Russell Martin

[East Kent Saint]

On 14/09/2025 at 08:49, CB Fry said:

Such a shame. You know those guys were absolutely desperate to preen themselves over a 2-0 against Motherwell or Dundee as proof of his managerial genius "he's challenging for a national league title", "he's competing regularly in European competition", "if you think about it he's operating at a higher level than he ever did with Saints".

Even I didn't think the clown would be quite this bad, so spare a thought for the Martin disciples who will never get the "i told you so" moment they so craved.

They'll have to wait for his next job at Standard Liege or something.

I heard that CB Fry not only played cricket for various teams as well as football for Saints then he signed for Portsmouth but only played 3 games for them before having a career ending injury . 

[Football Special]

On 14/09/2025 at 17:26, Gloucester Saint said:

Not impressed with Still but have you seen the state of Rangers? One off the bottom. In the SPL.

Martin is ruined and will never manage at first team club level again.

I think he'd seen Vincent Company relegate Burnley and then get rewarded with the Bayern Munich job and expected something similar to happen to him, perhaps even Man City if Pep had moved on 

[Midfield_General]

Relax lads, it's nothing tactical, it's just anxiety in the players and the unhelpful environment created by the fans. Change always comes with pain, but if you trust the process and show love it's so, so worth it. 

Edited 16 September, 2025 by Midfield_General

[Holmes_and_Watson]

37 minutes ago, Football Special said:

I think he'd seen Vincent Company relegate Burnley and then get rewarded with the Bayern Munich job and expected something similar to happen to him, perhaps even Man City if Pep had moved on 

In his perfect world of upward trajectory, he entertained thoughts of Wilcox taking him to Manchester United. 

Rangers, despite revenues, is a big club and gave him access to Europe. So, he's technically still on the up.

He's got 2 European ties to leverage for his next post.

[Saint_clark]

Still can't work out how to embed videos but this is worth a watch. Apparently he turned round and told a fan to fuck off in the Hearts game. 

 

https://youtu.be/0q15DIz2d_U?si=hsmNh_vYmzsekMN6

[Holmes_and_Watson]

43 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Relax lads, it's nothing tactical, it's just anxiety in the players and the unhelpful environment created by the fans. Change always comes with pain, but if you trust the process and show love it's so, so worth it. 

Exactly. How are players to get over their anxiety, if the supporters aren't with them, and who don't think they're worthy? 

The Union Bears. Like the Care Bears, but with bottles of Buckfast and a European ban. 🙂

[Osvaldorama]

I really hope Sport republic are looking at this and realising how lucky they are that our fans are so easy going. 
 

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, Osvaldorama said:

I really hope Sport republic are looking at this and realising how lucky they are that our fans are so easy going. 
 

 

It will be in their minds as they bring proven promotion manager, Martin, to replace, Still. 🙂

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

I wish people would stop responding to this thread. I keep getting worried that he's been sacked. His tenure up there has been by far the best thing about this season so far.

[hypochondriac]

15 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

I really hope Sport republic are looking at this and realising how lucky they are that our fans are so easy going. 
 

 

I mean he did get us promoted tbf. We also don't have the same level of expectation as a rangers .

[Doctoroncall]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

I mean he did get us promoted tbf. We also don't have the same level of expectation as a rangers .

At what cost?  OK, not everything can be laid at his door but to not realise the physicality, speed and passing ability would be at a higher level was so naive. 

[hypochondriac]

8 minutes ago, Doctoroncall said:

At what cost?  OK, not everything can be laid at his door but to not realise the physicality, speed and passing ability would be at a higher level was so naive. 

I agree Russell is a bellend and I'm taking great delight in seeing him fail. I'm just explaining why it wouldn't make sense for our fans to have immediately jumped on him like rangers have given he actually achieved something with us.

[saintant]

1 hour ago, Doctoroncall said:

At what cost?  OK, not everything can be laid at his door but to not realise the physicality, speed and passing ability would be at a higher level was so naive. 

I think he realised but this was just another of his endless excuses.

