Then why haven't they done better than us yet?
Oh well let's see:
Hodgson - manages perennial relegation strugglers FULHAM, finished one place behind us despite not spending anywhere near as much. Has also qualified for major tournaments with Switzerland, and has managed one of the world's greats in Inter Milan.
Martinez - one game into his Premier League career. Already has his team playing better football than we've managed in a long time.
Again, how is any of those achievements better than what we have accomplished? I just don't see the point? Even saying that Martinez, based on one game in the PL, is better than what we have achieved over the last two seasons is quite frankly one of the most stupid things I've ever read on here. And that says a lot. People just love to see everything else with the rosiest of glasses on and toss aside what our squad has done up to this point. I'm not saying than what MON has done is a unique achievement, I'm saying that the grass isn't always as green on the other side of the fence as it first might appear. I like Hodgson myself, but I certainly wouldn't want to swap MON for him right now.