Thursday, 30 May 2013

Martinez leaves for pastures new, Moyes brings in his own brigade and Suarez is looking for the easy way out.

Roberto Martinez leaves Wigan

Roberto's Martinez's decision to leave Wigan this week will come as a huge blow to the Latic fans as they come to terms with what has been an up and down few weeks when it comes to tugging the football heartstrings. In all honesty it has been a few years of emotions being pushed to the limit, never mind these last few weeks. As neutrals we have looked on as March turns on the calendar and Wigan have plotted their great escape, often up until the last game of the season. As a club they have entertained us since that first game against Chelsea at home, when Hernan Crespo grabbed a heart breaking last minute winner to welcome then manager Paul Jewell and his new premier league recruits to the league.

Since then it's been an incredible journey, so wonderfully capped off with a Ben Watson 90th minute header at Wembley in front of the dedicated support Wigan have held on to all these years. All fairy tales come to an end though, and it was to be a few days after that dream win over Man City, in a sodden Emirates Stadium, that their Premier League story came to an end.

With or without Martinez, owner Dave Whelan will still be the voice that bellows from that small town in the North West and I think most fans would love to see them come straight back up into the big time, albeit with a few less episodes of 'March Madness' which has often graced our televisions.

David Moyes right to appoint new staff

David Moyes is set to take the reigns as Manchester United manager in the next few weeks, and already there has been scrutiny over who the former Everton man is bringing in as his backroom staff. In a clear message to the potential critics, an admirable message in fact, he has brought in his own trusty sidekicks to begin the new regime in the Manchester hot seat . Steve Round, Chris Woods, Phil Neville and Chief Scout at Goodison, Robbie Cooke, all are expected to be drafted in as replacements for the men Sir Alex Ferguson worked so closely with during United's years of dominance.

Steve Round, who will become David Moyes' number two, just like he was at Everton, is widely regarded as one of the finest young British coaches in today's game. Since his career was cut short at 25 he has worked his way up the coaching ladder and has been Moyes' assistant since Alan Irvine's departure in 2008. Along with Moyes and the other Goodison backroom staff, Round will be hoping for a successful time at the hub of the most coveted jobs in the world.

Luis Suarez transfer talk

As a huge fan of one of the most gifted footballers in the world right now, it came as a shock to me that Luis Suarez made the comments he did on a Uruguayan radio show recently. Whether or not there has been a mix up in translation from the press, I can't be certain, but if what he said is true then as Liverpool fans we have the right to feel let down and aggrieved by these comments.

When Suarez had everyone, and I mean everyone, on his back during the the racism controversy and most recently the biting incident, the only people that stuck by him were the fans that pay good money to watch his talents. To go on a radio show back home and say what he did shows, in my opinion, an incredible lack of respect towards the very people who have supported him through the thick and thin.

Fans like to see players stick around, to build towards something, to work as a unit to win competitions, to share special moments with fans and teammates. I believe he owes the fans at least another year of playing in red, and not sell out to the Madrid club who have always got the player they wanted, just because they can.

If he isn't 'prepared to continue suffering at the hands of English journalists' then that is the easy way out. And may I remind him that 'suffering' in football terms is driving to Stoke on a freezing December night , and watching your team get hammered 3-1 after paying an extortionate £42 for a ticket, and then realising you have to fork out another £30 to fill up your car with petrol (after paying £10 to park on a piece of tarmac). You get my drift.

So my message for Suarez is to stay and fight. To take the cowards route towards southern Europe shows weak character in my opinion. We have put up with a lot of your shenanigans these last few months, yet if you stay the Kop will still continue to shout your name from the first whistle of the first game. Money and sponsorship may come your way at the Bernabeu, but loyalty and a sense of belonging as we work towards trophies will always be around at Anfield.

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