[the saint in winchester]

He's using the same deflecting techniques again for a poor start.

"New players ... need to bed in ....time get up to speed, .... we are working hard to help them .... judge us at the end of the season....."

As soon as he starts talking about scar tissue, losing mentality .... that's a full bingo card from his Saints tenure.

[Osvaldorama]

Paddy Power Russell Martin Fan denial

 

😂😂😂😂

Edited 16 September, 2025 by Osvaldorama

[benjii]

6 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

It will be in their minds as they bring proven promotion manager, Martin, to replace, Still. 🙂

Would be an improvement. 

[East Kent Saint]

12 minutes ago, benjii said:

Would be an improvement. 

Are you insane or just a Turkish style WUM 😄

[notnowcato]

39 minutes ago, benjii said:

Would be an improvement. 

Hard to disagree with that. 

[trousers]

9 minutes ago, notnowcato said:

Hard to disagree with that. 

House!

P.s. welcome back to the forum Russ... It's been a while.... (Can't think why...  )

Edited 16 September, 2025 by trousers

[Gloucester Saint]

6 minutes ago, trousers said:

House!

P.s. welcome back to the forum Russ... It's been a while.... (Can't think why...  )

Got too much stick on their forum posing as @Notnowjimmie

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Got too much stick on their forum posing as @Notnowjimmie

 

[coalman]

"I've blamed it on the players, I've blamed it on the fans, I'll probably start blaming it on the boogie now"

 

[gurru991]

12 hours ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Exactly. How are players to get over their anxiety, if the supporters aren't with them, and who don't think they're worthy? 

The Union Bears. Like the Care Bears, but with bottles of Buckfast and a European ban. 🙂

I suggest a big fat doobie for each player prior to the game. That should take care of the anxiety.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

7 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

I suggest a big fat doobie for each player prior to the game. That should take care of the anxiety.

Drinks breaks replaced by munchies breaks.

[gurru991]

44 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Drinks breaks replaced by munchies breaks.

The munchies will have to be vegan though !!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

On 16/09/2025 at 09:12, Midfield_General said:

Relax lads, it's nothing tactical, it's just anxiety in the players and the unhelpful environment created by the fans. Change always comes with pain, but if you trust the process and show love it's so, so worth it. 

One of the fluffy Union Bears finally picked up in Dubai for various gangland violence/ drug offences. Something to keep in mind with the Italian Ultras/org crime videos the other day.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckged73p340o

[gurru991]

I feel that its fairly obvious that Martin can't last at Rangers. He's just holding on but it's a matter of time before it catches up with him . Do you think he will pick up another job easily or is he done ?

[BarberSaint]

7 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

I feel that its fairly obvious that Martin can't last at Rangers. He's just holding on but it's a matter of time before it catches up with him . Do you think he will pick up another job easily or is he done ?

 

I think there's always a market for snake oil.

[Badger]

11 hours ago, gurru991 said:

I feel that its fairly obvious that Martin can't last at Rangers. He's just holding on but it's a matter of time before it catches up with him . Do you think he will pick up another job easily or is he done ?

I’d expect a mid to lower Championship team will see he’s had a promotion, and also worked with small budgets at Swansea and MK. That will make him attractive to them but his ego and expectation of his own worth might be greater.

Failing that : MK Dons - “unfinished business “.

Forest Green - and their eco owner - might be closer to his spiritual home ( and level!) 

Or perhaps Leicester if your current bloke doesn’t work out. 

[Badger]

11 hours ago, BarberSaint said:

 

I think there's always a market for snake oil.

Perhaps a change of career. On the stage as ‘Blackbeard the pirate’ in panto season

[CB Fry]

Win today and he's into the Semi Finals of a major cup competition which will be a phenomenal achievement and a huge response to everyone that has written him off.

Fingers crossed lads, you'll get your moment 🤞 

[CB Fry]

38 minutes ago, Badger said:

I’d expect a mid to lower Championship team will see he’s had a promotion, and also worked with small budgets at Swansea and MK. That will make him attractive to them but his ego and expectation of his own worth might be greater.

