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I am led to believe Martinez did a sports degree in physiotherapy while playing for Wigan and uses his knowledge to minimise the amount of soft tissue injurys we pick up throughout the season.
Led to believe??? Behave yourself, why not just admit you read the Daily Mail as that quote is almost word for word from there. ;)[/quote]
You got me! I guess that makes 2 of us ;)
I take any news article from newsnow to the daily mail with a pinch of salt and as I have no way of verifying I can only be led to believe….
I have resigned from the DARKSIDE,from now on I will be throwing my lot in with my GOOD friends,STANDISH & Griff ;)
You dont just join up to the lightside willy nilly.
With the influx of new members this week there is now a firm 3 step application process in place…
Step1.) admit you were and are until your training is complete a mongoid.
step2.) drop the internet stalking of Griff it become tiresome a long time ago :P
step3.) suck on Roberto’s gooch…… and like it!
This my friend for you … is the path to the lightside.
before the Spurs game last night,during the discussions Neville even suggested that in their current form Wigan could beat Barca. Sure he a closet Latics fan.Its a fair comment.
I think the way we have been playing we could beat anyone in the world.
We have been relatively injury free through our current spell but you can see with a couple of injuries in any part of the field we would struggle to replace with similar quality.
We are never going to have a massive squad of players
and its something along with being able to attract a 20 goal a season striker that we are always going to be up against.I am led to believe Martinez did a sports degree in physiotherapy while playing for Wigan and uses his knowledge to minimise the amount of soft tissue injurys we pick up throughout the season.
Bobby has made alot of mistakes during his time at Latics – from some of his signings, to some of his tactics, to some of his team selections, to some of his substitutions (& the timing of them), playing players out of position, imposing a system on players who didn;t have teh skill set for it. No problem there as such as everybody makes mistakes
I for one have stated from a relatively early stage (I think the Spurs defeat) that I didn’t think he was up to the job & that he seemed unable to learn from his mistakes & that the same ones seemed to be made over & over & over again – I once likened him to that Homer Simpson sketch you can see on Channel 4 where he keeps trying to grab the 4 pack of beer that is on the leccy cables.
Last season he seemed to be starting to go down the right track only for N’Zogbia to go & this season seem to be a step backwardsI did however also say that I would like nothing more than for Bobby to prove me wrong and whilst there are still 2 games of this season to go & the start of next season to come, he seems to be doing exactly that.
Bobby has to take great credit for switching to the 3 at the back system because it suits those players down to the ground – Figueroa looks reborn, Alacaraz finally looks like he knows what he gets paid for doing & Caldwell to be frank looks like a different player. He also then realised an essential part of the new system was an out & out left wing back & he got one
After losing Diame to the ACN & struggling in January he gave McArthur a chance as a sub & had the nouse to notice the improvement he could bring & the guts to keep him in the side. Likewise Maloney got his chance away at Norwich & Bobby was able to see the extra “oomph” this gave the team going forward & dropped Gomez.
Unlike last season where there was not noticeable change other than the players form improving this season has turned around in 3 stages where I think, as manager, Bobby must take complete & total credit for.
I don’t believe that this was what Bobby was always looking towards in terms of the system otherwise it could & would have been introduced long before but I think Bobby & his team (who also took alot of stick off many) realised in the Autumn that what they had been trying wasn’t working & had the nouse to devise one that would suit the squadFull marks to em coz I’ve never seen a Latics side (in any division) to look as tactically astute (when they need to attack they attack as a team, when they need to defend they defend as a team) as this one does now – long may it continue
All you need to do now is concede to the fact we play with three forwards (more apparent than ever v newcastle) :P
all I ever asked is that we fight for everything in a game as that is what we are all about, and we are doing that now.I think there is a tad more to it than that…
Not sure many of our other Darksiders will have the balls to follow suit..
msybe they can do a podcast with lmb :dry:
UEFA have confirmed that John Terry will be allowed to lift the cup in the final.
Not sure why Bayern would want Terry involved in their celebrations.I don’t think there were, but go on, you keep making things up.
My opinion, PRICK! (small one
)Name the people on here who said we would be a top ten side.[/quote]
Did Bob not mention a top 10 finish after the 3rd transfer window :P[/quote]
He mentioned that it is the next stage in the clubs aims.. to establish ourselves as a premier league club finishing in the top 10.
But the best young manager in Europe does not have the time to pot around on here ;)
Wonder if im still kicking next doors cat and slating all things spanish by the time wolves rock up
On the bright side, Next door are getting a dog….
I’ll only condone that sort of behaviour if the cat in question actually turns out to be George Galloway.
Meeeow![/quote]
That was seriously messed up!
Always had a good crack with Newcastle fans lingering around Wigan on their previous visits…
Hopefully there will be no bitterness due to being misinformed by their own manager.
Ha ha LmB the mon with a dodgy internet connection when the team is winning and surprisingly fixes itself upon a defeat you sir are grade a knobyed
I think you may find if you care to look back my first posts were about, 3/4th april when I came back off holiday- and that was before any games had been lost.[/quote]
Reading your current posts are tedious enough without trawling back….
You have a pop at 33’s opinions and then come on another thread turning the subject over to yourself!
Nobody cares.
I think Villa will just about be safe come the end of the season with us staying up via a Wolves win.
Ha ha LmB the mon with a dodgy internet connection when the team is winning and surprisingly fixes itself upon a defeat you sir are grade a knobyedgoodpost
Speaking to a mate of mine who watched La Liga last night and one of the commentators let slip about him going to Villareal at the end of the season. Just wondering if anyone else heard it, and if anyone thinks the rumour may be true. I have heard mention that Bob may not stay beyond this season but I understood he had signed an extension to his contract.
I dont know what is harder to beleive…
That this commentator would some how be in the loop between Villareal and Martinez or that hinders has a friend.[/quote]
Being in Spain and commentating I would imagine that he would hear things, rumours regarding certain individuals. He mentioned it last night then apologised that he shouldn’t have shared that information. All I asked was had anyone else heard it and would they think it could be true.
Quite a simple thread I thought but obviously Salford not simple enough for you, and regarding friends I have plenty.Not so sure you’ll be able to say the same ;)[/quote]
I guess speculation about your future is all part and parcel of being the best young manager in europe ;)
Would not begrudge him if he went.
He would leave us in a far better position than any of our previous managers even if we went down.
Previously nobody was able to answer who they would like to replace him when calling for a change!
Any thoughts on that now? I know it probably hurts trying to get the old organ grinder going….
If I had to pick a name now I would say Mick McCarthy.
He is a bit of a wolly at times and by no means a tactical genius but his teams usually show alot of passion.
