Russell Martin

[Matthew Le God]

 

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

EFL are peeved with them, but I’ll still believe it when I see it, Leicester have some good lawyers working for them.

[TheAlehouseBrawlers]

1 hour ago, Give it to Ron said:

Don’t know if legit 

The photo's legit but from several years ago when he arrived to sign as a player.

Rangers and Leicester fans are both fighting NOT to have Russell Martin.

"nobody wants me....."

Edited yesterday at 09:23 by TheAlehouseBrawlers

[sockeye]

10 minutes ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

It's legit but from several years ago when he arrived to sign as a player.

Rangers and Leicester fans are both fighting NOT to have Russell Martin.

Foxestalk making for good reading 😂

[Turkish]

1 hour ago, Gloucester Saint said:

EFL are peeved with them, but I’ll still believe it when I see it, Leicester have some good lawyers working for them.

If that was us we'd somehow negotiate a 20 point deduction.

[Gloucester Saint]

Gerrard rules out Rangers return so looks like Ancelotti Jr or Martin. Off the payroll shortly one way or another.

Edited yesterday at 09:40 by Gloucester Saint

[Weston Super Saint]

1 hour ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

The photo's legit but from several years ago when he arrived to sign as a player.

Rangers and Leicester fans are both fighting NOT to have Russell Martin.

"nobody wants me....."

Which is so odd as wasn't he destined to join a top, top, top team?

[hypochondriac]

1 hour ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

The photo's legit but from several years ago when he arrived to sign as a player.

Rangers and Leicester fans are both fighting NOT to have Russell Martin.

"nobody wants me....."

I'm not overly surprised that he isn't popular. There's something I really dislike about Martin. Who are our most likable and least likable managers of the last 20 odd years? 

 

Likable:

WGS 

Adkins 

Ralph 

After that it's a struggle. Maybe you could make an argument for Pearson or Pochettino. 

Least Likable: 

Saggy Chops 

Nathan Jones 

Mark Wotte seemed like a bit of a prick 

 

Martin maybe doesn't quite make the list but I'd definitely put him above the likes of Puel, Pellegrino and Mark Hughes. 

Edited yesterday at 10:33 by hypochondriac

[ant]

On 28/05/2025 at 12:38, Gloucester Saint said:

I bet you’re looking forward to toying with him (he was the toy salesman, wasnt he?)

Late bump, and wildly off topic, but when I was at uni there was somebody called Amy living in the same halls. 

Don't know whether she'd mentioned me or WTF was going on, but either way Corp Ho PM-ed me on Saints Forever saying "I've been in your corridor" (ooer). As he'd visited the halls and banged her.

Awful, objectionable person; performatively loud (her... I never met him).

[Colinjb]

26 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm not overly surprised that he isn't popular. There's something I really dislike about Martin. Who are our most likable and least likable managers of the last 20 odd years? 

 

Likable:

WGS 

Adkins 

Ralph 

After that it's a struggle. Maybe you could make an argument for Pearson or Pochettino. 

Least Likable: 

Saggy Chops 

Nathan Jones 

Mark Wotte seemed like a bit of a prick 

 

Martin maybe doesn't quite make the list but I'd definitely put him above the likes of Puel, Pellegrino and Mark Hughes. 

Would put Poortvliet under likeable. Seemed a bit like the older Uncle who would give you money for no apparent reason.

[hypochondriac]

6 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

Would put Poortvliet under likeable. Seemed a bit like the older Uncle who would give you money for no apparent reason.

Agreed he seemed like quite a kindly chap. 

[Gloucester Saint]

37 minutes ago, ant said:

Late bump, and wildly off topic, but when I was at uni there was somebody called Amy living in the same halls. 

Don't know whether she'd mentioned me or WTF was going on, but either way Corp Ho PM-ed me on Saints Forever saying "I've been in your corridor" (ooer). As he'd visited the halls and banged her.

Awful, objectionable person; performatively loud (her... I never met him).

Wonder if he sang PUP whilst he was ‘doing the deed’?

Edited yesterday at 11:17 by Gloucester Saint

[franniesTache]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm not overly surprised that he isn't popular. There's something I really dislike about Martin. Who are our most likable and least likable managers of the last 20 odd years? 

 

Likable:

WGS 

Adkins 

Ralph 

After that it's a struggle. Maybe you could make an argument for Pearson or Pochettino. 

Least Likable: 

Saggy Chops 

Nathan Jones 

Mark Wotte seemed like a bit of a prick 

 

Martin maybe doesn't quite make the list but I'd definitely put him above the likes of Puel, Pellegrino and Mark Hughes. 

