Neck on Block

The first season was a very pleasant surprise.
Remember the Christmas video from the club?
How things have changed since then.

I made my mind up that he was not the man for the job in January 2015 on the back of a poor first half to the season right up to the WBA match. That night I posted that his time was up and have remained consistent on this since.

He has subsequently gone from bad to worse.

I am not subject to knee-jerk reactions.
An FA Cup win won't change my opinion.

I would not rush to judge Moshiri just yet.
(Perhaps he is still recovering from a behind-the-scenes look at how EFC has been run - its ambition, vision, strategy, tactics, operations - and is still trying to regain his speech.)

Sad to say, my money is on the former !

They finished on Bill on how he needs to step aside and let a new manager be installed this summer. Giving RM money to spend this summer and letting him continue would just be wasted time.

Phil, stop being a killjoy, Bobby will NOT be here for the new season.

Keep the faith.

I realize it would take more than me to not buy a season ticket on the grounds I've mentioned, to make a difference, but imagine if everybody who voted negatively in the Martinez poll on here recently did the same.

Over 10,000 people who refused to buy a season ticket until he was fired.....

The board at present is made up of Kenwright, Woods, Elstone and Moshiri's rep. The next elections to the board may lead to an expanded/changed set of directors with Moshiri's nominations making up the majority of the new board and we may then see major changes in management (if it doesn't happen before then), in direction of the strategy and ground moves/improvement. That's just my reading of the situation with no inside information known to me.

Sitting down to watch the match shortly - in hope rather than expectation - win or lose he must go - though sadly it looks like the end of the season now at the earliest. My biggest concern is that a cup win keeps the clown in for next season. I do hope the new owner and board have the bottle to allow Roberto his ill-deserved time in the Sun but dispense with his league services thereafter.

It's a dreadful dilemma, but if the fan base actually knew 100% that a cup win would mean us saddled with the phenomenal one for another season - how many of us would take the hit today?

Anyway - as we don't have such a clear cause and effect here - here's to the lads doing the club proud! COYBs Let's stuff the mancs!

The tipping point for me, though, was his response publicly to Leighton's view that there was no chemistry in the team. I thought Roiberto Martinez was absolutely bang out of order and on top of that would have destroyed whatever morale the team had left.

My view is that Kenwright should have stood him down immediately after the Derby match and to have put Joe Royle in charge, with Unsy and Kev Sheedy (and maybe bring Peter Reid in as well. And let Joe see the season out.

I think Mr Moshiri is not likely to rush into decisions now or any time soon but I think Martinez will be gone at or before the season end.. I think he will see what managers are available and will have already been seeking a second opinion on who would be the best candidate.

About Mr Moshiri and his perceived inaction. Well, I don't see him forking out £80 odd million to let Kenwright fuck about playing Chairman. My guess is that Mr Moshiri was looking for a smooth handover and the time to bring his own plans to fruition.

After Bobby's ill thought out response to Bainsey, it's like plug being pulled from any team spirit we could have counted on. I thin k it was fairly low already; but was the point of no return for me...and I think for Martinez as well.

We'll have to wait and see though. I've got me shirt, cap and scarf on and am sitting in the parlour waitng and hoping for the lads to do a proper job of work today.

Get stuck in Blues.

In fact Roberto could have used Baines' remark to his own advantage as well as the squad overall, but because primarily it was true, he chose the defensive, arrogant option and yes, he is toast, albeit not quite as soon as we would wish.

In fact Roberto could have used Baines' remark to his own advantage as well as the squad overall, but because primarily it was true, he chose the defensive, arrogant option and yes, he is toast, albeit not quite as soon as we would wish.

Lukaku has gone backwards based on today's performance but considering how little of the ball he has seen over the past couple of months it is not surpring really. Barkley too has gone backwards, he lacks confidence and really needs a coach to help him rebuild it whilse educating him on some of his decision making.

I thought Stones had very strong performance today and his hoof across the field to try and clear the lines was a pointer to the fact that he has learnt some of the lessons related to the mistakes he has made this season. Most importantly of all though was the way in which he started to lead the charge on more than one occasion in the second half. I know some don't like him but I can see the development of a future captain if he can just get a decent coach to guide him.

While I hope Martinez is gone Monday lunchtime, I will be just as happy if he goes the day after the final game of the season. But he must go.

Agree completely. Anyone expecting a managerial change at this stage is not going to get it. After all what could a new manager realistically do in a few games before the end of the season?p>Lukaku had a poor game, his tally over the year has been good but once again our problem is lack of options. What the hell was Niasse signed for mid season if he isn't fit enough to play?

Barkley really concerns me. He has talent, he really does, but he dosent tackle well and struggles to impose himself in a game, both major failings. Can he overcome them? well that is down to the coaching perhaps. Martinez has shown no signs over the last couple of years that he will be the one to improve him.

Stones is a great player. Anyone who dosen't rate him because he has the odd bad game quite frankly dosen't know ability when they see it.

Everyone in our team looks bad at times under Martinez's lack of direction. The performance today, welcome as it was, was still unbelievably disorganised. It was more a case of players fighting hard than any tactical genius from Martinez. I don't say that in a churlish way; perhaps Martinez fired the guys up at half time, but the team is not even close to being as good as Martinez thinks in his mind.

He said again tonight that he thinks the team is improving year on year. Where is the evidence to support that? The mind boggles, it really does.

While there are clearly players who want away, I think every effort should be made to keep Stones... I would take a decent offer for Rom. I see in Barkley a developing talent who, when reaching physical maturity, may yet prove to be as good as we all hoped.

For now, we need a steadying hand on the tiller. Allardyce??? Not everyone's cup of tea, but someone who is straight talking and will not take any crap from "stars" who are not as good as they think.