hypochondriac

Russell Martin admits he would start today with different personnel if he could go back, but says the players he started has "built so much credit". Added he does not know what the team will look like for Man United but that it will be different. More quotes to come. That's just fucking ridiculous. You play the best team to win in the premier league. Sentimentality should have no bearing at all. Is he too close to the players? Martin always wangs on about old players of his. It seems to me he doesn't have the killer instinct required to ditch enough players. Anyone with the ruthless streak required would have dropped Aribo, Smallbone etc and probably put THB on notice.

He telegraphed what would be said before the season started. Naivety, insanity to play in that fashion. If he knew what would be said you'd think he'd try and do something about it. Unless he's incapable of doing so without compromising 'his' way of playing.

Martin also said that the only reason Fernandes and Dibling didn't start was because they has played so much against Cardiff. Why the feck did you give them so much game time on Wednesday then if you felt it was going to hamper your ability to play your best team on Saturday? That makes zero sense.

It's the manner of the defeats, not the results in isolation.

Martin: “We’ve conceded five goals. Three individual mistakes and two set-plays. I actually think we played really well at times today, we had the best chance of the first half with Adam, it needs to go in.” That's just bollocks. I don't think even he believes that.

At least we scored a goal which is the only positive to take really. Still haven't been ahead at any point this season.

Isn't it a giant disadvantage to telegraph to everyone how we are going to play before we do it and then do nothing else?

There's going to be real seething hatred for him if we do this every game and he refuses to change.

Hilarious that some were touting Martin earlier today as some managerial guru. The fact is he's tactically naive and has shown nothing thus far to suggest he can manage at this level.

Embarrassing.

We need to actually score some goals to breed confidence and win games. Playing ultra defensive and losing by one goal every week is not it.

Do you get why? Because I don't. It doesn't work in the prem.

I swear if we fail to score or have any goal threat again and we end up losing 1-0...

Imagine being archer. Play really well and score twice, our big hope up top and then gets dropped.

Martin said last week was his fault yet he plays the same team and formation? Just bizarre.

Rotten team that for me. 5 at the back again so scared to attack, same issues with our forward line. No idea why we aren't playing Fernandes. Not so positive as I was before I saw the team. Smallbone and Aribo again and Armstrong. Dire.

What a load of old bollocks. If we ended up doing a Sheffield United this season then no one will want most of those players on our books. Bielsa went through a difficult period at Leeds and they sacked him off despite his reputation. Martin and his methods are completely unproven and no one will be in demand until he shows he can have any success in this league.

Completely agree. Remains to be seen if some of these players can combine in Martin's system to actually be successful in this league. I have my doubts to be honest and I'm still not convinced we will have much of an attacking threat. Some very decent defensive signings though

Just shows what his motivation is.

I wonder if Martin will ever consider try to reintegrate ABK now he hasn't gone? Could be big for us.

I'm sure it can't be an obligation can it? Surely it's dependent on not getting relegated. To do otherwise would be madness.

If he beats your laughter score there's no disgrace in that. Pete Sampras didn't cry when he was usurped by the young up and comer Federer.

I can't see him making the bench to be honest.

Obligation or option? Either is crazy but they have a realistic chance of relegation.

So it's Turkey, Belgium or sitting in our reserves till January for Edozie then.