Mr X

Probably a joke of a site but this hints that the club are ready to pull the trigger should things not improve by end of September https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-russell-martin-fighting-for-his-job-at-southampton/

This 100% unfortunately, I just can't see him having the strength or nous to change things long-term he's far to stubborn and in his head he thinks it's going to click against premier league opposition when in reality we are the easiest team to play against in the league! he might temporarily change (just enough to give false hope and keep his job) like the few games leading up to the playoffs but not long term and we need him to change long term!

It feels like the owners knew we got lucky and went up too soon and are just preparing for the worst a 2025 season in the championship. But will they stick with Martin there? as we would be forever up and down like a yo-yo

Herein lies the problem he won't and he's made that clear

Martin has had nearly 100m in transfers and hasn't got in a proven striker just crazy! He's made it clear he lives by the sword and dies by the sword and hasn't changed anything for 5 years! So there's no way we are going to see any different tactics any time soon! We are stuck with a manger who's taking us straight back to the championship.... Do we stick with him in the championship?

Being told what to say in Media representation is one thing. You have no idea how they are feeling behind closed doors

It's not going to happen as we are tied into Martin so much but a new manager could improve our team so much! We have five or six really decent players now, sugawara Fernandez, downes, dibling, ramsdale & KWP If only we had a manager capable of playing the right system ie getting the ball forward quicker instead of fucking around with it and recycling the ball dangerously in our own goal area! A manager capable of picking the best players for the job and not clouded judgement of picking favourites not up to the job just because he's friends with them! The players must be hugely frustrated with what they are being told to do by now! There is no answer as Martin himself has said he won't change his strategy and the club fully stand by him, maybe we are indeed building for another season in the championship all along!

Derbys record low of 11 points is in serious danger

It will be in his eyes that's the scary thing!

Nice too little too late though

Its the insistence on the crazily dangerous style that's doing the damage!

I would be surprised if we had any more than 6 points on the board if that

They always used to

Looking forward to hearing Martin say we conceded two of the three goals from my insistence on playing such a fucking stupid system I won't be employing that style anymore! 😂

He's already said he won't change his style for anyone

Who did the awful header towards our own goal?

I'd be happy for him to be gone tonight as harsh as that sounds..... He isn't going to change or learn so we may as well pull the trigger!

We are tied into him and his style for the long term!

I will get ripped apart but I'm sorry Russell Martin out this isn't going to work in the premier league

He done a job in the championship and the club should have known his limitations at a higher level. I think most of us knew his one way of playing wouldn't be well suited to the premier league!

Yup and so is our season as Martin isn't going to change

We need owners strong enough to say to Martin ditch the fucking around with the ball at the back or your gone..... It Isn't going to happen!

Is he in denial? everyone in the country can see our players aren't good enough to play it out from the back except him!

Agreed this is half the problem too! Stephens & smallbone should be nowhere near starting and AA isn't a premier league striker

100% we are going down if we don't either ditch this terrible style or the manager!