From My Seat: West Ham (H)

Our home record is heading towards the worst in terms of victories since 1949-50 when we recorded 6 wins and 8 draws in 21 games.

It was slightly worse in our first relegation season, 1929-30, when we had 6 wins and 7 draws. We will do well this season to reach 6 wins at Goodison.

COYB

No need for knee jerk reactions!!

7 Home defeats (so far) is also unacceptable. Let's just hope the new owner gives Martinez his P45 at the end of the season. Though he should have got it yesterday.

In Martinez first full season of 2013-14 we lost two of our last three at Goodison, last season hell knows how many we lost but I know we only recorded seven wins from nineteen.

This season we are even somehow worse, FOUR wins and SEVEN losses with a mega goals against column of 26.

It's sickening knowing that Goodison was for year's nationally known as one of the hardest venues to go and win for any opponents, it was the bedrock of the small success built on David Moyes good league finishes.

These days I absolutely hate watching Everton at Goodison, it's a woefully predictable experience of failure that is always delivered.

Do I expect anything to change next Saturday?

No, I no doubt Chelsea will have a hard game on Wednesday night against Paris but we will as per usual assist them with our amateur school playground defending and gift them at least a replay or worse the passage to Wembley by 7:30pm on Saturday evening.

It's a no longer a fortress Goodison, it's a disused abandoned ruin that visitors just simply stroll through unchallenged and take what they need.

Sad sorry times.

Ironically had the Blues managed to take a point in each of those seven home defeats we would be sitting in seventh position 1 point ahead of our nearest and dearest and only five points behind Man City in fourth place.

A strange campaign indeed but I don't think that Roberto has what it takes to win enough football matches and that is the main reason I don't think he should be given another season to get it right.

He needs a right-hand man to use as a sounding board & to help him get the defence properly organised.

Failing that, perhaps Martinez should call time on his managerial career & maybe look for a role as Director of Football, which may well suit him better.

I sit in Upper Bullens alongside a man and his young son who come from Worcester – they come up ever game, hail, rain or shine, in a Minibus... we're well supported and we deserve better.

The answer is Koeman, Bilic, Klopp (not so much Pulis, but he does a steady job with what he has) are top class managers with average players. Martinez is an average manager with top class players! We need to take a leaf out of the teams above us.

Wake up and smell the roses, the league does not lie, we have just dropped to 12th place below West Brom, managed by someone who is hardly top of our list.

It is not only our manager who is responsible but the baggage he brought with him called coaches with one of them supposed to be head of performances (what performances)?

"IF" is usually a mention of the past and there is nothing we can do about it, so stop using it as excuses, and let's hope our new shareholder and chairman except what is happening, and do something about it.

'Our present manager.' Ken, I wonder how many times you will write that and mean Robbie? Not too many I hope. Thanks for another great report.

Maybe not if the team and fans are told where it is but Roberto given a different address each home game. I'm trying to laugh to stop my crying.

For the first time in a while, I was actually enjoying the game right up until the point at which Lennon was taken off. Tired he may have been, but surely no worse than Ross, who could barely raise a jog and Rom who was similar to Ross. Lennon actually still looked full of running when needed. The balance went completely and instead of celebrating a wonderful win, full of grit, determination and not a little skill, we went home full of ire and indignation at how we managed to completely mess up yet another game we should have strolled to a win. All the good work undone in yet another period of madness. The lessons have not and never will be learned.

To be honest, the atmosphere has been pretty toxic at the ground for quite a while now, due entirely to moments like we witnessed yesterday. I am no longer excited about going to the game and haven't been for quite some time. The disappointments are too frequent and the (yesterdays game being the recent exception) lack of urgency during games have completely knocked the stuffing out of me. Conversely, walking to the ground yesterday we were discussing the cup tie next week and how we couldn't wait for it (mainly due to our complete and utter dislike for the rent boys) but leaving the ground yesterday, even that had been diluted. Hopefully by next week, my sore wounds will have healed a little and we will be up for it again as it will be a shame if we don't create a nasty atmosphere for the arrogant chavvy west cockney scum.