Likeable

WGS

Ball

Nicholl

Adkins

Least likeable

Branfoot

Branfoot

Twitchy

Branfoot

Martin

[coalman]

3 hours ago, TheAlehouseBrawlers said:

The photo's legit but from several years ago when he arrived to sign as a player.

Rangers and Leicester fans are both fighting NOT to have Russell Martin.

"nobody wants me....."

It seems like Martin is a good person to have on your manager shortlist so your fans can be delighted with whoever your board chooses instead of him.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm not overly surprised that he isn't popular. There's something I really dislike about Martin. Who are our most likable and least likable managers of the last 20 odd years? 

 

Likable:

WGS 

Adkins 

Ralph 

After that it's a struggle. Maybe you could make an argument for Pearson or Pochettino. 

Least Likable: 

Saggy Chops 

Nathan Jones 

Mark Wotte seemed like a bit of a prick 

 

Martin maybe doesn't quite make the list but I'd definitely put him above the likes of Puel, Pellegrino and Mark Hughes. 

Martin top of the most disliked for me. I found he came across as a completely arrogant twat. Can't fathom why some of the players thought he was marvellous. Probably because they did fuck all work with him on the training pitch.

[Badger]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm not overly surprised that he isn't popular. There's something I really dislike about Martin. Who are our most likable and least likable managers of the last 20 odd years? 

 

Likable:

WGS 

Adkins 

Ralph 

After that it's a struggle. Maybe you could make an argument for Pearson or Pochettino. 

Least Likable: 

Saggy Chops 

Nathan Jones 

Mark Wotte seemed like a bit of a prick 

 

Martin maybe doesn't quite make the list but I'd definitely put him above the likes of Puel, Pellegrino and Mark Hughes. 

Generally agree with your list but I’d add Koeman to the likeables.(although have read other comments to detract from that). Met him once came across well. Shame for both him and us he left when and how he did. 

Pardew is more difficult to list. Was pleased when he came in and I thought he was doing a reasonable job, but he always seemed a bit ‘cold’ in want of another term.

I personally didn’t find Jones dislikable , just felt sympathy for him being put in the job.

Martin was an egotistical bellend before he joined us. 

[Badger]

3 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

Likeable

WGS

Ball

Nicholl

Adkins

Least likeable

Branfoot

Branfoot

Twitchy

Branfoot

Martin

Martin had a bigger ego than the rest of them put together. 
Branfoot, dreadful time, but always gave him credit for facing up to his critics, he didn’t hide in the Directors box (as Nicholl did for a while), or blame fans.
 

Can’t imagine Lego walking the touchline at The Dell this season before his inevitable departure. 

You’ve left Lawrie off your list by the way. 
 

[Badger]

Just heard of the Rangers takeover now complete. Wonder what the implications are for RM.

(US consortium perhaps they think they’re also taking over Lego as well) 

[hypochondriac]

8 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Martin top of the most disliked for me. I found he came across as a completely arrogant twat. Can't fathom why some of the players thought he was marvellous. Probably because they did fuck all work with him on the training pitch.

Come on. Whilst I find Martin very unlikeable, there's no way he's worse than Nathan Jones. 

[hypochondriac]

9 minutes ago, Badger said:

Generally agree with your list but I’d add Koeman to the likeables.(although have read other comments to detract from that). Met him once came across well. Shame for both him and us he left when and how he did. 

Pardew is more difficult to list. Was pleased when he came in and I thought he was doing a reasonable job, but he always seemed a bit ‘cold’ in want of another term.

I personally didn’t find Jones dislikable , just felt sympathy for him being put in the job.

Martin was an egotistical bellend before he joined us. 

I'm amazed someone doesn't dislike Nathan Jones. His play acting for the cameras, ridiculous interviews and poor excuses were not only bizarre but so so irritating. Twitchy is top obviously but he'd be near the top for sure. 

[Football Special]

Have Leicester actually sacked RVN yet? Maybe they'll just stick with him as paying him anyway 

[Badger]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm amazed someone doesn't dislike Nathan Jones. His play acting for the cameras, ridiculous interviews and poor excuses were not only bizarre but so so irritating. Twitchy is top obviously but he'd be near the top for sure. 

I don’t recall his acting for the cameras during his time with us, but it’s not to his credit certainly.

Should never have been put in the job. Stoke fan warned me of his interviews. If he knew it, why didn’t the dickheads in charge find out about his media skills in their research ? 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

6 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Come on. Whilst I find Martin very unlikeable, there's no way he's worse than Nathan Jones. 

I think he is. At least Jones doesn't hide behind that smug arrogant facade.  Jones is definitely a complete bellend but for vastly different reasons 

[Badger]

18 minutes ago, coalman said:

It seems like Martin is a good person to have on your manager shortlist so your fans can be delighted with whoever your board chooses instead of him.

