Mr X

So someone with a much better record looses the dressing room but Martin who has won only one game (and was lucky to win that) hasn't lost the dressing room and stays because he's best pals with all the players and they get an easy ride!

Martin made the rag https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/31844737/russell-martin-lucy-pinder-holiday-southampton/ They describe his "fanatical desire to dominate possession in every game" 😂

Ryan manning? 😉

Shame he isn't punching above his weight on the pitch too 😂

His social media presence is like his football... Embarrassing 😉

Will things turn nasty if we get ripped a new one on Sunday? I guess while people are still turning up to watch a Russell Martin team they will persist and they know we aren't a massive protest club anyway

I think the real reason that he isn't gone is they ultimately know it's too late now..... They will gamble on some more poorly chosen panic buys in January in the vain hope that it will keep us up..... It won't

They are Deluded about no 3 the majority want him gone

So literally SR are still going to persist with him when pool put 5 plus goals past us?

Who is our actual talent scout? Whoever sanctioned the signing of Breton Diaz wants shooting, I think I'd rather have Jack Stephens in the team than him and that's saying something!

So martin is staying as no announcement yesterday and all silent from sports republic... How long before the vote of confidence? 😂 the club is completely inept from top to bottom

I don't think it will he will stick to his go to bullshit that we are brave and improving every game and it's just a few games from clicking! And that our pass rates are off the scale! 😂

God we havent really played any top teams yet (man city aside) The next 5 games are going to be carnage we will definitely have conceded double figures after that run and I would be surprised if we managed a draw in any of those games

They are gambling on option 2 getting the fans back onside through a change of style but it's hugely naive as Martin simply isn't going to ditch his philosophy and he's been very clear on that. It's very likely that we won't have any more points on the board by Xmas, I think the owners are taking the piss and know that saints fans are meek and submissive and won't do anywhere near the protests that other clubs would so they are happy to just roll with it! You would think his position would be untenable back in the championship but stranger things have happened!

He's said numerous times he doesn't worry about his job, that's either 1) Russ being the in denial and arrogant Russ we all know plus he knows there's a substantial compensation clause 2) Sports republic really are going all the way with the Martin philosophy and are going to stick with him to the bitter end to try and save face with yet another manager appointed by them that's turned out to not be a good fit

He wouldn't lower his ambition to us now

This! however if they really had anyone decent lined up they would have got them in long ago..... Prepare to be underwhelmed as they say!

Serious question do the players really like playing Russball? Surely they'd love to play in a more attack minded team that sees the final third more than once a game? I struggle to see how an entire team of so called professional footballers is fully behind such a dire and suicidal style of play? Or are they all just happy just to be mates with Russ and swap tips on beard manicures? I know they say one thing to the media but surely there's got to be some kind of unrest now in the dressing room?

Agreed the man has to go he hasn't been given great tools to work with striker wise for sure but at the end of the day he should be getting a better tune out of them and he dam well could if he wasn't so stubborn and we should have more than four points that's abysmal. He does himself no favours with a complete inability to see the faults in his own philosophy and get defensive and stupid to anyone that dare criticise

He still has support from a few on here mostly as they don't trust SR to appoint a suitable replacement

Think we can give up on the theory that they had someone else lined up to take over from Martin! If he's not going to get the sack after yesterdays all time low then he's here to stay!

Nail on the head

Conspiracy theory but it's like Sports republic aren't interested in the football in the first place it's like we are some kind of gifted hobby to see if rasmus can achieve stuff in a modern untraditional way that goes against everything we thought we knew! and he has been given free reign to do so hence if we are believe what Martin says he has no worries about his position as he has no minimum targets in this league, basically they aren't in this club for the right reasons. There's rumors that dragan isn't happy with the performances but that never seems to translate into Martin/rasmus/both being fired there has to be a reason for that beyond "we want stability for the club" and Martin's contract payoff

They will probably phone arry with a brown envelope

This 100% it would be more palatable if they at least got one decision right and had the nous to sack him even though it's way too late to save us!