Our manager surely can't survive this latest shambolic game and hopefully we will be welcoming a new start with a new manager who actually knows what he is doing in the summer.

As to next week, I shall roll up more in hope than anything else, but above all, hope that we can stick it to the undesirables from west London.

As you say Ken, up the blues regardless

Why on earth he brought on an extra striker for a midfielder, when we were 2-0 up and down to 10 men, is beyond me. I honestly think that is the worst sub I have ever seen. I still can't believe it. He should have been bringing Barry on, or Baines, to shore the midfield up and see out a 2-0 win. I would have been disappointed with a draw, never mind a defeat!!

I have to say, though, that I thought the players were fantastic. They put in a hell of a shift with 10 men. It wasn't obvious that they had an extra player for most of that match, which is a credit to the team. We lost this because of that sub, which left us over exposed at the back. When will Martinez learn?

The sad fact is I can't think of one British manager with a record of achievement who impresses me. I don't pretend to know of a young foreign one either other than Diego Simeone, but I'd never even heard of Pochettino, Koeman (as a manager that is) and they've done well, as has Flores at Watford (and he won the first Europa Cup too).

What I do know is that if the new owner of our club, assuming there is a new owner of course, wants to make one penny in profit on his investment he just has to get rid of the basket case chosen by our, er, esteemed chairman.

Sometimes just two words can sum up that the clock is ticking for RM.

I used to be a regular at Goodison but my parents and Aunt died and I would find going on my own too sad.

Sitting here typing this in leafy Shropshire, I would just like to state how sorry I am for those amazing loyal blues who turn up for the games only to have to endure this rubbish.

What must add insult to injury is the patronising BS coming out of our 'present manager' mouth after the game.

You lost the fans RM when you assumed that they could be fooled all of the time.

So is this based on how marvelously he told everyone on Sky how teams could have prevented conceding a goal after the event or is it based on the great start he's made to his managerial career? We'll have someone suggesting Jamie Carragher next!!!

The money at this club should be used to attract a top manager, at least someone with Premier League managerial experience not a TV pundit or sentiment reason like Duncan Ferguson.

We need a top proven manager with contacts and knows what the hell he's doing.

Good report as ever. Only thing I would like to add is that I think it was Oviedo that passed to Lukaku for the first goal. Thought I should credit him. :)

Also Besic's reaction to getting the penalty at least showed us he is passionate about playing for Everton. Possible captain material.

Re Lukaku's penalty. I appreciate he has scored the majority of his penalties if not all while with Everton but for me, his pens lack conviction. You never quite know whether the ball will reach the goal. Much rather have someone who is going to put his foot through the ball at bit more like Ross Barkley's first against Newcastle although perhaps not quite like his second penalty. That's for when you are winning the game.

Slightly off topic and I think it's been mentioned before about Martinez not really consulting anyone when he is on the side of the pitch but my Father has been told by a fan who attends the game and sits close enough to the 'dug'out' that it seems to be Graeme Jones who does most of the talking on the bench and seems to be in charge of the subs. There doesn't appear to be much consultation with Martinez. That seems odd and not correct. Perhaps others have noticed this...

Who knows where this team might be under a Bilic or Ranieri. Its certainly no worse than Leciester or West Ham's.

Fed up with it now.

On another note, I can't see Mirallas ever getting another run out: two reds already and only a handful of games. Didn't West Ham want him or was it Spurs?

When we get dumped out of the FA Cup this weekend, will that signal the end of the line or will the board still back him and for just how much longer? Is Pienaar injured again?

I can't see Martinez going before the summer although, whatever happens between now and then, he needs to go.

Like you described, the overwhelming numbers around me in the Park End have had enough. It's time for Martinez to go.