Russell Martin

[trousers]

35 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

That's why I think Rangers fans are in for a bit of a shock. They are all under the impression that he's going to bring an intense pressing game, when in fact his teams do anything but. 

I was reading some of their fans' comments after their 1-1 draw in a preseason match Vs Barnsley last week. No prizes for guessing that the goal they conceded was due to the keeper attempting to play out from the back in a dangerous situation. Amusing to see a spate of fan comments along the lines of "at least we're getting those kind of mistakes out of our system before the season starts"....

*Chortle*

Edited Saturday at 10:21 by trousers

[gio1saints]

47 minutes ago, trousers said:

I was reading some of their fans' comments after their 1-1 draw in a preseason match Vs Barnsley last week. No prizes for guessing that the goal they conceded was due to the keeper attempting to play out from the back in a dangerous situation. Amusing to see a spate of fan comments along the lines of "at least we're getting those kind of mistakes out of our system before the season starts"....

*Chortle*

Rangers will be ok whoever the manager is.

But my personal view is that they may well sack RM by Xmas if he’s not started well! They are not a project or a potential team - they are RANGERS and Rangers fans are not Saints fans… 

The level of opposition and the quality of their squad vs the rest means he’s got a similar situation to when he took Saints up in his hands. He  should  do ok given enough time - but in this case though it’s certain Rangers fans will only want the title-runners up won’t do- so if they drop cheap points early doors and lose a derby his job is in jeopardy. I’d make him favourite for first sacking in Scotland myself. 

Edited Saturday at 11:07 by gio1saints

[East Kent Saint]

RM given the thumbs up by Fergie , a sort of kiss of death then 😄

[Zorba]

58 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said:

RM given the thumbs up by Fergie , a sort of kiss of death then 😄

[Whitey Grandad]

29 minutes ago, Zorba said:

But where is she going to put it?

[East Kent Saint]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gdk730yexo

this Fergie

[coalman]

22 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gdk730yexo

this Fergie

There's no quote from Sir Alex Ferguson in there just boasting about how he's been speaking to him. This is not the first time Martin has boasted about what someone said to him to try and show his approach is the right one.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/24687881.southamptons-martin-reacts-praise-man-citys-guardiola/

 

[goodymatt]

4 minutes ago, coalman said:

There's no quote from Sir Alex Ferguson in there just boasting about how he's been speaking to him. This is not the first time Martin has boasted about what someone said to him to try and show his approach is the right one.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/24687881.southamptons-martin-reacts-praise-man-citys-guardiola/

 

He really does have previous for this. How many times did we hear about random fans he bumped into walking around the area telling him that they fully supported his philosophy and understood what he was doing. 

I’m sure it’s a coincidence that it was SAF’s first visit to their training ground, rather than it being out of huge support for Russell Martin. Pretty cool for Russ though to have some conversations with a manager that achieved it all. 

[Dusic]

Why do people get so triggered by Russell Martin? He was clearly responding to a question about Ferguson visiting and pretty much nothing he said as quoted by the BBC is remotely boastful or controversial!

[Miltonaggro]

22 minutes ago, coalman said:

There's no quote from Sir Alex Ferguson in there just boasting about how he's been speaking to him. This is not the first time Martin has boasted about what someone said to him to try and show his approach is the right one.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/24687881.southamptons-martin-reacts-praise-man-citys-guardiola/

 

Last season the ‘proper manager solidarity endorsement’ usually happened in the post match press conference after Russball had gifted their team three guaranteed points . He’s going large and getting the Glasgow PR in early this season. 

[washsaint]

What a bunch of miserable sods there are on here.  Still analyzing every word Martin says and trying to poke holes.

He gave us a memorable season in the Championship (and let's not forget the absolute mess he inherited) and was way out of his depth in the Premiership but left a long tme ago.

Time to move on methinks.

[Weston Super Saint]

33 minutes ago, washsaint said:

What a bunch of miserable sods there are on here.  Still analyzing every word Martin says and trying to poke holes.

He gave us a memorable season in the Championship (and let's not forget the absolute mess he inherited) and was way out of his depth in the Premiership but left a long tme ago.

Time to move on methinks.

Sadly, he gave us an unforgettable season in the PL as well.

[Oldandtired]

5 hours ago, Dusic said:

Why do people get so triggered by Russell Martin? 

For me because after 65+ years of watching and enjoying football, up or down, good or bad, that prick did more to practically kill my love for the game with his turgid football than anything else. We got promotion in spite of him not because of him, and I really hope he falls flat on his face.

 

[Toussaint]

1 hour ago, washsaint said:

What a bunch of miserable sods there are on here.  Still analyzing every word Martin says and trying to poke holes.

He gave us a memorable season in the Championship (and let's not forget the absolute mess he inherited) and was way out of his depth in the Premiership but left a long tme ago.

Time to move on methinks.

I don’t know so much, we are currently only 345 pages in. 

[Fabrice29]

20 minutes ago, Oldandtired said:

For me because after 65+ years of watching and enjoying football, up or down, good or bad, that prick did more to practically kill my love for the game with his turgid football than anything else. We got promotion in spite of him not because of him, and I really hope he falls flat on his face.

 

It's posts like this that really get me excited for this season. 3rd top scorers in the league, club record unbeaten run and a 4th place finish followed by a play off win all in spite of this prick means this season can only be really special right?

[trousers]

Why do people get so triggered by people who get so triggered by Russell Martin...?

[coalman]

16 minutes ago, trousers said:

Why do people get so triggered by people who get so triggered by Russell Martin...?

Why do people get so triggered about people who get do triggered by people who get so triggered?

[Badger]

3 hours ago, washsaint said:

What a bunch of miserable sods there are on here.  Still analyzing every word Martin says and trying to poke holes.

He gave us a memorable season in the Championship (and let's not forget the absolute mess he inherited) and was way out of his depth in the Premiership but left a long tme ago.

Time to move on methinks.

I fully accept he settled the squad well on arrival, overcoming the ‘scar tissue’ etc. 

If he wasn’t such an arrogant bellend his time with us might be remembered more fondly.

 

[Zorba]

1 hour ago, coalman said:

Why do people get so triggered about people who get do triggered by people who get so triggered?

Alright Dave?

[washsaint]

2 hours ago, Badger said:

I fully accept he settled the squad well on arrival, overcoming the ‘scar tissue’ etc. 

If he wasn’t such an arrogant bellend his time with us might be remembered more fondly.

 

Don't disagree with you on this - but, as with most things in life, look forward to what's to come as opposed to dwelling on the past.  The past can't be changed, the future can