Now Roberto Martinez at Wigan Athletic is a mystifying tale, it really is. His first stint at Wigan began in 1995 when he signed for the then Division Three club; he stayed there until 2001 when he was released on a free transfer and eight years later, via a playing position at Motherwell and Walsall and a player-manager role at Swansea, Dave Whelan, the same manager who bought him in as a player, brought him in as manager.
The diminutive manager has therefore got an air of cult status about him at The DW Stadium just as he did at Swansea before he left for The Premier League, but in the 100 or so games Martinez has taken the helms for he has only accumulated 24 wins, one point per game and a win ratio of 24%.
But Wigan, who are often labelled as not a proper football club cited due to their low attendances and the fact that the city is more of a Rugby centred one, don’t look like running out of patience with the Spanish manager just yet and when expectations are nil success is not getting hammered.
An outside bet for the first sacking of The Premier League might just be Owen Coyle. In the last 15 games Owen Coyle has the worst points per game ratio out of anyone in the Premier League; they have won just two games in that run and 13 have ended in losses. That leaves Coyle with a points per game ratio of 0.4 and season ticket holders at The Reebok Stadium haven’t seen Wanderers win since April 24th 2011, a victory over Arsenal.
Steve Bruce might be worth a mention in the sweepstake for the first firing but Sunderland have four points from their last six and Bruce will look to his next two home fixtures with a smile on his face, with Fulham and Wigan making the trip to The Stadium of Light.
Written by Jordan Florit for www.maycauseoffence.com/ For more articles like this visit my website or my Twitter @JordanFlorit
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