After the cameras are gone

Perhaps the Special one, realises that the print journalists will probably have more influence on the public than the 2 minute TV interviews and therefore saves his 'best' for them.

No person who manages people is the same personality all the time as different people require different motivations. As long as the core values remain the same it doesn't really matter what the public image is like.

I support Roberto because he happens to be the manager of Everton FC at this moment in time, yes he seems to be a good bloke and is undoubtedly a knowledgeable and intelligent man but all I want from him is to produce a good 'winning' football team anything else is nice but not a requirement.

I would guess he takes the positive approach when off screen as well.
It seems to me to be the preferable attitude to take, as long as its taken with a dose of reality!

So that probably proves he is as enthusiastic off camera as he is in front of them. It's funny you mention charisma Kris, that's something I believe all great managers have in spades - Shankly, Clough, Mourinho, Ferguson, they all held the attention of a room full of journo's.

I'm not saying Martinez is anywhere near these greats, but you have to possess a certain amount of charm to get players to run through brick walls for you, to go that extra mile. Clearly Martinez is a likeable character, hopefully he can be a nasty fecker when required as well.

Speaking with the press however is different. This journalist has much more of a say on how the manger is to be perceived in print so its note worthy how Mourinho has them eating out of his hand, making them all feel special. Print journalists in my experience not only guard their job like their life but also expect to be treated like royalty. Which they are... which is why they guard their job like their life... And if not, you can end up like Kinnear.

Now either you can give the verbal back massage like Mourinho or you can do a Joe Kinnear and swear at all the bastards and not ever regain a credibility. But the way journalists fawn over Mourinjo and laugh at his jokes like school girls round a pop star hoping to be the... special one, is pretty sad.

Either way, I don't know why people give a care for the press conference. What does it actually tell you? Its just filler on Sky sports before they shove another beer commercial on screen or gives you something to read on the way to work. Next days chip paper.

You can be like Moyes or Roberto, does it matter? I like to think only the result does.

He was positive at Wigan when his best were sold annually and the wage bill slashed - then won the FA cup.

Against the odds here he is positive because that is him - and it works.

One is for the footballers, the other for the public. It wasn't uncommon for a player to go a whole season without praise from Clough which drove players on to hopefully receive some which made them feel 10ft tall. But in front of the cameras different story.

It would be naive to think any manager only conforms to his media lead persona behind closed doors. Every individual, team performance, or situation would be dealt with individually.

But RM comes over a canny bloke so will be as aware to the differences in Mourinho's approach as Kris in his piece, but without being at the sharp end of the table where whole pages in national papers are given over to your every word, how he plays the media is only to achieve an after thought of column inch instead.

Mourinho calling Wegner a specialist in failure today is all part of some big mind game that the press all lend so much importance... but how often does it have a baring? Doesn't it all mean bollocks once the ref blows his whistle?

Behind his never-ending daily statements about unimportant matters, there is a bit of self-promotion. He comes across an an affable self confident chap which is certainly a better attitude than some of his predecessors notably Harry Catterick our most successful manager who was almost a recluse in comparison.

Perhaps my views on this subject are rooted in the old saying that empty pots make the most sound.

It's not of his making — nothing beyond his role as Everton manager... which , if I may be permitted to say, he has taken to with exceptional relish and full appreciation for all that it means to be the present encumbent of this august position.

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My only worry about our manager, he appears to be too calm and sometimes I would like a little bit of anger in post match interviews. Players need to know when he is not happy, and one does hope he lets the players feel emotionally his frustration.

Next Season will tell more about our manager, but so far so good!

Ken was a great old school character actor, his role as Horrible Ives in Porridge a classic.

They did joke he wouldn't change during the Wigan relegation scrapes so I'm assuming he ain't for changing at Goodison.

Like all these things it's educated guesswork, he might be Jack the Ripper for all I really know, but my own view is he's mostly positive and what you see is what you get.

Chris Jones, sad news about Ken loved his work absolute comedy genius and the "Golden Vision" was a work to treasure, make them laugh up there Ken.

Dick Fearon, Catterick wasn't our most successful manager; that award goes to Howard Kendall

"What was your lasting impression of the man?", asked one of the guests. "Ruthless.", replied Murray.

He's happier to get a point if its earned in the right way, rather than get 3 that are earned via luck. It would be easy for him to shut up shop at richer clubs, complain about money, most would agree(certainly in the media). Yet he gets the team to go at them. Occasionally we'll lose handsomely....but of course we'll also win some too.

What I'm getting at is that I think he makes the hard decisions for the good of the club in the long term, which leaves him completely open to easy criticism when things don't work out in the short-term. Having a manager prepared to risk their own reputation for long-term success is vital to a club like ours who can't buy trophies.

According to the players he is a nice guy, but can also give out serious stick off camera if their performances are not up to scratch. From all the comments that have been released, the players clearly think he's a top bloke and a great manager to work for. As for him always being in the media, I don't think he goes looking for it.

I'd rather fancy myself less as the vulture picking off corpses stereotype that is a common, and mostly true, viewpoint held on this forum.

Secondly, the 'trustworthy almost' comment was a follow-on thought from saying that he was seemingly open, so inherently comes across as trustworthy.

Ian Riley (098) – It's a strange one with Mourinho: the week I saw him was before the Newcastle match they played and he had nothing but great things to say about Pardew. His comments on other managers then through that lens seem to be purely tactical because they change depending whether he views them as competition and whether he feels mind games work.

Also, big thanks to the editors for publishing this.

As a journalist, I am sure you will have many opportunities not readily available to the man in the street; make good use of them, tell it as it is, don't gild the lily, and don't pull your punches.

As for picking off corpses, I thought that is what all journalists were trained to do; if you are a bit squeamish about corpses, you will soon get over it. Glad to say though that there are no corpses at Everton, unless of course you count the ones in the board room.

I am sure you would endear yourself to every Evertonian if you could arrange a visit to that inner sanctum and give us a full and factual report of what goes on there 'after the cameras have gone'...

The whole press conference huddle that the journos do when the subject leaves to discuss his meaning and their take on it seems a little bit like the corpse metaphor, digging around for alternate meaning or implication.

One man asked Jose if he was after Cavani, Jose laughed, said he didn't talk about other people's players like that and three hours later Givemesport.com was reporting suspect interest in Cavani from Chelsea, because there was no outright denial.

That is something I'd like to avoid because it's gutter press, and my degree and tutors on it have taught me better than that. It obviously has its place but I saw the man at conference but then didn't see his name attached to the story. I'd rather not write something I didn't want my name attached to.

A combination of a willingness to engage with the media and the interesting comparison of a Martinez led Everton and a Moyes (sadd)led United make him sought after and oft quoted.