Failing that : MK Dons - “unfinished business “.

Forest Green - and their eco owner - might be closer to his spiritual home ( and level!) 

Or perhaps Leicester if your current bloke doesn’t work out. 

100% he would get another Championship job easily. He's won promotion so that's good on a CV. Easily he'd be a contender for Norwich/WBA/QPR/Blackburn/Hull/Derby/etc but probably not until next summer when a club like that decides to make a change. One of those clubs will generate the requisite level of scar tissue this season.

He's quite photogenic and media savvy so depending on which way they go he could get Wrexham even.

I think he might go abroad but that didn't work out great for Moyes/Pardew/Scott Parker, but maybe he thinks he could do a Schteeve McClaren and win the Eredivisie....

Edited 20 September, 2025 by CB Fry

[BranfootsLoveChild]

13 hours ago, gurru991 said:

I feel that its fairly obvious that Martin can't last at Rangers. He's just holding on but it's a matter of time before it catches up with him . Do you think he will pick up another job easily or is he done ?

OF with Lucy. Wonder if he's as shit in bed as he is at managing......

[Saint_clark]

1 hour ago, BranfootsLoveChild said:

OF with Lucy. Wonder if he's as shit in bed as he is at managing......

Congratulations, I never thought there'd be anything that could stop me cracking one out over Pinder but you've proven me wrong. 

[Master Bates]

2 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Congratulations, I never thought there'd be anything that could stop me cracking one out over Pinder but you've proven me wrong. 

😞😪

[sockeye]

Protests at Ibrox...

[sfc4prem]

1 hour ago, sockeye said:

Protests at Ibrox...

Any chance of protests against SR at St Mary's?

Nah, thought not.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

I've not seen the highlights.

But Raskin back in and MOM, with Martin saying it might have been a learning experience for both of them.

Tavanier in for Aarons, and there looking to be a bit more depth up front following the end of the window and the break.

League tests to come though.

[Saint Scott]

 

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, sfc4prem said:

Any chance of protests against SR at St Mary's?

Nah, thought not.

Out fanbase is bigger than it was for the Branfoot protests in the early 1990s but they’ve got 0.2% of the backbone. Mirrors what’s on the pitch, in the dug out and in the boardroom perfectly. Wet Wet Wet.

I used to think Devon and Cornwall were the graveyard of ambition but it’s actually Hampshire. 

Edited 20 September, 2025 by Gloucester Saint

[CB Fry]

9 hours ago, Saint Scott said:

 

Fair play to whoever waited for them to finish clearing up and then threw his green ball on 😂

Edited 21 September, 2025 by CB Fry

[SW5 SAINT]

a good sum up of Russell at Rangers….
 

https://www.football365.com/news/russell-martin-football-clubs-hands-fools-john-nicholson

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Silly challenge takes Rangers down to 10. Genk the better side, but that does him no favours.

Then Rangers concede a penalty that Butland saved. 

Loads of boos. But could be for any number of things.

[Saint_clark]

Oh dear.

[Verbal]

3 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Oh dear.

How very surprising

[Sunglasses Ron]

 

4 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Oh dear.

You got his first name right…

Oh Hyeon-Gyu puts Genk 1-0 up.

 

 

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Sunglasses Ron said:

 

You got his first name right…

Oh Hyeon-Gyu puts Genk 1-0 up.

 

 

Oh, I see. 

[Saint_clark]

Offside but still hilarious.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Oh no, thought it was going to be a full blown meltdown. Still time!

[Dr Who?]

On 20/09/2025 at 22:08, Gloucester Saint said:

Out fanbase is bigger than it was for the Branfoot protests in the early 1990s but they’ve got 0.2% of the backbone. Mirrors what’s on the pitch, in the dug out and in the boardroom perfectly. Wet Wet Wet.

I used to think Devon and Cornwall were the graveyard of ambition but it’s actually Hampshire. 

Well the red half!