The Dead Zone

The mere fact of a manager change will not have made any difference to Everton finances given that all the players released – and the departing manager – will not be off the payroll until June is out so money will remain tight.

Kenwright is said to have assured Roberto that "money will be made available" but I don`t think we should get too excited until that £25M is in the bank for Fellaini. If that sale is delayed, or never happens, I suspect £10M will be the absolute limit of our July dealings and I may be being unduly optimistic with that figure!

The 31st of August may be when we shall see the real action – if at all!

I'd rather not see him go for those reasons. Better if Martinez could add some Wigan-style bargains to what we've got.

But...we could start getting those bargains now...

To be fair, imagine starting a job and being expected to change the whole company within your first month, not trivial !

You can add the club to the list of people advertising and pushing the move. It makes sense to me to sell him. As you say,he is inconsistent. On his day, he is unplayable; unfortunately his day only happens every 4-5 games.

Many Everton fans I speak to are completely underwhelmed by the appointment of Martinez.

Sure we will get behind him - but that's more to do with EFC being bigger and more important than any given individual.

Martinez's appointment will not clear the lethargy and perpetual air of resignation that hangs over the club like a toxic cloud.

The "Dead Zone" as you name it is apt - the club is indeed "dead" under the present regime.

Aspiration and hope is not to be encouraged. I think of that great film Shawshank Redemption - Morgan Freeman's immortal line - "Hope is a dangerous thing" - with EFC best not go there,

The club did not get rid of that motto without some reason....

If Roberto comes even close to how ruthless this guy was in Jan and Feb, we are in for an interesting few weeks...

Not called for here, I think!

If we make a couple of decent signings, and only lose one star player, then this gives us all the more reason to go for it at the start of the season. The new players will feel part of the squad a lot quicker if they're part of a winning team. A new style of play implemented by a new manager will make a lot more sense to the Moyes era players if they're winning games with it. They will warm to the manager and the style of play a lot quicker.

A winning start to the season for Martinez will give him breathing space and will get Goodison behind him and the team. Goodison when it's fired up really is the perfect example of the twelfth man.

With Fellaini, part of me is really hoping that we sell him. It will give Martinez the chance to make his mark and will give the squad the chance to push on from last season. Most of all, it will give everyone the chance to have a fresh start within a new era for the club.

Kenwright wants nothing other than a patsy.

Providing a route out for Martinez from the Championship (the sole route out, who else was there?) will deliver to Kenwright all the supine compliance he needs to continue to maintain his "status" at the helm.

The much more pressing issue in my opinion is whether discussions have been taking place over the past couple of weeks between Elstone and Kenwright as to how Martinez is going to be supported in the transfer market. My hunch is that these discussions haven't taken place and the Club will continue with its policy of waiting on player trading, ie, the sale of Fellaini before Martinez gets any money.

The Club will try its best to spin the 'dawn of a new era' twaddle but deep down we all know that nothing will change until the present failure of a board are removed from their duties.

£15m from new TV deal.

£8.5m Fer transfer money

£2m saved form DM's Wages.

£2m saved from Neville's wages

£1m from Mucha's wages.

That leaves a few bob for whoever is creaming it in the BVI as well.

I am so made up RM is in and Weepy Bill's Lapdog has fucked off... FFS give Martinez at least 6 months before you stick the boot in. Maybe if RM fails we can get Moyes on the re-bound because that joker won't be at Old Trafford very long. Then chumps like you who still whinge over Deadly Dave can return to the dark ages of hoofball and shithouse tactics...

I despair, I really do.

It could be worse though. We might have got bought out by one of those billionaire oil/gas barons and had to suffer the indignity of returning to the elite of British football.

Can you imagine the shame in signing world class players and winning trophies?

I shiver at the thought of those worldy talented players wearing our blue jersey at a modern world class Everton Stadium.

Smashing commerical records and bringing in massive merchanidsing deals. Why would we want that?

At least we have Bill and his clearly communicated masterplan.

Be careful what you wish for folks!

The appointment of Martinez was pretty damn imaginative as far as this board are concerned, I was expecting some kind of Moyes clone type of a manager, someone the board would see as a safe pair of hands.

Martinez is everything Moyes wasn't, there's much more flamboyance to Matinez's personality and how his teams play. Weather this will be a good thing remains to be seen, but lets not judge him before a ball is even kicked.

At least this shambles of a board have taken a little risk on appointing a different kind of manager, with a total different philosophy.

I have made no comment on Moyes. So what you suggest is 2 + 2 = 5. I happen to share your view on Moyes.

It is Kenwright who is determining that any manager will be a yes man - else with all the documented evidence about our parlous state of affairs, why would any manager touch us?

This has mutual convenience written all over it - much as it did with Moyes latter years.

Wigan had multiple weaknesses under his management, as is obvious by their league placing. However, I saw them on many occasions outplay teams, including those in the top 6, and including us. The FA Cup Quarterfinal defeat to them felt to me like pay back for a number of games where we were lucky to win.

Wigan's obvious failing was their defence; however, many of the games I saw them lose were down to them not having someone to score the goals when they were on top.

I am excited by the fact that we will play the top teams with an attacking frame of mind. And, while I am a big fan of Moyes, I think Goodison's atmosphere will really benefit from this. We have become accustomed to either a 'backs to the wall' performance against the rich boys, or struggling to beat the rest.

I believe, as we do not have the cash to invest in the best players, we had to change the way we play as we had hit the ceiling with Moyes's tactics. A more attacking outlook means we can win more games.

It could work out the other way, and we become too open and lose the games we drew this season. But I am looking forward to seeing what happens.

In terms of the transfers, I am already becoming impatient but that's mainly due to those lot across the park and Villa/ Southampton. Of course he needs to meet with the squad first, I just don't want us left behind.

The Fellaini situation needs sorting in the next 2 weeks. I think he is a great player, but we will survive without him and can spend the money wisely. When he payed behind Jelavic, he didn't really affect games bar his goals and they may have come at the expense of Jelavic.

Here's hoping to an exciting first signing!

Do you seriously think Periera or Bielsa or whoever else we suggested on here would have considered coming to Everton?