Russell Martin

[Midfield_General]

1 hour ago, Turkish said:

 

The players have anxiety

I could feel they were anxious

So much love for them

So proud

When we lose lets lose in a way we can be proud

In many ways the performance was excellent

 

'It's not a tactical issue' - delivered with a dismissive smirk after gifting two goals in a disappointing 0-2 home reverse to Wycombe

Edited June 17 by Midfield_General

[disconnect]

They currently have much better players than the rest of the league, however, lets see how that looks in 3 months time. If he does sign someone like Smallbone, he'd be one of the better players in the league, especially good for a team who with better players will be passing it around their opponents.

If any other League One managers are watching though - just press their defenders and keeper - even if you're only getting 30% possession, you'll almost certainly intercept a suicide pass within the box and score a tap in. 

[Midfield_General]

10 minutes ago, disconnect said:

If any other League One managers are watching though - just press their defenders and keeper - even if you're only getting 30% possession, you'll almost certainly intercept a suicide pass within the box and score a tap in. 

That, and the threaded pass from the centre half into midfield are the ones that I'd be looking to jump on. 

Let them have the ball, wait for the CB to bring it out and try and make that pass into feet, then spring the press so that when you win possession you've got men over and can get straight in behind while the central defenders are still pushed up and isolated because the wing backs are miles up the pitch waiting for a ball that never comes.

 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Danny Rohl looks like a manager dodged 😂

[Dr. Kucho]

Martin is a good man manager as the players always seem to like him and say they want to play for him.

He’s just a poor tactical manager and to stubborn to adapt his style to beat the opposition. If Leicester have a stronger squad than others next season he can play his possession based game and get them promoted. If others have an equal squad he’ll struggle and ship goals left right and centre.

[revolution saint]

2 hours ago, Midfield_General said:

That, and the threaded pass from the centre half into midfield are the ones that I'd be looking to jump on. 

Let them have the ball, wait for the CB to bring it out and try and make that pass into feet, then spring the press so that when you win possession you've got men over and can get straight in behind while the central defenders are still pushed up and isolated because the wing backs are miles up the pitch waiting for a ball that never comes.

 

Don't forget sticking a man on the deep lying midfielder.  Downes was excellent at it for us under Martin but when he was out injured or suspended we couldn't replace him.  Smallbone definitely couldn't play that role and Winks and Skipp will probably move on.

[HKsaint]

2 hours ago, Dr. Kucho said:

Martin is a good man manager as the players always seem to like him and say they want to play for him.

He’s just a poor tactical manager and to stubborn to adapt his style to beat the opposition. If Leicester have a stronger squad than others next season he can play his possession based game and get them promoted. If others have an equal squad he’ll struggle and ship goals left right and centre.

 He still need Baz as his last jigsaw. We should not sell him cheap.

[StrangelyBrown]

On 16/06/2026 at 10:07, Football Special said:

Hard to tell with my eyesight,  is that a graphic or is he wearing a jumper saying RUSSELL MARTIN ? 

Russell Martin sponsored by Russell Martin is about right

[Crab Lungs]

He’ll do fine for them.

interestingly, it took under 10 seconds for the obligatory ‘hair tuck behind the ear’ from Russ in the first interview.

Been watching a lot of Leicester podcasts recently, it’s been a bit like rubbernecking. 

Almost dislocated my jaw in shock when one of the podders said Bazunu was a ‘commanding goalkeeper’ 😳
 

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, Crab Lungs said:

He’ll do fine for them.

interestingly, it took under 10 seconds for the obligatory ‘hair tuck behind the ear’ from Russ in the first interview.

Been watching a lot of Leicester podcasts recently, it’s been a bit like rubbernecking. 

Almost dislocated my jaw in shock when one of the podders said Bazunu was a ‘commanding goalkeeper’ 😳
 

Shush.......

[coalman]

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/139537-martin-russell-he-says/

It's all about the energy. Plus all the usual bollocks about working harder than the other side and playing dominant football.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 hours ago, coalman said:

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/139537-martin-russell-he-says/

It's all about the energy. Plus all the usual bollocks about working harder than the other side and playing dominant football.

The wagon of Snake Oil Martin and the Cult of High Energy rolls into another town. 🙂

I sure hope the players give everything, absolutely everything, in attack and in defence, all the time. If not, Martin has already set them up to be the problem.

