Doctoroncall Posted June 6 Posted June 6 19 minutes ago, coalman said: So, hang on. Nobody could've done any better with the players he had but he's left a legacy of squad building that Saints must maintain? What. The. Actual. Fuck? This is what happens when you let ChatGPT write your clickbait articles. https://saintsmarching.com/russell-martin-makes-controversial-claim-which-is-partially-correct In hindsight, Southampton's Martin appointment was a masterstroke move considering the youth focused approach the club implements. Though the end could've been much better instead of a ton of Premier League humiliations, Martin has left a legacy in terms of squad building and talent scouting which the Saints must strive to keep intact. Having you seen the other articles by Mehdi Gokal the writer of that one? 👀🤣
coalman Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Just now, Doctoroncall said: Having you seen the other articles by Mehdi Gokal the writer of that one? 👀🤣 I have not though I suspect that I shouldn't? 😉
Farmer Saint Posted June 6 Posted June 6 2 hours ago, Football Special said: The fact they've both landed decent roles tells me within the game their time here was not seen to damage them, interesting perspective, Probably fair considering the quality of players they had to play with. 1
suewhistle Posted June 6 Posted June 6 1 hour ago, coalman said: so much aimless passing around the centre circle Aren't you being a little optimistic? Middle third? 2
Miltonaggro Posted June 6 Posted June 6 5 minutes ago, Doctoroncall said: Having you seen the other articles by Mehdi Gokal the writer of that one? 👀🤣 An anagram of the author's first name is hi med - possibly a cry for help... 1
Doctoroncall Posted June 6 Posted June 6 3 minutes ago, coalman said: I have not though I suspect that I shouldn't? 😉 A few quotes: on Max Johnston article Admit it or not, but all Southampton fans have been chuckling since yesterday knowing Will Still's contacts that may help them sign keeper Matt Ryan. Or in fact, overall, for the plethora of brilliant additions Still can bring to Southampton, by using his previous ties. On Archer article And with the season over, the 23-year-old has every right to be angry at Southampton for getting rid of Martin. A coach and by far, the only one at St. Mary's who gradually helped the former to bridge the learning curve in the English top flight. Latest article. Leeds United emerge as surprise favourites to sign Southampton's keeping target Yahia Fofana. Not to sound harsh, but Southampton has endured one of the worst starts in this summer transfer window. And surprisingly, while their efforts have by far failed to convince the fans positively, fortune hasn't been on their side either. 🤪 2 1
Doctoroncall Posted June 6 Posted June 6 12 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said: An anagram of the author's first name is hi med - possibly a cry for help... Like mad hog. 1
SWLondon Saint Posted June 6 Posted June 6 The Saints Marching site is just full of complete bollocks, I blocked it actually. Pretty sure it's AI generated crap some twat somewhere has set up to scrape saints related news and then spew out clickbait BS articles. 💩 4
skintsaint Posted June 6 Posted June 6 He's probably kicking himself; he could have waited a day and gone for the Spurs job. Would have been a cert. 1
coalman Posted June 6 Posted June 6 1 hour ago, Doctoroncall said: A few quotes: on Max Johnston article Admit it or not, but all Southampton fans have been chuckling since yesterday knowing Will Still's contacts that may help them sign keeper Matt Ryan. Or in fact, overall, for the plethora of brilliant additions Still can bring to Southampton, by using his previous ties. On Archer article And with the season over, the 23-year-old has every right to be angry at Southampton for getting rid of Martin. A coach and by far, the only one at St. Mary's who gradually helped the former to bridge the learning curve in the English top flight. Latest article. Leeds United emerge as surprise favourites to sign Southampton's keeping target Yahia Fofana. Not to sound harsh, but Southampton has endured one of the worst starts in this summer transfer window. And surprisingly, while their efforts have by far failed to convince the fans positively, fortune hasn't been on their side either. 🤪 Thank you for reading that so I didn't have to. Also, sorry you spent time on such utter tosh.