Shame Wilcox and Ankersen didn’t understand this. 
 

No one told them the punchline 

[Colinjb]

2 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

I think he is. At least Jones doesn't hide behind that smug arrogant facade.  Jones is definitely a complete bellend but for vastly different reasons 

Jones was funny. A complete parody of himself who cannot see it. If you went for a pint with him (Ignore that he's teetotal) he would be fun, unhinged but fun........ probably why he's teetotal to be fair.

Martin on the other hand is just slimy. Go for a drink with him he would be too busy judging you feeling superior before then trying to chat up your missus, just because he can. 

[franniesTache]

22 minutes ago, Badger said:

Martin had a bigger ego than the rest of them put together. 
Branfoot, dreadful time, but always gave him credit for facing up to his critics, he didn’t hide in the Directors box (as Nicholl did for a while), or blame fans.
 

Can’t imagine Lego walking the touchline at The Dell this season before his inevitable departure. 

You’ve left Lawrie off your list by the way. 
 

I left Laurie off because i didn't see much of him as manager in person, 84 at home to cov was my first game so i'm just a bit too young for him.

11 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

I think he is. At least Jones doesn't hide behind that smug arrogant facade.  Jones is definitely a complete bellend but for vastly different reasons 

I actually liked Jones as a person, he was massively out of his depth as a manager but he called out our overly precious fans for being entitled and was genuinely funny at points. Plus he at least seemed like he had something about him instead of being one of those dull modern football drones who only talks about stats.

Martin was the singularly most arrogant manager i think i can ever remember us having, he even had the arrogance to give people a powerpoint presentation of why "his way was the right way". 

Such a smug cunt, and wouldn't look out of place as one of those public schoolboys that waltzes around top companies thinking they're special but they've just got their because their dad owned the place

[Badger]

6 minutes ago, Colinjb said:

Jones was funny. A complete parody of himself who cannot see it. If you went for a pint with him (Ignore that he's teetotal) he would be fun, unhinged but fun........ probably why he's teetotal to be fair.

Martin on the other hand is just slimy. Go for a drink with him he would be too busy judging you feeling superior before then trying to chat up your missus, just because he can. 

Jones was an open target from the time he arrived. A questionable and unpopular appointment, who fans thought was shit and the team performances only reinforced that view very quickly

No wonder the bloke felt insecure, fans on his back, public criticism from a non-league manager,the media vultures circling for the inevitable kill.

Had ‘arry made jokes about working in a supermarket and marrying an east-end girl, the tabloids would have lapped it up as a good old Harry, proper manager (although he does have a track record to go with it). But it became a stick to beat Jones with.

His Brentford outburst was inexcusable though. But interestingly Martin seemed to go the same way after Brentford this season blaming others (players he’d been too loyal to) although that was a more polished media interview and went under the radar. 

[Whitey Grandad]

27 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

I'm amazed someone doesn't dislike Nathan Jones. His play acting for the cameras, ridiculous interviews and poor excuses were not only bizarre but so so irritating. Twitchy is top obviously but he'd be near the top for sure. 

I don't actually dislike him but he was way out of his depth. 

[AlexLaw76]

Never liked Martin, he is a smug and an extremely arrogant twat.

 

[Dman]

7 minutes ago, franniesTache said:

I left Laurie off because i didn't see much of him as manager in person, 84 at home to cov was my first game so i'm just a bit too young for him.

I actually liked Jones as a person, he was massively out of his depth as a manager but he called out our overly precious fans for being entitled and was genuinely funny at points. Plus he at least seemed like he had something about him instead of being one of those dull modern football drones who only talks about stats.

Martin was the singularly most arrogant manager i think i can ever remember us having, he even had the arrogance to give people a powerpoint presentation of why "his way was the right way". 

Such a smug cunt, and wouldn't look out of place as one of those public schoolboys that waltzes around top companies thinking they're special but they've just got their because their dad owned the place

Opening myself up to the wolves here.... based on their records, Jones was / is a better manager than Martin. 

[Dusic]

1 hour ago, Dman said:

Opening myself up to the wolves here.... based on their records, Jones was / is a better manager than Martin. 

Obviously fine to have your own view but I would totally disagree for two main reasons:

1. Ability to coach a noticeable playing style. Jones had 6 weeks mid season to setup the team and against firstly Lincoln City and then Brighton there was zero evidence of anything cohesive whatsoever. Same happened at Stoke. On the flip side, whether you like the style or not, Russell Martin has proven he can get teams playing 'his way' quite quickly. To me that shows he must be better at clearly communicating his requirements to players.

