Martinez will be patient as he seeks to bolster Everton squad

Our squad is small but it still has deadwood in it that could be moved on.

Blow me if the big oaf didn't repeat it moments later! Somebody must have briefed him: "Yes, he won the FA Cup and a place in the Championship!" Whatever happened to the good old teleprompter?

It was a rather unfortunate Freudian slip that Our Robbie had the good grace to deftly sidestep as he took the chance to tell the whole of North America, with a beaming smile on his face, what a great club Everton are and how proud he was to be the manager of such a phenomenal institution.

It's just one interview stretched in 4 parts, and they've milked the interview as much as possible, just to make it look like something is going on at Everton, when it clearly isn't.

Run by amateurs seriously.

Good spot! I've bought my season ticket and my bloody seat has disappeared!

Fuck me, I'm sure someone will ring him on Saturday morning when the season's started and ask him to pick the team after he's picked Man Utd's.

HES GONE! ACCEPT IT!!!

It wouldn't be the first time that season ticket holders were the last to discover that they no longer have a seat<.br />C/f 300 Club in 1995 and the Main Stand in 2005.

See you first game of the season – or maybe not...

Phenomenal !

Dave can you dither a bit longer with baines please, lets leave it 6 years or so before you finish dithering, that's actually quite quick for you DM

Problem is, I don't thing there's a word, that means dithering, that begins with an R.

If he had that Roy Hodgson thing, he could have been 'Wavering Woberto' or 'wishy washy woberto' but he..um...hasn't.

He could be 'Running hot and cold Roberto' but it's a little long and more than a little awkward.

'Two minds Martinez'?

Naaaar, trying too hard.

Let's be honest, Kenwright has deliberately lumbered us with a manager who has a name that we can't do a thing with.

Sack.... EVERYONE!

Ratboy (not one of the greatest ever (but still not too shabby!)) who plays for that unmentionable team not too far away, has scored them a few goals here and there and is about to make them a huge sell on profit. Can we pass up players like him and the potential profits?

Roberto, love and harmony is ok, but don't let it get in the way of winning things and making a few quid?

Personally, I'd prefer to see RM take a breath, consider who/what is already good and is not so good within the squad before paying good money for a "supposedly" good player, only to find he is a misfit........ then not having the cash (fee & wages??) to replace him.

Of course, it starts with an overall strategy plan and this means BK has to let him see how much (or, more like, how little) is in the "offing".

COYB

Hello Neil,

I suspect he's waiting to see just how big his war chest will be, to do that he needs to know if Fellaini is off or not and probably Baines also (oh and there may be a bid or two on Mirallas?), if the price is right?

There's also not much happening in the market at the moment, calm before the storm kind of thing.

Reluctant Roberto
Moot Martinez
Borderline Bobby

Ruminating?

It's probably more accurate. And at least he's watching football and not sat on a beach somewhere!

Or on the other hand....maybe they do.

"There are top class players already at this club."

"I am amazed at the talent in the Academy."

"I am going to the Confederations Cup and maybe I will spot a player but he has to be a certain type."

I just hope he hasn't left a wish list with BK and Elstone.

Have a listen to the interview, genuinely desperate stuff.

If you were a Geordie, you'd be suicidal right now.

Kinnear sounds like a cartoon alehouse lawyer and my guess is he's been brought in so Pardew will chuck in the towel and they won't have to pay his eight year deal.

Repeat - EIGHT!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/joe-kinnears-newcastle-return-mistake-filled-1959361

The "soundbites"... there is top class talent at this club, eg: Fellaini, Baines, Mirallas, Jagielka. Amazed at the talent in the Academy: Duffy, Barkley, Junior, etc. I might spot a player at the Conferderations Cup!!

I mean, come on, Jay — we know you're not Martinez's biggest fan but how does he in any way shape or form make you worried already? What do you want him to say?

Would you rather he came out and said, "This squad is shite, we need an overhaul"? You're usually a decent poster on this site, but I think I'll be ignoring your ignorant posts in the future.

He is his own man who'll hopefully make positive and decisive decisions – and not be BK's puppet.

He will be – Roberto "Martinet"!

For now, why don't we settle for something like "Doc" (in reference to Doc Marten's) ... Hmm!

He hasn't got much choice. Not as if our fantastic chairman will be throwing bundles of cash at him.

I'd be worried if he started slashing cash before that.

Nice excuse, let you off.

Though not as effective as "a big lad did it and then he ran away".

I just wish I could see another player like Alan Ball again in an Everton shirt, he was worth the entrance fee alone.