Kermitzasaint Posted June 7 Posted June 7 On 06/06/2025 at 00:16, coalman said: He only every wanted the Rangers job. He's never been first choice for any role he's ever had. His whole career has been based on proving people wrong. Good to see he's walked through the door with the victim mentality he left with. One of the Rangers board said "there's a lot to be proud of in Southampton's Premiership season" Martin "my teams run more than any other - we do more sprints than anyone we play against" Martin "wherever I've been the supporters have been behind me because of the relationships I've forged" Martin "it's about courage and intensity and being able to express themselves in the final third" Martin "Nobody ever talked about my style of play until I got to the Premier League. I don't want to talk about style of play" He is at a very high risk of getting stabbed if he goes out at night 😅
offsidetrap Posted June 7 Posted June 7 On 05/06/2025 at 10:33, Zorba said: They can have the fucking lot!! If the papers up here are right then they’ll take more than a few. May end up with a liverpool or before that Arsenal relegation type exodus. Sports scene on the bbc is going to become a lot more familiar my rangers supporting postie now has a daily RM chat before he will hand over my Amazon stuff. 2
Crab Lungs Posted June 7 Posted June 7 On 05/06/2025 at 09:54, Turkish said: That’s @Crab Lungs doupleganger. wait is he Russell Martin? You’ll never see Rylan, Russell Martin and myself in the same place, at the same time. Just saying. 2
Weston Super Saint Posted June 7 Posted June 7 35 minutes ago, Crab Lungs said: You’ll never see Rylan, Russell Martin and myself in the same place, at the same time. Just saying. Did you all have a big row? 5
RedArmy Posted June 7 Posted June 7 I wonder if precious little Flynn will be joining him north of the border. Certainly more suited to his level. 1
Matthew Le God Posted June 7 Posted June 7 (edited) 23 minutes ago, RedArmy said: I wonder if precious little Flynn will be joining him north of the border. Certainly more suited to his level. They couldn't afford him. He cost us £18m under a year ago, no need to make a big loss on him and even after relegation wage drops his wages would be big for Rangers. Plus he is very good at the level we are playing next season. Edited June 7 by Matthew Le God 8
Verbal Posted June 7 Posted June 7 19 minutes ago, RedArmy said: I wonder if precious little Flynn will be joining him north of the border. Certainly more suited to his level. Have you looked at our level recently? 2
RedArmy Posted June 7 Posted June 7 1 hour ago, Verbal said: Have you looked at our level recently? Yeah but he only wants to play for Russy.
Verbal Posted June 7 Posted June 7 49 minutes ago, RedArmy said: Yeah but he only wants to play for Russy. I must have missed that. Did he say that?
StrangelyBrown Posted June 8 Posted June 8 I see Russ is following his playbook and has kept Tavernier as his stag do leader (and undoubtedly shoein number 1) https://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2025/06/russell-martin-announces-his-rangers-captain-and-fans-are-fuming/ Needless to say he's already pissed off the fans by appointing someone who isn't rated by them, has been at the heart of their problems, but who is a proper good lad!
Holmes_and_Watson Posted June 8 Posted June 8 22 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said: I see Russ is following his playbook and has kept Tavernier as his stag do leader (and undoubtedly shoein number 1) https://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2025/06/russell-martin-announces-his-rangers-captain-and-fans-are-fuming/ Needless to say he's already pissed off the fans by appointing someone who isn't rated by them, has been at the heart of their problems, but who is a proper good lad! I was impressed with the writer of that. I thought the hyperventilation was sure to make him pass out after a couple of paragraphs. But they kept going to describe the sky falling down. 🙂 2
Weston Super Saint Posted June 8 Posted June 8 17 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said: I was impressed with the writer of that. I thought the hyperventilation was sure to make him pass out after a couple of paragraphs. But they kept going to describe the sky falling down. 🙂 Will be a must visit after his first press conference following a loss. 2
Holmes_and_Watson Posted June 8 Posted June 8 1 minute ago, Weston Super Saint said: Will be a must visit after his first press conference following a loss. Brand Martin will be forever on point, as the blue half of Glasgow goes nuts around him. It's his pathway to his next job, and has worked well for him so far.
