27 Jul 2015 03:40:33
to think that a year ago we were pushing for fourth to were we are now is absolutely laughable, were sniffing round free transfers and players other clubs want rid, people say we were stagnant under moyes but in his last season we were dominating gmes like I have never seen before as a blue and with shrewd signings Martinez carried it on into his first season which i'm now thinking had more to do with players holding the existing folicy rather than the new one which came to fruition last year.
spain ditched the tika taki yet RM seems to have one train of thought and asking are cbs to play like Xavi and iniestas doing triangles off the keeper is ludicrous. the signings have highlighted is lack of knowledge on the transfer market I fear this year will mirror last but the board will be happy with 10th, looks like its wooden seats til I die if the money continues because mid table is win win for the board
27 Jul 2015 07:26:35
Just looked around other teams pages and confirmed that we are the most depressing fans in the country, moan moan moan from virtually everyone on this site, speculation yet again regarding who we are looking at buying which results in yet more slating of the club, no one on here actually knows for certain any player we are looking at, I know its nearly the start of the season but its not as if every other club has gone out and spent millions is it, come on Blues, pick yourselves up will ye
Degs
27 Jul 2015 08:24:42
Degs, almost every other club has spent millions! West Ham and Newcastle have both spent over £20 million! Even Watford have spent. As it stands we have spent the third least in the premiership with £4.3M. Bournemouth who we should be able to dwarf financially have spent twice the amount as us with £8M. Although I'm not saying we won't spend eventually you can see why people are worried as at the moment it does not look like we are going for that big signing that can take us to the next level. Also Martinez stated he knew his targets in January. If so get them in asap so we can actually prepare for the season. If we lose stones and have to play our horrific opening run with an untested centre back paring we could just be setting ourselves up for failure. Obviously as fans though we are all fickle and as soon as we spend £10M on someone I have never heard of I will be over the moon again but for now I am a little concerned!
27 Jul 2015 09:41:04
In Martinez first season he was given far to much credit as the second season proved. In the first he definitely profited from the same never say die spirit left by Moyes, in the second he soon knocked that out of them. That pre-season hammering by Arsenal was no blip but rather a sign of things to come. RM just does not seem to accept his methods could be wrong both in game time and training (witness the hamstring toll). I am still waiting to be proved wrong but so far RM is demonstrating he is out of his depth.
{Ed025's Note - i happen to agree with you dunc, it was ok at wigan to underachieve as expectation has always been low but at everton we dont suffer fools gladly, i would love it if he was a success as he is such a charming and press friendly guy, but the well being and status of our great club is paramount and if things start badly this season i would hope he would be replaced in the near future. now i must agree that our board seem to be very backward in coming forward with funds and they must also be held accountable, i am saying this out of concern for our club and just not having a go at them for moanings sake mate..
27 Jul 2015 11:25:50
Ed 25 you are such a pessimist and obviously dislike Martinez intensely by all the comments you made over the last 6-9 months.We have 5 weeks to go until transfer window closed I am optimistic we will get at least 2 good signings and a couple of exciting loans. I too am concerned for our great club and we were unprepared and awful last season however I believe we will surprise many people with our form this season
Wellzee
{Ed025's Note - i dont dislike roberto wellzee in fact i really like him..just not as manager at my club mate, but i do wish i could get a pair of them rose tinted glasses that you are sporting .. :)
27 Jul 2015 16:59:01
i have wondered murf if this is the most miserable or childish :) site out there be suprised if it aint