Not yet in office, our new manager is already spouting the asinine crap of his predecessor which means he is already a fully paid up member of the "Must Protect Bill's Arse" Society and so we can expect no purchases before deadline day!

I guess if you take Bill's money, you have to play by Bill`s rules — as I say, nothing changes.

Martinez has praised the academy and it looks as if he will be more prepared to give some of the younger players a chance. That is surely good news — the only way to find out if the young players can make it is to give them a chance. With 6 outfield substitutes allowed, it is a lot easier to give some of these young lads a chance these days. Harry Catterick gave young players an opportunity — with some like Joe Royle, John Hurst and Jimmy Husband to name but 3, it worked; with others it didn't. But it could well save Everton millions in the transfer market, So let him take his time and get to know his squad and bring in the right players.

If Liverpool offered us Suarez at a knockdown price, would it be right to accept it? A fine player yes — but also a renowned cheat and one that would be almost certain to miss several games through suspension and who would no doubt court controversy. That's why bringing in the "right players" is I think the correct approach.

Same old story as with Moyes (and I agree it was as much the board's fault as DM's with long-winded transfers), Martinez will have to wait until he either sells someone, or someone comes along on loan that wants to be paid in magic beans.

We don't have any money to splash about – as far as I'm aware, bugger all has changed on that front and these interviews & soundbites are merely designed to placate us lot and make us think there's 'lots going on' behind the scenes.

It's all hogwash – Martinez is working for ESPN, while BK is probably sunning himself in Fiji or somewhere while we all sit around waiting for summer to start (fat as BK chance). Of course Martinez will have one eye on the Tahitian players that we can afford, and will probably come back with 3 brothers all with the same name which we'll all be delighted about because it means the numbers are up.....

Oh and of course then there's Leroy Fer who's touting himself like some Amsterdam backstreet hooker, flaunting his wares in an attempt to sway Kenwright into jumping off his sun lounger with his Blankety Blank cheque-pen & book (showing my age) ready to sign him up.

Pffffffffffffffffffffffffffft.

We have the evidence only very recently that spending money for the sake of it doesn't work – QPR!!! There are loads of rumours doing the rounds at the moment of various comings and goings – but in reality how many Premier League clubs have been active in the transfer market?

Does every club conclude their business before the end of June? Clearly the answer in No. So basically just be patient – yes we have heard that before. But, as I said, the reality is most of the clubs in the Premier League have yet to make major signings at the moment.

Certainly a more POSITIVE attitude than the last manager!

Luckily our scouting network is one of the best in the world so Martinez might be able to push some of the fringe players through into the 1st team or scout low cost but quality players straight into the team.

Nobody will sign for us before about mid-July at the very best, IMO and it's the same for everyone as Michael (#548) said.

Where are we going to fund any incoming players from?

The obvious answer is from the sale of some of our current squad: Fellaini, Baines etc..

All of the other clubs know this and will make us wait and wait to drive the price down and eliminate us as any threat!!

I hope Martinez is good at operating the fax machine on the last day of the transfer window because that is when we will do our business......

Patience is a virtue for any Everton Manager until Boys Pen Bill clears off....

We supposedly have an extra £25 million from TV revenues and theoretically have the "Leroy Fer" money.

IMO it would be important to have any key additions with the squad early July for preseason.

The August TV payment has also been borrowed against, albeit the payment amount is more than last season, therefore whilst there will be some money, it won't be available until later in the window. So the only way there will be funds before is if there are sales. Remember, we've had to pay out compensation as well for the new manager, and more for back room staff.

But would I have been alone in that sentiment?

The transfer window opening on July 1st doesn't seem to have stopped Man City signing Jesus Navas....

Jus sayin...

Our financial problems are well known by all the prospective buyers.

Sit back, watch the stick the Everton board will get because they are not buying, safe in the knowledge it definitely will be Kenwright who blinks first.

It's the silly season time with all kinds of rumours. Even involving Man City — is Tevez staying or going? There is plenty of time for RM to make a move in the transfer market,

In my memory, our most productive summers in terms of signings were 1981 & 1998. When Howard Kendall took over as manager, we signed 7 players in summer 1981 and in 1998 when Walter Smith took over we seemed to make a new signing every week. How did we do in both of those seasons? It's not about how many players you sign that's important in my opinion — it's whether or not those players are the right players that is really important.

