CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
Promoted Bournemouth twice which is good going, and then got them solid in the premiership. Think to suggest he's just enjoying himself is to play down and belittle his competence.
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Promoted Bournemouth twice which is good going, and then got them solid in the premiership. Think to suggest he's just enjoying himself is to play down and belittle his competence.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
He's a solid enough manager. No more than that.
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
I reckon if his name was Eduardo Howzalez and he supported Everton Chile people would be fawning for him.
DanEFC92
Player Valuation: £90m
Rob Martin would be out of the door by now..
Winning the FA Cup will be fantastic, but do you think Wigan fans would swap that for still being in the Premier League? Or even The Championship?
Plus points
Like him as a person, apart from the usual guff that most managers come out with at press conferences he is usually respectful of opponents and seems generally well liked by his players
Plays a generally entertaining and attacking brand of football
Negatives
Seems disinterested in bringing through any young players
Tactically suspect - seems to persist starting with a formation that has been exposed for far too long (he was wedded to 442 for a lng time depsite his midfields being routinely outplayed) and also often struggles to adapt mid-game.
Throughout his tenure at City the team has struggled on the road, can he motivate players?
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Given their historic place in football, probably, yes they would.
Speaking as a part time Bristol City fan, a few seasons in the PL, with an FA Cup would send most of my mates giddy.
Its the natural balance of football. Occasionally it goes a bit haywire, (Villa this year, Bournmouth too). But generally, it does.
CahillsCornerFlag
Player Valuation: £70m
Haha, it's funny because it's true.
ianefc
Player Valuation: £70m
I have reported mate, don't worry the mods will have him.
quasi modo
Player Valuation: £50m
Missed the armband out.
They don't have the option. But hypothetically some might. Lots may have seen their time in the top flight as an adventure that wasn't sustainable for long term. To have won a major trophy in that time would have been beyond all expectations and it will more than likely be the most lauded moment in their history.
And of course it could have easily been relegation and no cup in that season.
Would they have swapped the cup win for another couple of seasons near the relegation zone?
But maybe more of a relevant comparison; would they have swapped it for finishing a couple of places higher in the league if already safe anyway?
balggy
Player Valuation: £6m
I dont think they would swap it,
Most Wigan fans regard it as one of the best sporting days of their lives. You can never take it away from them, they will always be fa cup winners 2013.
But we aren't Wigan, there is no one who supports this club who would even contemplate the conundrum of relegation v Fa cup winners. The standards are a little bit higher at Everton (I hope).
I still like Roberto
bluestevon
Player Valuation: £80m
Question must be asked then, whybon earth are you posting in this thread for then Dave, the title kind of says that speculating about a new manager is what this thread is for, or do you have to post in any thread that has any anti Martinez vibe in out of duty?
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