Martinez hails the divine gift of Eto'o

Who cares we got Eto'o that's all that matters at this point. The more the gaffer praises him hopefully the more the youngsters pay attention and copy.

I think we have played 10 matches now, but I've never seen any Everton team ever look to conserve energy like our present squad. In fact the only game we have looked to have played to our maximum was when we had to chase Chelsea for nearly 90 minutes.

Still early days but I'm already looking forward to when this squad is going to be let off the leash and players with the quality of Eto'o can only help us.

Phil fucking Neville, Colin, still pisses me off — that twat not only played for us but also captained us, can't stand the prick.

Grrrrr, still pisses me off to this day, we could have won the cup that year.

The antics at QPR are making me chuckle, Adel "Fat" Tarabt & Rio "Sket" Ferdinand vs Harry "I don't get twitter" Rednapp and Fat Boy Fernandez. That club is comedy!

We had punched above "our weight" for too long, except when it mattered, of course, and although the chairman remains, it's still a much more enjoyable feeling watching Everton these days.

I'd like to see that from our gaffer. Maybe just maybe our guys would get the point when they play like shite.

Oh but our lord has forsaken us with his "gift" of Arouna Kone. He works in mysterious ways.

Shame our God doesn't do full refunds provided the purchaser has a valid receipt...

The Catterick tome just fell off the book-shelf!

I like his positive approach and I think it shows in our approach on the pitch, which is where it counts most.

Martinez has raised the bar of expectation - and he has also brought us back in line with our fine traditions in so many senses. For that alone (despite his blind spots for Osman, and McGeady), he should be congratulated unconditionally.

Long may he remain Everton manager!

Soon we will be praising Kim Jong Bill as our saviour.

If you read the book Barça, Andy Hunter says, in fairness to Eto'o, that he did get his head down and had a fabulous last season with Barcelona winning the double (treble?). Ibra just buggered off to Italy as he wanted to be the centre of the team.

Robert Elstone must have used that word on a dozen or so occasions at his talk at Hull University on Tuesday.

I wonder who is following who in this matter?

Nevertheless: you sign a player like him, you expect that he'll reliably get things done on the pitch in return for a top dollar salary, and no more than that. You don't necessarily expect that he'll do it smiling like he's never been happier, or that he'll willingly work with the younger pros to make them better players.

Eto'o does both of these things. He could probably still get paid more in Russia or the middle east if his aim were merely financial gain, but no. He came to Everton, and consequently we have access to a wealth of footballing knowledge and experience.

His willingness to pass on that knowledge and experience is the gift from the footballing gods, not merely his presence.