I think we all tend to look at our paltry bank balances and think "money is money is money"... but I don't think buying Finch Farm outright would have made any sense. However, somebody else far wiser than me made the point that borrowing against a fixed asset like the land, bricks and mortar of Finch Farm, is far easier and cheaper (interest-wise) than say borrowing to buy more players.

Yes, we would have probably had to find a down-payment of what £1-2M... (Hmmm... that's what we forked out to Dave "broken leg" Whelan for Radical Robbie...) but running the numbers out long term on the mortgage payments versus rent to LCC must surely have seen a much smaller total outlay?

I was only alluding to the transfer window, not anything to do with finances or anything else.

Give the man a chance and a bit of respect. He is clearly a highly intelligent and articulate individual even if he does tend to overuse the word 'phenomenal'. I'm sure he would spend any funds received from the sale of Fellaini on quality replacements.

When he says that we have not received any offers for our prize asset, do you not believe him? Or maybe you think he should send out e-mails to prospective buyers. Get real and try and adopt a shred of his integrity and optimism.

What would your reaction have been If he came out and said that the club was crap, the fans are idiots and are completely ignorant when it comes to football and that we haven't got a prayer of top 10 next season?

He is showing more ambition for the post than the last one did and at least we won't be getting any" knife to a gunfight" or "underdogs" or "get to 40 points and go from there" quotes.

If I was RVP I'd leave and sharpish because his goals ratio will fall off the scale completely, believe me.

Joe Kinnear as director of football!!! And apparently he is higher in the club hierarchy than Alan Pardew!!! Despite all we have to complain about or some Evertonians have to complain about – it surely pails into insignificance with the soap opera that is Newcastle United!!!! I think Roberto Martinez speaks better English than Kinnear!!

Latest rumour is that we are interested in signing a Brazillian left back – is this good news or bad? Obviously there is the worry that RM is interested in signing him in case Baines leaves. But can this guy play in other positions? Does anyone know much about him?

He has said something during his short time with us about "achieving the unthinkable" at Everton - I like that attitude. That would really be something - in which case we could call him Real Roberto.

In fact so advanced is he in the art of "Honest to God!" spoofing, that BK must be worrying about keeping hold of 'The Aldridge Pryor award for Britain's biggest liar'.

According to Joe...

"I got over 10k letters when I had my heart attack" - REALLY!?

"I thought I'd done an excellent job there" (Newcastle) - win percentage: 19.23%

"And I am not saying all of the Geordie fans but many of them were sucked into it. If they looked at my job, what I done, carefully they would have said I done a good job" - repeat, win percentage: 19.23%

"I've never been sacked in my life" - Luton.

"I have played in five cup finals, I have won the lot" - whatever way you frame 'I have won the lot', not true.

"I had over 400 games for Tottenham Hotspur" - 196 league games.

"Been manager of the year three times" - Once.

'..look when you're at Wimbledon, there ain't no budget, you find the players yourself - there ain't no budget" - Signs John Hartson for £7.5million in 1999.

"So they say I haven't had any experience in buying and selling players - sure I have. I bought Dean Holdsworth for 50 grand" - £650,000.

"I sold Marcus Gayle, Leonhardsen, Micky Harford, John Hartson, Hans Segers, most of them were free transfers" - Gayle wasn't. Leonhardsen wasn't. Harford wasn't.

"I played with some of the best players in the world at Tottenham, in the best team in the world in Tottenham" - I'll pass no comment on that.

When we play Newcastle next season, the competition might be just as stiff in the boardroom as on the park.

BK: 'I can eat 14 packets of cream crackers in 17 minutes"

JK: "I can do 15!"

Sign players, he can't even bloody pronounce them for christ's sake!

Available on a free transfer now as well.

We all know there is no money, it will be a couple of free,s late in August and
maybe one signing for cash if we move someone on.

Welcome Roberto.....

I must confess that I wince and shudder when I see that the shite are already naming and chasing and in cases signing their targets nicely ahead of pre-season training and friendlies and 2 months ahead of the kick-off.

Quite frankly I feel know that Bobby might be keeping tabs of the odd Mexican, Japanese, or Tahitian or four, but I would rather he was in Blighty setting a different modus operandi to what we for the most part have done - waited, waited, waited ...

Now I know this might all/will be conditional on outgoing - get rid of fuzzy hair, I say - but I wish that Bobby was paying as much attention this minute to incoming and outgoing as the new Man-U gaffer.

Yes, phones, internet, skype WTF and I know he is not on the books yet (I assume his contract starts July-1?) but he is in all but contract our gaffer now as Moyes spends 24/7 to boost manure.

When is this pointless and worthless Confederations Cup over?