23 May 2018 12:01:28
Story today that we are willing to listen to offers for martial but will not sanction a move to a premier league club and will only accept offers from abroad.

That seems very sensible, i mean its not like when chelsea sold de bruyne and salah abroad that they stayed there and didn't come back to the prem and become world class players.

Oh wait.


1.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 12:14:34
I would not sell martial myself but the board has to either back or sack the manager so if Jose doesn't want him he should be sold but they should at least try to put a buy back clause in there of some sorts either first refusal or a set price clause to at least try to prevent a salah, kdb, pogba situation.


2.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 12:29:20
Should the board wholeheartedly back a manager who spend a maximum of three years at every club he's been at?

Fair enough get him some of the players he wants in the summer but when it comes to players sold why should the club make long term decisions at the whim of a notorious short term manager.


3.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 12:33:54
Pogba situation? Pogba ran his contract down and left for free. How is that relevant?


4.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 13:40:35
It’s obvious that Jose doesn’t rate him, so it’s best to sell this summer. The club backed Jose with a new contract, so it’s his team to build or sell. No point in having Martial sitting on the bench when we could recoup some of what we paid for him.


5.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 13:44:12
Dodgy- I was being a bit lazy and just using the example as its someone we had and brought back for a large sum. But you are right of course.


6.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 13:47:06
Dsg the problem with keeping players the manager doest want will just mean he won't play them so I'm not sure it would help matters but I get your point.


7.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 14:05:07
If we're confident Jose won't be here in 12 months then a loan would be best. If not then sell with s buyback clause.


8.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 14:47:12
+1 Mort

Circumstances change for both player and club. The guys doesn’t seem happy and needs to mature his game mentality.

I would sell him with Buy back and see how it goes. If JM leaves and AM kicks on he would be welcomed back with open arms.

There’s a great player in there.


9.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 14:59:10
If the club were convinced that Jose won’t be here in 12 months they wouldn’t have extended his contract. For better or worse the club is putting trust in him. Likes of Martial and Shaw will be sold this summer.


10.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 15:06:25
I would hate to lose Martial. It is not easy to find a player with his ability to go at players. The job of the manager is to bring out the best in a talent like that.


11.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 16:00:32
I keep heating about how the manager needs to do more to motivate certain players.

Your playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world on tens if not hundreds of thousands of pounds a week. And motivation is a problem?


12.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 19:25:52
season long loan to Wolves.


13.) 23 May 2018
23 May 2018 23:39:25
I’ve gone on record many times on here saying I don’t get the Martial love in but that’s football and it divides opinions.

All I’ll say is Jose has form for selling sulkers and moaners. Tony M doesn’t exactly look like the happy go lucky sort and we are not privvy to what goes on behind the scenes in training etc.


14.) 25 May 2018
25 May 2018 11:06:01
Schnauzer - I don’t think a buy back clause will make any difference. From the outside it looks like Martial won’t come anywhere near a return if he gets the chance to end his OT misery.