.....,and Martinez turned us down!

[Lucky Eddie]

He's getting absolutely slated on their fansites; they're convinced they're going down.

Funny old game.

[PaulWinch again]

They're not going down, no chance.

[ciggiesnbeer]

As much as I am enjoying seeing another club and manager fail I am not sure it is true Martinez turned us down. The only source I know of that rumour is Dave Wheelan.....

[spangley1812]

It would be great if they went down but in reality they already have 31 points so only need another 4 or 5 and they have QPR @ the weekend...........

[cdbearsfan]

They'll lose to QPR, they'll be knackered after their trip. They'll still stay up easily enough.

[PaulWinch again]

They'll lose to QPR, they'll be knackered after their trip. They'll still stay up easily enough.

I really hope they don't.

[PeterWithesShin]

And a year ago a lot on here were noshing off Everton and Martinez and how he had them playing. It's a funny old game.

Sadly, there is no chance they will go down.

[silhillvilla]

Never rated Martinez as a player or manager. Or his dress sense and sensible interviews. Over rated

[paul_e]

And a year ago a lot on here were noshing off Everton and Martinez and how he had them playing. It's a funny old game.

Sadly, there is no chance they will go down.

It would have to be a spectacular collapse to go down from where they are and it would be bad for us ebcasue they've got to play all our rivals (and us to be fair).  Draws against QPR, Burnley and Sunderland and batterings by everyone else would be the best outcome for us.

[Clampy]

They won't go down. I don't think they'll even get dragged into it.

[PeterWithesShin]

They would have to have the collapse of all collapses to go down as they may well only need another 3 or 4 points (maybe not even that) from the last 9 games.

[Sexual Ealing]

As much as I am enjoying seeing another club and manager fail I am not sure it is true Martinez turned us down. The only source I know of that rumour is Dave Wheelan.....

Surely he would know?

[PaulWinch again]

They would have to have the collapse of all collapses to go down as they may well only need another 3 or 4 points (maybe not even that) from the last 9 games.

And if they did that there's a good chance that'd be trouble for us. I'd rather they beat QPR, Burnley and Sunderland.

[PeterWithesShin]

Unless it was a crazy offer, like Barca, Madrid etc I believe Martinez would have turned anyone down at that time. I've posted it before, but in a book I read a few years ago about Wigan, Martinez said it was his club and he loved them. And that was after he left as a player and was playing for Swansea.

[FrankyH]

Need Everton to beat QPR . Looking at it from a neutral, Everton were a better prospect than Villa at the time.