Midfield_General Posted June 8 Posted June 8 1 hour ago, StrangelyBrown said: I see Russ is following his playbook and has kept Tavernier as his stag do leader (and undoubtedly shoein number 1) https://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2025/06/russell-martin-announces-his-rangers-captain-and-fans-are-fuming/ Needless to say he's already pissed off the fans by appointing someone who isn't rated by them, has been at the heart of their problems, but who is a proper good lad! Tavernier’s been there donkey’s years and Martin actually played alongside him during his short playing stint at Rangers so they probably know each other fairly well.
Sarnia Cherie Posted June 8 Posted June 8 With his love of anything City RM might be first in the queue to buy Grealish who is up for sale at £40m.
Sarnia Cherie Posted June 8 Posted June 8 Just now, trousers said: Does this mean Cap'n Jack is staying put...? Just put a post after at the same time. He's for sale for £40m as he doesn't feature in Pep's Grand Plan apparently. Rangers bound perhaps? 2 idiots together, if so.
trousers Posted June 8 Posted June 8 1 minute ago, Sarnia Cherie said: Just put a post after at the same time. He's for sale for £40m as he doesn't feature in Pep's Grand Plan apparently. Rangers bound perhaps? 2 idiots together, if so. I think we're talking about different Jacks... 1 1
CB Fry Posted June 8 Posted June 8 4 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said: Just put a post after at the same time. He's for sale for £40m as he doesn't feature in Pep's Grand Plan apparently. Rangers bound perhaps? 2 idiots together, if so. What planet are you on that Rangers are spending £40m on any player, let alone Jack Grealish. Rangers highest ever fee of all time is £12m. And that was 20 odd years ago. 2
Charlie Wayman Posted June 8 Posted June 8 This continuing obsession with a bloke who no longer has any connection or relevance to Southampton Football Club is beyond weird. Surely you guys have better things to spend your time on. Move on. 10 2
trousers Posted June 8 Posted June 8 (edited) 2 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said: This continuing obsession with a bloke who no longer has any connection or relevance to Southampton Football Club is beyond weird. Surely you guys have better things to spend your time on. Move on. What's worse... People "obsessing" about Martin or people obsessing about people obsessing about Martin...? Edited June 8 by trousers 8
BarberSaint Posted June 8 Posted June 8 2 hours ago, Sarnia Cherie said: Just put a post after at the same time. He's for sale for £40m as he doesn't feature in Pep's Grand Plan apparently. Rangers bound perhaps? 2 idiots together, if so. Rangers need a few players and have a TOTAL budget of £20m if what was said in the press conference by their DOF is correct and assuming they don't sell many to free up and gain a bit more money. As this has been bandied about a bit and it's well known finances in Scotland are lower than here and Rangers got taken over partly because they kept losing money, and, and, and ... I wonder if what an appropriately-scathing response is to someone who just hasn't a clue. Celtic are by far the richest club and what figures do they regularly spend? That thought might be a starting point. I'm now off to see if MLG is somewhere around writing similar comments and to think if I'll give him some credit for not always just blindly shooting from the hip.
Holmes_and_Watson Posted June 8 Posted June 8 1 hour ago, trousers said: What worse... People "obsessing" about Martin or people obsessing about people obsessing about Martin...? I'm not sure. I hope I don't start obsessing about the answer. 🙂 Rangers's new owners have not unveiled a warchest for purchases. There may be a bit more than they've said, and they are coyly trying to keep prices sane. However, not only do they need an expensive overhaul, but their thoughts are never far from their neighbours. Celtic have had a decent run with recruitment. Rangers tried to get Ross Wilson to help replicate it, and it didn't work. Now Celtic can shop in a slightly better store, which has it's own challenges. Rangers are playing catch up again, still needing hits from nearly everyone they bring in. Downes would appear to well out of their range, both in fee and wages, no matter how much they get on. Smallbone is a more realistic option, as he worked very well under Russ, but one that would still make a dent in their resources.
ErwinK1961 Posted June 8 Posted June 8 2 hours ago, trousers said: What's worse... People "obsessing" about Martin or people obsessing about people obsessing about Martin...? Definitely the former.
