26 Aug 2026 14:54:09
If the rumour is true and we are looking to sign Martinez the I am very disappointed. I don't rate him as a keeper and from what I understand he is a bit of kn@b.
If Penders isn't better than him, we are in trouble.

1.) 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026 16:57:50
It probably won't surprise you to hear that I really hope this happens.
I appreciate that he may not be a nice person, but that's where the management come in.

Penders can still be No 2, but to Martinez, not Sanchez.

2.) 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026 17:19:40
tbh, maybe we need a few more not-so-nice characters. Look at our sides of the past and recent league winners (Gabriel for Arsenal, Bernardo Silva for City). We have often been accused of being naive and nice. Could be what we need.

3.) 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026 18:02:52
If it had been a couple years ago I'd have been alright with signing him, but he's been average last couple of years in my opinion.

4.) 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026 18:26:25
Agree, fuser, but average is still better than Sanchez.

5.) 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026 20:29:04
Martinez isn't about replacing Sanchez, it's about us not picking Penders. Martinez is bang average, so it doesn't say a lot about the confidence in Penders.

6.) 26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026 22:03:51
Tom Penders is a kid - very rare to see a keeper that young as first choice, especially in a side that looks promising but is still unsettled... Id like to see him bedded in slowly - Martinez could be the man for that role.

7.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 03:11:29
I am not a fan of Martinez as a keeper but then as I have been saying for ages with two exceptions the premiership keepers are all average in my opinion. Let me make it clear, I am not saying he isn't better than Sanchez.


From what I have read about him and been told I can't see how he is going to be a positive in the dressing room.
I would value one the Ed's opinions on his potential signing as a player abd an influence?

{Ed001's Note - he is a bit of a ?, very difficult to manage and you have no doubt seen the arse he makes of himself. I think it is very telling that he has been trying to leave Villa every summer for about 3 years now and this is the first genuine interest anyone has shown in a weak market for the position. And you are only seeing him as a stopgap in desperate circumstances! But at least he is not Sanchez, so it should be an improvement. He does have a tendency to make the odd clanger too, but not quite as often.}

8.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 04:23:34
Thanks Ed, much appreciated.

{Ed001's Note - very welcome Tom.}

9.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 09:08:07
What do you think of Penders as a keeper ED01? or is it too early to tell?

{Ed001's Note - I haven't seen him play to be honest.}

10.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 11:22:10
And there lies the problem, none of us really know if Penders is good enough or ready.
The one thing that we all know is Sanchez isn't good enough.

11.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 16:49:57
The other thing we know is Martinez isn't a lot better than Sanchez and is a ? end.

If we ain't gonna trust Penders, buy Costa.

12.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 18:15:08
Disagree, Tom. Martinez is levels above Sanchez, who may be the worst keeper in the league, and the bigger issue is his best mate, who got the gig as keeper coach


If Sanchez goes, he needs to follow him out the door.

13.) 27 Aug 2026
27 Aug 2026 18:47:13
I'm seriously thinking of giving in. The issue isn't that Martinez is better than Sanchez. The reality is he is bang average and a ? end.
What some are saying is that he is better than Penders. If that is the case, then Penders is bang average and not the answer.



If Penders is the second coming of goalkeepers that some believe, then maybe the coach also deserves a portion of credit.

I also repeat, in my opinion, Sanchez will start against Brighton.