No decision on giving Niasse U21s chance

The lad has been with us 3 full months with a fucking wrist injury, just sell the lad clearly not up to scratch.

Hope it works out for him but if not it's a lot of money wasted.

If he doesn't get a game, then it does raise some questions as to why not.

My guess would be that Roberto is panicking that a public showing for 70/80 minutes would show that 13.5 million has been utterly thrown away.

Have to agree with Patrick, why no youngsters on the bench. Osman is leaving in the summer, what's the point of him sitting on the bench and not Dowell? At least let Dowell see and experience first team football, he will benefit from this.

But then, with Martinez, nothing surprises me.

£13.5 million? Russian player of the year? They're having a larf!!! All in the chemistry Roberto! What a manager!! MARTINEZ OUT!

Something obviously isn't quite right here, I hope he isn't another Lacina Traore. I think we will have to let him have a good summer training camp and see how he goes in the first 6 weeks of the new season. Here's hoping.....

How on earth has it taking so long for him to be fit! A wrist injury does not stop anyone getting fit.

I am 53 now I would of been fit in the time Niasse has had.

Definitely something underlining with this signing.

I will be looking out for more ear grabbing performances from Señor Martinez and I feel we won't have to wait long.

How much utter garbage can one man say is beyond me. I can't take much more. Will someone please please please put this man out of his misery.

However, Morishi won't allow any more panic/speculative signings.

He will pay for proven talent, and genuine talent.

What future Luke Garbutt and the host of defenders Martinez has bought and farmed out.

Why buy defenders when you don't have a defensive strategy or shut up shop when ahead with 5 mins to go?

So based on above Kone has been denied at least 30 minutes playing time, just think if he had we would now be fourth in the league- from the bottom.

Please can this man be carted away before he drives all of us mad.

Disappointed yet again!

Going back to the Official Site after so long has made me think about the way Martinez has changed my relationship with Everton and football. A lot of people have talked about how numb they've become to it all and I couldn't agree more (still remember replacing the TV remote after smashing it to pieces when we lost the 2009 final), this season I found myself chuckling when Howard booted Ayew in slow-mo for the Swansea penalty and was busy cutting my toe nails when United scored on Sunday.

I'm also finding myself watching a lot more of other team's games on TV, particularly Leicester. There was a time when my ridiculously priced Sky Sports package was criminally under used and if Everton lost I never wanted to see or hear about another game for a week otherwise I'd get pissed off and agitated thinking how we'd lost.

Martinez has made me apathetic!!

The guy said he was raring to go when he signed. And yet Martinez says he isn't fit. If he needs to get fit, then he needs game time. Over to you, Roberto.

We missed out on Payet and Shaquiri through being too late and both were worth first team places. We should have bought Delph when he was available.

It seems that Rodriguez and Niasse were poor buys and I do not see Funes Mori as being worth the money so far.

While there might be some questions about the Russian League, presumably its Player of the Season with a good scoring record can't be some total incompetent, so I don't buy the "we didn't scout him at all and just realized he's awful".

But hardly feels like he's being managed in a way that might give him a chance. Four or five minutes sub appearances, constant discussion about his failing physical condition, and now this.

There's a good chance that he could be going into pre season having played about an hour of football in 7 months.

After layoffs of that length you're never sure whether you get the same player back.

Thanks for the link. I do love Brit humour.

The problem is, Martinez's defensive set up can make even the best defenders in the world look bloody awful. Martinez has also succeeded in making Russia's player of the year look like a poor, hapless teenager trying to break into the U21s. I doubt Niasse expected it to be like this when he signed in January.

Playing him in the U21s between now and the last 3 games would be a good move.

What's happened to Henen and Leandro?

Seems very strange that a he was Player of the Year in Russia and can't get a sniff for more than 5 mins. Something tells me he cacked in Bobby's brown shoes.

If he has to shoehorn Cleverley in somewhere then play him centrally next to Barry to give us more creativity through the middle. Really shouldn't though. Besic would be better in there. Another who needs a run of games. McCarthy could do with a break either way, not happening for him.

Anyway, far too early to write off Niasse.

WTF does “It is too early to see if he needs a game with the Under-21s but we will carry on developing his programme as he goes." mean FFS?

That's the kind of meaningless non-specific drivel David Brent comes out with ("making good progress with the report") whilst he is devising game show formats.

Why on earth did he sell Naismith who would've contributed so much more – it is simply baffling !? However, like so many others, I no longer care what comes out this inept managers mouth as it is all complete and utter drivel.

