Martinez to do one?

Currently considering his position and will make a decision within 24 hours. I think he'll go to Everton.

 

...or Stoke?

 

If Martinez goes to Everton that could slash Steve Bruce's odds from 16/1 to take over at Stoke.

 

brucie wouldn't leave us for stoke no way

 

I think Di Matteo is the more likely to go to either Stoke or Everton than Brucie.

 

Stoke will go for Di Matteo or Poyet IMHO

 

Brucie won't leave us now, the earliest I can see him going is in 12 months time.

 

Benitez would surely be the favourite to Stoke? Wife still lives up in Cheshire, wants to stay in the PL, seems to be a perfect fit.
Martinez to Everton seems odds on too.

 

Whoever takes over at Stoke will have the hardest job in the PL as he's got to take the bunch of players Pulis signed for playing one way and mould them into a team playing another way and can't see Bruce wanting to walk into that uncertainty when he knows that if he stays with us he is loved by Papa and the fans.

The question Roberto has to ask himself is is the cow in the field at Everton better than the cow in the field at Wigan (to paraphrase Alex Ferguson when talking about Rooney wanting to leave) and though everyone on here knows my views on Dave Whelan, I think Roberto if he waits a few more years could get the cow in the field at Arsenal, which is certainly a better cow than the Everton one.

 

I just cant see Martinez at Everton but I defo can at Stoke. With Pulis leaving over their 'style' they'll want someone who is seen as the complete opposite of him and Martinez couldnt be more appropriate in that criteria.

 

Why are people assuming Stoke will be stuck with only the players they have now?

 

I don't

 

Think Hughes will go to Stoke. Then Stoke to get relegated.

 

Martinez is the manager that set the blueprint for how Swansea play currently. The blueprint that Rodgers mistakenly gets credited with. He's actually a decent manager, considering his resources and small squad with players that get pilfered by bigger clubs.

 

Got a source for that OLM?

 

Benitez wouldn't go to a non-champions league club. He'll roll up at PSG when Ancellotti goes to Real.

 

Have a look at the Stoke boards - they are having a hissy fit over the possibility of "Sparky" (or is that Spark less?)