How Long Before “Bottom Four Bob”

I see he’s been offered a new five year contract.

Obviously missing out on Champions League football isn’t such a big deal afer all.

Roberto is in Rio with Howard, Jagielka, Baines, Barkley, Mirallas and Lukaku (and possibly Stones too).

He’s out jogging with Ruud van Nistelroy.

Where did it all go wrong?

He’s useless. Too much rotation and fannying about. The players got to the cup semi final in spite of him and it was his tactics that cost us against QPR and Maribor.

Don’t be fooled by that, contracts mean Jack shyte in the scheme of things. I think this move by Everton just emphasises what an utter idiot BK is.

A poor couple of seasons and he may be left with either keeping Martinez or paying out a huge amount of compen.[/quote]
Contracts might mean nothing when it comes to warding off other clubs from poaching your manager, but it speaks volumes in terms of whether the Everton board are satisfied with their manager’s first season in the job.

So, as suspected, Kenyon’s announcement that Martinez was going to get them into the Champions League was just a soundbite aimed at the unhappy masses who wanted a big name manager, and not an important goal to be included on his Personal Development Plan.

Don’t be fooled by that, contracts mean Jack shyte in the scheme of things. I think this move by Everton just emphasises what an utter idiot BK is.

A poor couple of seasons and he may be left with either keeping Martinez or paying out a huge amount of compen.[/quote]
Contracts might mean nothing when it comes to warding off other clubs from poaching your manager, but it speaks volumes in terms of whether the Everton board are satisfied with their manager’s first season in the job.

So, as suspected, Kenyon’s announcement that Martinez was going to get them into the Champions League was just a soundbite aimed at the unhappy masses who wanted a big name manager, and not an important goal to be included on his Personal Development Plan.[/quote]

Who is this Kenyon geezer you refer to,Roberto’s spin doctor? :lol:

I just knew the Beverley Sisters would be snapping at my heels after I posted that response to Bobby’s 5 year contract extension.

Sorry, Kenwright. Great response though. You’ve stood your corner well there.

Course we’d be snapping at your heels. I posted the comment knowing full well you’d bite – and lo and behold.

5 out of those 6 players you mentioned were playing for Everton before Martinez joined them. Barkley had already set his marker down for an England place whilst under Moyes.[/quote]

Did you think Roberto was going to introduce eleven new players to Everton? He built on what they already had.

Everton captain Phil Jagielka says there have been very noticeable differences in training and reveals he can “open up” to Martinez, who has made “life easier” for him as club captain.

All the players would agree that the arrival of Martinez has helped them in their development.

The fans are certainly looking forward to next season.

The only person who’s not happy is you! I don’t think that will worry Roberto too much.

What disasters do you predict for Roberto next season?[/quote]

No disasters the man is a decent manager, I just can’t see him taking a team like Everton to the next level.
I was hoping and praying he would do it for Wigan, but unfortunately was wrapped up in his technical, tactical, one dimensional world.
To succeed in football you have to be prepared to change things now and again, unfortunately Bobby was too obstinate to do that. The aggravating part of this whole affair is that he didn’t have the foresight to appoint an experienced assistant, one who could once in a while say “hey Roberto things are not going well here why don’t we just…….”
A Wilkins, a Clarke, a Meulensteen, a Steele, somebody with a decent understanding of what it takes to sustain performances over a season. Instead he opted for third rate backroom staff, players who have never played beyond the third and fourth tier of English football, Jones, Barrow and Lawrence the first 2 being latics legends in my opinion but certainly not premier league management material.

I stood firmly behind Martinez during his time with us, captain of the lightside you might say, but for reasons I’ve stated a million times, chicken Martinez flew the coup when the going got tough and took his third rate backroom staff with him.

I just can’t see him changing doing things like;

Urging his players to keep hold of the ball even if it means passing the ball sideways and backwards when in possession 30 yards out from the opposition goals. this results in the majority of occasions back with his own keeper.

Forcing the goalkeeper to roll the ball out to his defenders, despite them being caught in possession just outside the penalty box numerous times in every game.

Although behind in a game, continue to pass the ball around in their own half despite the crowd screaming to get it forward and in the box. [this has already been picked up by a few Everton fans I know, they just don’t like this tactic]

Winning a free kick 30 yards from the opposition goal and taking it short to keep possession, rather than banging it into the box where teams can get hurt. This just doesn’t happen part way through a game, it happens with less than 10 mins go and when losing by the odd goal.

Going 1-0 up then defending deep for the rest of the game only to be opened up in the last 5 mins and throw points away.

Not bringing subs on despite waving them to get stripped and stand at the side of him for 15 mins and longer, before finally putting them on for the last 79 seconds.

Standing there arms folded despite things not going right on the field, even clapping players for stupid mistakes that warrant them being hung drawn and quartered.

Yeh, the man has done well for Everton last season and has maintained their normal league position. For all the above and more, I just don’t think he has it in him to take them to the next level and I for one will be chuffed as a butty if he don’t.