It's a big thread and a lot of us are just taking some of the stuff we've been over a lot already in the past 20k odd posts as read. Earlier in the thread I may have given some detailed reasons; lately I have moved onto "I don't want a relegated manager" as a "shorthand" of sorts.
My point is that depending on which post of mine you read you might assume that is the only reason I have. However I have other posts which go into a little more detail. I don't think it's reasonable to assume just because someone only mentioned relegation that its their only criteria. They may have mentioned a lot more details a week or so ago and just don't feel like repeating it all in every single post. They may have said "same for me" to someone else's list of reasons and that's their opinion but they haven't "officially" listed it out in their own post.
I have a fairly good handle on where a lot of posters stand and they don't need to reiterate all of their old points in every single post.
FWIW I'd agree that relegation alone maybe isn't enough -- although if you were going to pick one reason alone it is fairly compelling.
TBF I did make that point myself weeks ago but it's a bit of a conversation cul-de-sac. We have no way of knowing Neville or Stubbs isn't the best appointment either. Mourinho could come here and fail. We are just making (perhaps poorly) educated guesses based on the best available information.
I could respond to almost every single post in this thread with "there is no way of knowing for sure" but that's not really going to get us anywhere productive.
Yeah, I've read the thread. I'm afraid you were only assuming that I was making assumptions. While it's not debatable that many here have focussed on the relegation exclusively (it's a fact), pointing out some managers that have succeeded after a relegation doesn't imply an assumption that others don't have a variety of reservations or that I'm lumping everyone into a limited viewpoint, as I (again) stated in the part of my post you decided not to quote.
I don't think there's anything here that's particularly productive, but cherry-picking certain bits of a statement to misinterpret and argue against is probably as unproductive as anything. It also means you're not really having a discussion with anyone other than yourself.
Anyway on topic: I'm neither an apologist nor a fan of Martinez. I'd take Periera if I could. He's used to winning, and to go two years with only one league defeat is impressive in any league. While Porto fans seem unimpressed, everything I've read indicates a manager who has an excellent approach to the game and the job. I just don't see it happening.