[Toadhall Saint]

9 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

The wagon of Snake Oil Martin and the Cult of High Energy rolls into another town. 🙂

I sure hope the players give everything, absolutely everything, in attack and in defence, all the time. If not, Martin has already set them up to be the problem.

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

6 minutes ago, Toadhall Saint said:

 

He's been bad, but could sadly never be B.A.D.

[coalman]

35 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

The wagon of Snake Oil Martin and the Cult of High Energy rolls into another town. 🙂

I sure hope the players give everything, absolutely everything, in attack and in defence, all the time. If not, Martin has already set them up to be the problem.

It's funny how Rangers fans are all over his latest YouTube interview displaying similar levels of PTSD to fans of his previous clubs and being told to get over it.

[Saint86]

Who wants to tell them?

Lack of fitness was just completely masked by all the other crap 😄🤣

Edited June 23 by Saint86

[LeBizzier69]

"He's in our head, in our headddd, Russell...Russell". 

[trousers]

Going by the comments under this tweet, Rangers fans are a whole new level of "can't let it go"... 😂😂😂

 

 

[Patrick Bateman]

7 minutes ago, trousers said:

Going by the comments under this tweet, Rangers fans are a whole new level of "can't let it go"... 😂😂😂

 

 

"FFS, when he was at Rangers, the players were blowing out their arse."

Quite!! 😂

[sad saints fan]

He is definitely in some peoples head ..391 pages about a manager that left 18 months ago and we are on our 4th manager since he left.

[trousers]

54 minutes ago, sad saints fan said:

He is definitely in some peoples head ..391 pages about a manager that left 18 months ago and we are on our 4th manager since he left.

If only people stopped posting about how many pages there were....

#banter

[Holmes_and_Watson]

26 minutes ago, trousers said:

If only people stopped posting about how many pages there were....

#banter

There seems to be interest in a number of Leicester players (as posted elsewhere). While scar tissue may be less, if everyone leaves, he may find himself with another squad build as he had at Rangers. Better for both, had he joined them last summer. If there's massive departures, all the more reason to get the likes of Will in. Someone already accustomed to the systems,

[Willo of Whiteley]

I have no doubt that Leicester will come straight back up even after a lot of their better players are sold off.

They’ll still have a core of decent experienced players that will do a job comfortably.

[saintant]

Has he signed Bazunu yet. He tried to convince everyone that Baz would prove to be one of the best keepers in the Championship so time to put his money where his mouth is. 

[Gloucester Saint]

20 minutes ago, saintant said:

Has he signed Bazunu yet. He tried to convince everyone that Baz would prove to be one of the best keepers in the Championship so time to put his money where his mouth is. 

Smallbone is more likely to turn up there first, has been on honeymoon. Although reported interest from QPR. Going to be a busy few weeks for Martin and Leicester both bringing free transfers in and getting much more wages off their payroll. 

[Pilchards]

Leicester have some good players but just bad, bad management in the past leading them.

Will do well with Russell Martin as it’s his level.

[Matthew Le God]

18 minutes ago, Pilchards said:

Leicester have some good players but just bad, bad management in the past leading them.

Will do well with Russell Martin as it’s his level.

Why is League 1 his level rather than the Championship, where he had 3 seasons finishing higher in the next year (15th, 10th, 4th)?

[Pilchards]

Just now, Matthew Le God said:

Why is League 1 his level rather than the Championship, where he had 3 seasons finishing higher in the next year (15th, 10th, 4th)?

Hardly knocking the door down is it?

They will become the champions in league one. Can’t say he will finish top 2 next season  in the championship with his style of football.

IMHO.

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, Pilchards said:

Hardly knocking the door down is it?

He has managed for 3 seasons in the 24 team Championship and improved each year. His first season at Swansea had a significantly reduced budget compared to the previous manager and came 15th, improved to 10th and then 4th with us. What about that makes League One his level? 

I think he is a Championship level manager  now in League 1, who is out of his depth in the Premier League. 

[Pilchards]

32 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

He has managed for 3 seasons in the 24 team Championship and improved each year. His first season at Swansea had a significantly reduced budget compared to the previous manager and came 15th, improved to 10th and then 4th with us. What about that makes League One his level? 

I think he is a Championship level manager  now in League 1, who is out of his depth in the Premier League. 

Yes he’s so good that nobody else in the championship wanted him in as a manager.

Enough said.

[Matthew Le God]

5 minutes ago, Pilchards said:

Yes he’s so good that nobody else in the championship wanted him in as a manager.

