resources the Belgian FA would have at their disposal.

That's what I read. They might just not have the money. Top managers like players are on insane money.

dandydan · September 10, 2016

MartyMcFly said:
I think it's down to money. They don't want to pay the money and Martinez knows he won't get another chance with a league team with good quality players to play his way plus we have just given him 10m by all accounts.

Basically it's make or break for his career. If he does something with Belgium he will move on to bigger and better things. Maybe even a top European club. Either that or he fails and will be managing somewhere in the US, China or the Middle East.

In his mind I bet he sees himself as Guardiola just with never having the players.

Thing is he's got belgiums "golden generation" if he can't improve on Wilmots record he will be judged a failure. Kev and Rom have no doubt put the rest of the lads in the picture about him too.
In short he's Donald ducked.

ianefc · September 10, 2016

Dutch Toffee said:
The thing that surprises me the most of this is the reasoning of the Belgian FA to appoint Roberto as their national team manager. After they sacked Wilmots they came out with a statement they wanted a more tactically aware manager. So after dumping no 36.749 on that list you come up with no 36.748 when he has a lucky day?

Martinez and tactically aware don't belong in the same sentence.