Martinez is totally out of his depth and should be put out of his misery as soon as possible so that we can all move on with renewed hope for the next season.

What a load of pure bollocks from Martinez. Please just get rid of this joke of a manager.

He must think Evertonians are as gullible as our board.

Absolutely shocking that yet another Martinez signing joins with a fanfare and months later is not playing, apparently not fit, despite the player saying he's fit and raring to go.

McGeady, Atsu, Traore and now Niasse. More ammunition to get him out?

I do think there are some serious and deep-seated issues at Finch Farm as regards the fitness regime, and you only have to look at Leicester City to see how important top fitness coaches are.

Niasse may succeed at our club, I sincerely hope so, but right now this just looks like the latest in a series of very odd scenarios:- Eto'o, Traore etc.

I am fascinated to see how this story concludes, will he be spotted or sink to the depths like Martinez?

It is coming on 2 months....

Bizarre.

No club can afford to throw that sort of money at whimsical signings and I can't really believe Roberto signed him on the evidence of YouTube.

Of course, like many managers our man has 'form' as mentioned above. Perhaps all about keeping some agent 'sweet'?

Possibly not the guy's fault himself, but please, no more until he either lines up starting a game, or is quietly allowed to return from whence he came.

We have wasted a lot of money IMO on players like Beckford, Jo, Saha who was bought when past his prime and injury prone, Heitinga, Gibson, Rodriguez and now Niasse. For the money spent on Niasse we could have had a Payet or Delph, each of whom could have come straight into the first team.

Our scouting system seems only capable of bringing in young defenders. I may have to eat my words over Funes Mori but we have for many seasons failed to bring in a decent creative midfielder who can score ten goals a season. Lukaku is our only real goal threat and he looks like leaving us.

How is it that a club like Leicester can find a player like Mahrez? We have never unearthed a gem like him! Leicester have a side of average ability apart from Vardy and Mahrez but by team spirit and hard work they have taken the Premier League by storm.

Teams like West Ham have gone past us in ambition whilst we are still singing about forgotten glories. Our club still has a tremendous following both home and away but the fans are totally frustrated at the club not attempting to live up to their once proud motto.

Moshiri may be the Messiah we have all been waiting for and I sincerely hope that his promise to re-kindle the fire and awaken Everton the sleeping giant comes true!

I have an idea for future scouting. Just look at and listen to Wenger and watch the players he passes over as "inconsistent" and then snap them up (Payet) instead of trying to sign away the ones he actually does fancy. Should be worth a couple of good players in the midfield and in attack.

This is one of the most baffling things that Martinez has ever said. What the hell does he mean, "it's too early" to make a decision? Niasse has been with us since the end of January. If he wasn't fit then then he should have gone straight into the U-21s to get some fitness. Why the hell, when he's been here for three months not being fit is the manager saying it's too early??????

I mean, seriously, what the hell is this idiot doing. How difficult is it to make a decision and why the hell have they been thinking about it for three months and still haven't decided????

This idiot needs to go and go now, please let this nightmare be over.

I think Martinez is saying that Niasse arrived so unfit that he will not risk him playing for the U-21.

The U-21 side are already fit, and putting Niasse there will only exspose
that.

That said, anything is possible with Everton at the moment and he could just as easily sink like a stone.

Seems to me Kenwright is as bigger bullshit merchant as the twat in the brown shoes. The fuckers in power are a disgraceful excuse of management.

And Saha is one of the most complete forwards we ever had. Okay, not always fit, but cost nothing, was on a pay as you play part contract and scored plenty of goals. Some real class goals too, a forward who truly had it all, albeit we got him fairly late in his career, but we got 3 good seasons out of him.

At least our Swiss kid, Tarashaj, is improving as he's not being exposed to RM's bullshit. Add Luke Garbutt to that list too.

Our Under-21s would embarrass Niasse and he'd probably have to hang up his boots if he kicked a ball around with them.

The cameo against Man U reminded me of that lad who duped Southampton into signing him and appeared in one game. I think he was Egyptian.

The latest talk from Martinez is complete waffle. A £13.5 mill signing should be somewhere close to sharpness after several weeks. Over two months since signing and we are still waiting to see a footballer.

Lukaku has been the best forward since Sharp. I always loved Rideout....and Amo and Cahill but they don't score like Lukaku.

How can the manager be considering and us be debating whether, after nearly three months, a £13.5 million signing is fit/good enough to be included in the bleeding Under 21s?

The world of Everton is mad.