Roberto Martinez

Roberto Martinez

nice to see a bit of loyalty in the Money grabbing merry go round that is the Premiershite
 

Roberto Martinez

I think he's been very foolish. He'll look a mug if Wigan finally go down next season. \
 

Roberto Martinez

Shame to see the Villa slowly falling apart.:laugh:

If we thought our manager's appointment was important for the future of the club then for Villa it looks vital.... no manager, no goalkeeper, Ashley Young off to Man U, Downing likely to follow him out of the door........tick-tock, tick-tock
 

Roberto Martinez

Les Beeavinu said:
I think he's been very foolish. He'll look a mug if Wigan finally go down next season. \
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Not really, most people would back Wigan for the drop so he has nothing to lose in that sense. And in many ways Dave Whelan is the best Chairman in the Prem and would give Martinez the most time to turn it around if they were struggling. A bad start at Villa and he could be out the job by the time winter comes.
 

Roberto Martinez

Les Beeavinu said:
I think he's been very foolish. He'll look a mug if Wigan finally go down next season. \
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when he was at Swansea, he told the fans the only time he'll leave swans was in a box...:cool:
 

Roberto Martinez

Les Beeavinu said:
I think he's been very foolish. He'll look a mug if Wigan finally go down next season. \
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There's no question he's been incredibly loyal but it's also quite convenient as well. This whole episode has raised his profile and reputation and whilst Villa are a better club, Ashley Young will probably be on his way before the start of the season and it might not have been worth the risk of moving - as the last poster said even if Wigan do go down it'll be expected and he'll walk into another premiership job without too much trouble
 

Roberto Martinez

Made the right choice to stay at Wigan it shows loyalty to the club and the Wigan fans. I would fancy Wigan to be dark horses for a European place in the premiership next season.
 

Roberto Martinez

what makes you say that considering they just managed to stay up by the skin of their teeth and have only won back to back games once in 2 years
 

Roberto Martinez

ElioBee said:
Made the right choice to stay at Wigan it shows loyalty to the club and the Wigan fans. I would fancy Wigan to be dark horses for a European place in the premiership next season.
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:eek::eek::drinker:
 

Roberto Martinez

I think he has a reasonable target at Wigan, ie stay up. Villa would expect a lot more without the necessary investment and he could have been out by Christmas with a bad run
 

Roberto Martinez

What a great position this has put Roberto Martinez in. He has strengthened his status at Wigan. But having said that, many a lesser person would have been tempted away. Dave Whelan may well be the only Premier League Chairman (of all but the biggest clubs of course) to get that sort of response. What can Whelan do though if Wigan are bottom by Christmas?
 

Roberto Martinez

ElioBee said:
Made the right choice to stay at Wigan it shows loyalty to the club and the Wigan fans. I would fancy Wigan to be dark horses for a European place in the premiership next season.
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So dark they're bloody invisible. Wigan are a joke team and although Martinez and Whelan's loyalty is great to see they're going to struggle massively, again. To be honest I think Martinez is exceptionally lucky not to have been given the boot by now.
 

Roberto Martinez

ElioBee said:
. I would fancy Wigan to be dark horses for a European place in the premiership next season.
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lol :eek: what!! Maybe if they win the fair play league, but not via league position or trophies. No chance!! They are pony.
 

Roberto Martinez

ElioBee said:
Made the right choice to stay at Wigan it shows loyalty to the club and the Wigan fans. I would fancy Wigan to be dark horses for a European place in the premiership next season.
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What was I on about? lets say dark horses for a mid table finish :D
 

Roberto Martinez

Good appointment for Everton. The difference between the playing budgets of Wigan & Everton is probably not massive in the scheme of things so we may now find out whether he is more than just a last-minute galvaniser.
 

Roberto Martinez

wonder if Wigan will seek another up and coming foreign manager
 

Roberto Martinez

I thought Uwe had stated last week that he wanted to see his contract out here at Brentford and hoped to persuade his players to do extend theirs too.I think had this job come up this time next year he may have considered it if the bees hadnt got promotion but he knows he's got unfinished business here and knows he has a good chairman who backs him. Nit wishing to sound naive I trust his word and I believe he is the man to take us to the next level.
 
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garybee99 said:
Thought Uwe had stated last week that he wanted to see his contract out here at Brentford and hoped to persuade his players to do so too.I think had thus job come up this time next year he may have considered it if the bees hadnt got promotion but he knows he's got unfinished business here and knows he has a good chairman who backs him. Nit wishing to sound naive I trust his word and I believe he is the man to take us to the next level.
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i'd love to believe this - but if someone says "what are you earning? we'll double it" then...... it'll be hard for him to resist.
 

Roberto Martinez

beebopalula said:
Indeed and Uwe plays the Wigan way-danger here:(
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I'm hoping that Uwe hasn't got the experience on his CV that Whelan wants in order to bounce back. Remember they'll have Parachute payments so imagine he'll want someone who has proven Championship pedigree rather than a charismatic, promising Manager with only two seasons in League 1.
 

Roberto Martinez

Never gave Wigan a thought until I saw the news flash RM had decided to leave. Then everything fell in place, location, style of play and suddenly realised that he would be a good match for Wigan. Hopefully Whelan will believe that Uwe does not have sufficent experience, but I am a little concerned.
 

Roberto Martinez

sonofabee said:
I'm hoping that Uwe hasn't got the experience on his CV that Whelan wants in order to bounce back. Remember they'll have Parachute payments so imagine he'll want someone who has proven Championship pedigree rather than a charismatic, promising Manager with only two seasons in League 1.
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IMO Uwe has enough experience and coaching qualifications to do well in the Championship particularly with players who already play the right way. However, I hope you're right and Whelan looks elsewhere .
 

Roberto Martinez

beebopalula said:
IMO Uwe has enough experience and coaching qualifications to do well in the Championship particularly with players who already play the right way. However, I hope you're right and Whelan looks elsewhere .
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Don't get me wrong, I reckon Uwe can do the job, just praying that Whelan is looking for someone with a proven track record at that level and promotion on his CV.
 

Roberto Martinez

sonofabee said:
Don't get me wrong, I reckon Uwe can do the job, just praying that Whelan is looking for someone with a proven track record at that level and promotion on his CV.
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No prizes for the first player he'd take from Brentford.
 

Roberto Martinez

You can still get Martinez to be next Everton manager at 4/11 (or you could ten mins ago) which strikes me as worth putting a few quid on.
 

Roberto Martinez

Just seen some of the comments about this story on the BBC website. Some even saying that Martinez hasnt achieved anything and that Everton will now be relegated. Er... did i dream Wigan winning the Cup then?
 

Roberto Martinez

Uwe 40/1 on here and you can get 66/1 if you shop around. Plenty in front of him in the betting

http://www.thesackrace.com/teams/wigan-athletic
 
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