Bobby and the BBC NW Interview

Don’t get me wrong Vince , I totally agree with you he is still learning the trade – he has afterall still had just three years as a top level manager. I would hate to see him go now to a massive club where they will demand instant success and he could well end up just
another managerial casualty.
I’ve said before we could be on the verge of something special here and I’m sure he will want to see just what we can achieve. I honestly believe he’ll be here for at least another year regardless of who comes knocking.[/quote]
I hope he stays but the entire backroom staff need to sit down and get the bit between the teeth earlier in the season and not prance round like they have won the champions league because they stayed up.They have avoided relegation AGAIN and it is hardly celebratory stuff when you look at it in the cold light of day.I think the bad start was caused by too much dwelling on the heroics of West ham and Stoke and that casual celebratory atmosphere carried on well into this season hence the dreadful start.
Caldwell really impressed me on sky on monday when he played down the survival with a face that suggested rank disappointment rather than celebration.
It is now time to stop treading water and move the club forward which surely Dave Whelan can see the result of the winning team of recent weeks is a full house of home supporters this sunday.It wont take much money other than securing the staff at the club and giving him a realistic budget for prudent transfer dealing that Martinez seems to be very good at.
This surely would be much rather than daft spending on mediocre players past their sell by date that we have seen in the past.
If they start next season as they finished this one then surely we are looking at bigger crowds and cup runs and a more enjoyable season than the one we have just had.
The bar has been raised in recent weeks so i reckon he should stay for one more year at least to see what happens.[/quote]

If or when he moves on if he does go to a big club he will have to hit the ground running. They would not put up with two and a half years of shite like we have.

Don’t get me wrong Vince , I totally agree with you he is still learning the trade – he has afterall still had just three years as a top level manager. I would hate to see him go now to a massive club where they will demand instant success and he could well end up just
another managerial casualty.
I’ve said before we could be on the verge of something special here and I’m sure he will want to see just what we can achieve. I honestly believe he’ll be here for at least another year regardless of who comes knocking.[/quote]
I hope he stays but the entire backroom staff need to sit down and get the bit between the teeth earlier in the season and not prance round like they have won the champions league because they stayed up.They have avoided relegation AGAIN and it is hardly celebratory stuff when you look at it in the cold light of day.I think the bad start was caused by too much dwelling on the heroics of West ham and Stoke and that casual celebratory atmosphere carried on well into this season hence the dreadful start.
Caldwell really impressed me on sky on monday when he played down the survival with a face that suggested rank disappointment rather than celebration.
It is now time to stop treading water and move the club forward which surely Dave Whelan can see the result of the winning team of recent weeks is a full house of home supporters this sunday.It wont take much money other than securing the staff at the club and giving him a realistic budget for prudent transfer dealing that Martinez seems to be very good at.
This surely would be much rather than daft spending on mediocre players past their sell by date that we have seen in the past.
If they start next season as they finished this one then surely we are looking at bigger crowds and cup runs and a more enjoyable season than the one we have just had.
The bar has been raised in recent weeks so i reckon he should stay for one more year at least to see what happens.[/quote]

If or when he moves on if he does go to a big club he will have to hit the ground running. They would not put up with two and a half years of shite like we have.[/quote]

I’m sorry but I don’t agree that we have had to put up with “two and a half years of shite”

I have seen a young manager, with fresh ideas, with a loyalty to a club like I’ve never seen before, who is not afraid to try out new systems, who sticks with players that were struggling to cope with the rigours of the EPL and turned them into Player Of The Season material. More importantly, he also manages to keep his team, our team, in the EPL when confronted with all sorts of pressure from the media and people outside our family circle.

Yes the roads been rocky and will no doubt continue to be, but I have sort of enjoyed the ride so far. I’ve slated players, systems performances like the rest of our supporters, but I’ve never lost the feeling that this period in the history of Wigan Athletic football Club, was going to be special.

Believe me, I have not been wearing my blue tinted glasses all through this, ask my mate who travels with me to matches and sits next to me at the ground.
However, I’ve always been positive going into the next game and enjoyed the football Bobby and his team have tried to serve up and failed, but more recently, have served up with deserved success.

We are all entitled to have our views and I respect yours, but in my case “Two and half years of shite”?…..100% no!