Martinez has spoken for weeks of his desire to add two to three more faces to the squad, but none were forthcoming. Instead the £34 miliion in collective fees from the sales of Wilson Palacios and Antonio Valencia will remain in the bank until at least January.
Nothing materialised and it was frighteningly quiet at the DW Stadium yesterday with most of the office staff taking early leave with no deals in the pipeline.
Antonio Valencia: A £19 million hole is now present on the Latics wing
It is this silence, accompanied by the departure of Michael Brown, that could come back to haunt Roberto Martinez.
The only significant summer arrivals now amount to James McCarthy, Jordi Gomez, Jason Scotland, Antonio Amaya and Mohamed Diame. In total around £8 million has been splashed out.
The squad now looks very thin. The goalkeepers and defence remain strong with the entirety of last seasons defence in place and acocunted for. However it is the midfield and forward line that are the main cause for worry amongst supporters.
Departures of Lee Cattermole and Michael Brown have been offset with the arrivals of Hendry Thomas and Mohamed Diame, and it is now hoped that the new duo do not take too long to adapt to life in the top flight.
Valencia's move to United has been filled by dusting down Jason Koumas in the hope that he may find form again soon, and if not there is Scott Sinclair on a years loan from Chelsea.
Charles N'Zogbia offers his continued spark on the left flank and continues to be the main source of creativity in the side, with youngster James McCarthy as backup.
Jordi Gomez has then been brought in to fill the space between midfield and attack in the as yet, unconvincing 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation that seems a favourite of Bob's.
Gomez was a real hit with Swansea last season, but he will certainly have to speed up his game and learn to put his foot in if he is to be a success with the Latics.
It is the strikers that give the greatest cause for concern for supporters. For as good as Hugo Rodallega is, he cannot, or certainly struggles to run the line on his own.
This would be source enough for worry alone, but given the weight of back up, this is hyped up further still.
Amr Zaki was a flash in the pan last term, and his ten goals in the early season went a long way to helping the Latics have a usccessful season last year.
Amr Zaki: Ten goals last term
It is now that we look to the present attack to ponder where the goals are going to come from and supporters are left to worry that aside from Charlie on the flank and Hugo's skill through the centre, there is little else.
As cover for Hugo there is either the heavy and slow Jason Scotland, or there is lazy and uninterest Marlon King. On the evidence seen to date, neither player is going to offer very much to the Latics this season, particularly the latter.
Many may consider this to be overlooking Jordi Gomez, but aside from hitting the post against Everton, the shot-shy Spaniard has offered little evidence to suggest he is more than a creator of goals.
Any worries over team affaris have been compounded by the increased activity of the expected bottom six or seven sides, and in particular Portsmouth who would now appear to have built a side capable of challenging for the top half in just over a week.
Other sides in and around the Latics also strengthened. Stoke splashed £13 million on Huth and Tuncay from Middlesbrough and Collins from Sunderland, whilst even Bolton managed to sign Ivcan Klasnic for a year to boost their frontline.
Fulham added David Elm to their striking line, whilst Sunderland added Michael Turner from Hull who in turn replaced him with Ibrahima Sonko. Even Birmingham City splashed the cash over the summer with the £9 million addition of Chucho Benitez, whilst their deadline day activity saw Teemu Tainio strengthen their midfield as he arrived from Sunderland.
David Nugent: Loan move to Burnley
However the deal that perhaps should have raised the most eyebrows at hte DW, was the arrival of David Nugent on a one year loan at Turf Moor.
The former Preston striker was once a target of the Latics before he sealed his move to Portsmouth. He certainly would have added another much needed option to the Wigan Athletic front line.
In conclusion, all the early season optimism has been swiftly overtaken with pessimism. Aston Villa aside, performances have not been at the level expected and there have been no additions to the side to get the pulses racing.
The departure of Antonio Valencia will hit hard as Jason Koumas is not a fitting replacement, and the failure to add a much needed goalscorer to the frontline could see this become a long and difficult season for Wigan Athletic.
Hopefully Martinez will have a trick or two up his sleave, but I doubt it.
Here is a round-up of the deadline day transfers in the top flight and North West. 1 September (Transfer window closed at 1700 BST).
Adam Barton [Preston - Crawley] Loan
Tal Ben Haim [Manchester City - Portsmouth] Undisclosed
Hameur Bouazza [unattached - Blackpool]
Danny Collins [Sunderland - Stoke] £2.75m
James Collins [West Ham - Aston Villa] Undisclosed
Carlos Edwards [Sunderland - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Johnny Heitinga [Atletico Madrid - Everton] £6m
Grant Leadbitter [Sunderland - Ipswich] Undisclosed
Ivan Klasnic [Nantes - Bolton] Loan
Nico Kranjcar [Portsmouth - Tottenham] Undisclosed
David Nugent [Portsmouth - Burnley] Loan
Ibrahima Sonko [Stoke - Hull City] Loan
Teemu Tanio [Sunderland - Birmingham] Loan
Ben Watson [Wigan - QPR] Loan
Mike Williamson [Watford - Portsmouth] Undisclosed
Hassan Yebda [Benfica - Portsmouth] Loan
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