Lukaku joins list of doubts for Saints game

The only thing that would cheer me up would be to hear that Martinez and his failed coaching staff have gone.

Until then there's just no tingle of excitement or anticipation about an upcoming game at all.

Haha I feel your pain!

Just do us all a favour and take you and your third-rate back up crew as far away from Goodison as is possible.

By the way, where are Kenwright and Moshiri in all this?

Bloody joke and an insult to the fans.

One things for certain: it wont be the bench warmer, the lesser Niasse... it'll be Kone or Mirallas up top.

But, as Brian (#4) says, it doesn't matter who plays – it'll be the usual Martinez fayre... Llow boring pedestrian possession-based shite. Don't be expecting goals and thrills and spills because it's not going to happen.

As Carly Simon once said, "Why does your love hurt so much?"

Firstly I doubt we will get a point against saints.

Secondly I doubt it will make a difference to Roberto's employment status.

Thirdly, I doubt Lukaku has been carrying Anything other than Martinez. Also I frankly doubt him being fit or not will matter.

I doubt we will get a result in the derby or in the semi final, so I doubt it really matters who plays.

I doubt that Niasse's injury is actually not just from making 'wanker' gestures every time Martinez turns his back on him, whilst Baines chuckles quietly in the corner.

I doubt I can muster up much enthusiasm to post much sense.

We have only played three league games since March 18th you flamin' imbecile, Martinez!!

Add to the fact we have hardly bust a gut in any of them plus they had a warm weather break in March in Dubai..

You'll see a different Rom at Wembley though when he is in the shop window, unless he doesn't want to upset the club he publicly said he'd like to play for (Man Utd).

It's another reason not using Niasse looks a poor decision as Rom knows he has no competition for his place. He will go down as another forward who scored goals but was never really taken too by the fans, like Yakubu, Lineker and Cottee.

Then they can ALL be dropped for the big games next week!

Kone for a hat-trick, anybody?

The players are not playing for each other, as Bainsey correctly highlighted. Martinez knows this but his total obstinance over tactics is sickening.

Moving forward, we need to clear out the management, clear out the players whose heads are up their own arses (charging top whack) and with the proceeds and new leadership, start again.

Southall, Jackson, Watson, Unsworth, Ablett, Limpar, Horne, Parkinson, Hinchcliffe, Stuart, Rideout (sub. Amokachi )

2009:

Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Lescott, Baines, Osman, Neville, Fellaini (Vaughan), Pienaar, Cahill, Saha (Rodwell).

Who do you keep – from either team – that would replace anyone in today's team? (Perhaps a new thread needed for this...?)

Do you remember when Moyes used to rest players? That never seemed to work.

Did you hear Martinez on Merseyside? Sounds as if he is preparing Niasse, for next season. On about his wrist again. Bloody unbelievable.

Looks like Kone may be playing again as lone striker.

But wait he's got a sore wrist!

What a complete joke!

See ya Roberto! And take your useless coaching staff and scouts with you!

The manager has never being critical of Rom's work rate. He goes in the summer with my blessing. I wouldn't play him again this season. Martinez must try and find a way of scoring goals without him.

What's the point of reprimanding a player who is already on his way out!?

What is he going to do if he doesn't apologise? Sit on the bench until the end of the season! The writing is on the wall, both for Lukaku and Martinez!

I genuinely don't know how any of us can confidently say that he's shite when we just haven't seen enough of him.

What poison do they all inhale at Finch Farm? It really does beggar belief but we have form for this sort of thing of course with the likes of Traore. Once again we are fobbed off with mealy-mouthed half-truths and waffle.

If there's something wrong with Niasse at a cost of 㾹.5m then the fans have a right to know what it is.

Big Rom is off for pastures new then, is that a fact or more whispers? Southampton won't have to break sweat today to get a result.

A new direction is needed and a new team needs to be built around hungry young talent with a British core. I'd like to see Callum Wilson alongside the Dutch lad Jansen next season and a return to 4-4-2.

Saw Koeman's press conference yesterday – non-commital about staying at Southampton – get him in, please, and he can bring Forster and Ward-Prowse with him...

Today is a perfect opportunity to start Niasse and let's see what he can do. Martinez might feel he's still not fit enough, but he was fit enough to play for Senegal in the last international break and score for his country. How will we ever know if he's got what it takes if he never gets played??

Anyone who is a doubt should be rested, we need to ensure players are fit for the derby and the FA Cup tie.

I'm not saying Baines deserved to be dropped, but the point being, Martinez is the boss and he has to stamp his authority. If Lukaku or his agent are publicly stating his desires to leave EFC, then he's not committed and not focused – surely everyone at EFC only wants committed players on the pitch.

Look at how Pulis dealt with Berahino – he kicked off because a move to Spurs fell through, so Pulis said he wasn't in the right mind and he was dropped. Lukaku could turn up to training in a Man Utd shirt and still get played. Yes, he has scored a lot of goals, but look at how he's performed ever since he made that comment.

I would go for this lot 11

Southall, Coleman, Lescott, Jags, Baines - Parkinson, Fellaini, Cahill - Pienaar, Deulofeu - Rom

Subs: Hinchcliffe, Osman, Saha, Stones, Barkley, Barry, Howard

Completely over rated, overindulged, technically poor, athletically gifted yet lazy player. Was funny seeing him on the same pitch as adebuyor, all we needed was Kenwyn Jones and Berbatov and we would have had a collection of the laziest bastards to earn money from football.