Enough said.

How do you know they didn't? Leicester in League One have a bigger income and better facilities than most Championship clubs.

[Midfield_General]

Rumours gathering pace that Martin's first signing is going to be another former Saint

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/26265237.ings-reportedly-set-sign-former-southampton-boss-league-one/

[Holmes_and_Watson]

9 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Rumours gathering pace that Martin's first signing is going to be another former Saint

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/26265237.ings-reportedly-set-sign-former-southampton-boss-league-one/

Interesting. They now desperately need a forward. He also brings in a load of top experience. After Vardy, they also have no issues with ageing forwards.

However, it's been a long time since he was prolific, even in the Championship. There could still be injury concerns around him too, although they may have been a while back too.

If they get a fit, Ings who buys into RussBall, that could be a nice statement signing.

[gurru991]

I expect Martin to do OK with Leicester in League One but truthfully no-one knows what the team will look like as apparently everyone one on the teams is for sale.

His biggest problem for me is that he is a one trick pony & can only play one way, he is not able to adapt or alter his style even when it's not working.

Having to look at him on the sidelines upsets me & listening to him is unbearable. I'm really not sure if I will watch very many games this season.

[benjii]

3 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

I expect Martin to do OK with Leicester in League One but truthfully no-one knows what the team will look like as apparently everyone one on the teams is for sale.

His biggest problem for me is that he is a one trick pony & can only play one way, he is not able to adapt or alter his style even when it's not working.

Having to look at him on the sidelines upsets me & listening to him is unbearable. I'm really not sure if I will watch very many games this season.

[Weston Super Saint]

3 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

How do you know they didn't? Leicester in League One have a bigger income and better facilities than most Championship clubs.

Oh I know, is it because no other Championship side has made him their manager?  Surely the answer's not that simple is it?

[Weston Super Saint]

2 hours ago, gurru991 said:

I expect Martin to do OK with Leicester in League One but truthfully no-one knows what the team will look like as apparently everyone one on the teams is for sale.

His biggest problem for me is that he is a one trick pony & can only play one way, he is not able to adapt or alter his style even when it's not working.

Having to look at him on the sidelines upsets me & listening to him is unbearable. I'm really not sure if I will watch very many games this season.

As long as it looks like Baz in goal, we'll all be very happy  

[Midfield_General]

8 hours ago, Matthew Le God said:

How do you know they didn't? Leicester in League One have a bigger income and better facilities than most Championship clubs.

Any level of League One income is basically irrelevant when the overall finances of the club have been managed as badly as Leicester’s have.

Since 2019 they’ve lost £375m and they’ve had to take out out a further £100m loan at 9% interest. League One TV revenue is £2m per year. Meanwhile they’re still paying for transfers they made when they were in the Premier League and they’ve still got players like Winks on £60k p/w contracts. Their owners aren’t putting any money in so I’m not sure what magical income streams you think they have that can offset that level of fiscal clusterfuck. If they can’t shift those high earners they are in enormous financial trouble. 

Their whole team is for sale, they haven’t got a pot to piss in and since when did anyone choose to ply their trade in league one over the championship because of the ‘facilities’ 🤣

If Martin had had any offers from the league above, he’d obviously have taken one. But he didn’t. He went there because it was the only offer he had. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Midfield_General

[SaintsBarry74]

5 hours ago, gurru991 said:

I expect Martin to do OK with Leicester in League One but truthfully no-one knows what the team will look like as apparently everyone one on the teams is for sale.

His biggest problem for me is that he is a one trick pony & can only play one way, he is not able to adapt or alter his style even when it's not working.

Having to look at him on the sidelines upsets me & listening to him is unbearable. I'm really not sure if I will watch very many games this season.

You lot should sign star goalie prospect Bazunu, the missing piece for playing prime tiki-taka footy.

[AlexLaw76]

6 hours ago, gurru991 said:

I expect Martin to do OK with Leicester in League One but truthfully no-one knows what the team will look like as apparently everyone one on the teams is for sale.

His biggest problem for me is that he is a one trick pony & can only play one way, he is not able to adapt or alter his style even when it's not working.

Having to look at him on the sidelines upsets me & listening to him is unbearable. I'm really not sure if I will watch very many games this season.

you wait, your players will start to train like beasts soon enough. It will be beautiful to watch and you will fill so much love for what they are trying to do.