StrangelyBrown Posted June 8 Posted June 8 7 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said: This continuing obsession with a bloke who no longer has any connection or relevance to Southampton Football Club is beyond weird. Surely you guys have better things to spend your time on. Move on. Perhaps Russ is more interesting than the absolute nothing that is going on with us at the moment?
notnowcato Posted June 8 Posted June 8 9 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said: This continuing obsession with a bloke who no longer has any connection or relevance to Southampton Football Club is beyond weird. Surely you guys have better things to spend your time on. Move on. He was sacked 40 pages ago, some people struggle to move on I guess. 2 4
The Kraken Posted June 8 Posted June 8 I can only begin to imagine that the post above was made with tongue firmly planted in cheek. 2
hypochondriac Posted June 8 Posted June 8 10 hours ago, Charlie Wayman said: This continuing obsession with a bloke who no longer has any connection or relevance to Southampton Football Club is beyond weird. Surely you guys have better things to spend your time on. Move on. As far as I'm aware he's still boning Pinder so there is still a connection of sorts.
CB Fry Posted June 8 Posted June 8 55 minutes ago, notnowcato said: He was sacked 40 pages ago, some people struggle to move on I guess. 10/10 no notes. ❤️❤️❤️ 1 2
coalman Posted June 9 Posted June 9 11 hours ago, notnowcato said: He was sacked 40 pages ago, some people struggle to move on I guess. Including Martin who continues talking about his time with Saints.
suewhistle Posted June 9 Posted June 9 So does Nathan Jones: he managed in the Premier League, don't you know?
BallBoy Posted Monday at 18:44 Posted Monday at 18:44 Spoke to a couple of Rangers fans yesterday. They are excited about Lucy. Not so much Russell.
Saint_clark Posted Tuesday at 03:44 Posted Tuesday at 03:44 On 08/06/2025 at 20:11, notnowcato said: He was sacked 40 pages ago, some people struggle to move on I guess. Yeah can we just lock this thread please? Anything that needs to be discussed in relation to him will fit into another thread now whether it be the transfer window thread or the defectors thread.
Osvaldorama Posted Tuesday at 06:26 Posted Tuesday at 06:26 On 04/06/2025 at 14:45, Oldandtired said: Some believe we were promoted despite him. Thats because we were We had a better squad than Ipswich and Leeds and he still finished behind them 2
Farmer Saint Posted Tuesday at 06:39 Posted Tuesday at 06:39 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said: Thats because we were We had a better squad than Ipswich and Leeds and he still finished behind them Better squad than Leeds? Are you fucking mental? Leeds had a far better team than anyone in the League, they just had a shit manager. Edited Tuesday at 06:40 by Farmer Saint 1 2
Osvaldorama Posted Tuesday at 06:47 Posted Tuesday at 06:47 6 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said: Better squad than Leeds? Are you fucking mental? Leeds had a far better team than anyone in the League, they just had a shit manager. We fairly easily beat them every time we played them. Their wingers were better than ours, but weaker everywhere else imo. We would have challenged for the title without Martin imo. Horrendous manger. 4
Holmes_and_Watson Posted Tuesday at 07:22 Posted Tuesday at 07:22 3 hours ago, Saint_clark said: Yeah can we just lock this thread please? Anything that needs to be discussed in relation to him will fit into another thread now whether it be the transfer window thread or the defectors thread. I can see some posts regarding how he sets up at Rangers and how that works for him on a number of levels. Comparing and contrasting with what we got here. This would seem to be the place for that, considering the previous discussions. Just my tuppence. 1
Farmer Saint Posted Tuesday at 08:33 Posted Tuesday at 08:33 1 hour ago, Osvaldorama said: We fairly easily beat them every time we played them. Their wingers were better than ours, but weaker everywhere else imo. We would have challenged for the title without Martin imo. Horrendous manger. They sold Gray and Rutter for a combined £80m, but you'd prefer Will Smallbone and Che Adams. Fair enough. 2
gurru991 Posted Tuesday at 20:02 Posted Tuesday at 20:02 13 hours ago, Farmer Saint said: Better squad than Leeds? Are you fucking mental? Leeds had a far better team than anyone in the League, they just had a shit manager. 100% correct. 1 1
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