2. Man management. Martin, for all his faults, did galvanise the club at the start of the Championship season after inheriting a mess. Players seemes to like him, quite a few signed because of him. He certainly handled a player like Dibling very well. Jones comes across as an aloof weirdo. Remember that awful You Tube the club put out of one of his early sessions - it looked like most of the players had no respect for him whatsoever. "Romeo Done"

I actually think RM might manage in the PL agaon at some point. Jones? No chance.

Edited yesterday at 14:09 by Dusic

[goodymatt]

 

[Midfield_General]

21 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Weird. Rosenior only signed a new 3 year contract at Strasbourg 6 weeks ago, so it would be very unlikely that he’d bail immediately after doing that, and even if he wanted to, by all accounts Leicester are in no financial position to be buying him out of that.

Chansiri’s also playing hardball with anyone approaching Rohl, demanding a lot of compensation as he’s still under contract. That’s why Saints, Leipzig and Werder Bremen have all passed on him. Again, I’d be very surprised if Leicester were willing or able to pay what’s being demanded. 

[sockeye]

7 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Weird. Rosenior only signed a new 3 year contract at Strasbourg 6 weeks ago, so it would be very unlikely that he’d bail immediately after doing that, and even if he wanted to, by all accounts Leicester are in no financial position to be buying him out of that.

Chansiri’s also playing hardball with anyone approaching Rohl, demanding a lot of compensation as he’s still under contract. That’s why Saints, Leipzig and Werder Bremen have all passed on him. Again, I’d be very surprised if Leicester were willing or able to pay what’s being demanded. 

It’s their board putting out potential but unlikely targets so when Martin rocks up to lead the squad against Watford in August they can say “we tried”

[Badger]

37 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

 

Have suspected Rohl would end up at Leicester. Personally I think we’ll regret not bringing him here, but time will tell. 

[Midfield_General]

4 minutes ago, sockeye said:

It’s their board putting out potential but unlikely targets so when Martin rocks up to lead the squad against Watford in August they can say “we tried”

Yep, or it’s the same ruse but to soften up their fans for the news that after careful consideration they’ve decided to keep van Nistelrooy, which wouldn’t surprise me, given their fans backlash against Martin. 

[Midfield_General]

3 minutes ago, Badger said:

Have suspected Rohl would end up at Leicester. Personally I think we’ll regret not bringing him here, but time will tell. 

No way are they paying the compo for Rohl. They’ll get a free agent or stick with RVN. They’re skint. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

5 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

No way are they paying the compo for Rohl. They’ll get a free agent or stick with RVN. They’re skint. 

Guessing that nobody is going to commit to them until they find out of they are getting punished or not 

[sockeye]

Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay players again by the way. Chansiri is desperate for that Rohl compo.

[Football Special]

31 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Sheffield Wednesday have failed to pay players again by the way. Chansiri is desperate for that Rohl compo.

Yep that's easy money for him, can replace with an out of contract manager, just a matter of time and he'll look to do a deal with someone, hopefully he goes to Germany 

[Football Special]

PS Sheff Wed should be given a points deduction for that happening again, not on to miss obligations like that through bad management 

[Paulwantsapint81]

Saint Dave Merrington is definitely top of the likeable list, like a favourite uncle or grandfather 

[coalman]

2 hours ago, goodymatt said:

 

Russ will be holding out for Rangers. Champions League at his spiritual home north of the border. You don't do the whole low lighting Lineker kitchen interview unless you're going places.

Edited yesterday at 18:18 by coalman

[Willo of Whiteley]

Can Leicester afford to sack Ruud? 🤣

[LeG]

Leicester would have sacked RVN by now if they could afford it.

Talking about dislikable managers…

We’ve had two of the absolute worst in football. AP and GB. 
 

 

[Midfield_General]

9 minutes ago, LeG said:

Leicester would have sacked RVN by now if they could afford it.

Talking about dislikable managers…

We’ve had two of the absolute worst in football. AP and GB. 
 

 

What, surely not Alan “When you’re the king you can do what you like” Pardew? 

[coalman]

27 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Can Leicester afford to sack Ruud? 🤣

Can they afford not to? Apparently the board has ghosted him for a while now perhaps in the hope he'll just quit and save them compensation 

[ErwinK1961]

3 hours ago, goodymatt said:

 

If Leicester do get Rohl, would be a similar situation to our last relegation.

Our top choice (Maresca), didnt fancy it so we ended up with RM, with Maresca eventually deciding to join Leicester.

Rohl was clearly our top choice, so interesting to see how he goes at Leicester if he lands there. 

Would guess Birmingham will be the 2023/24 Ipswich equivalent, being a rich team promoted from League 1 competing with the parachute payment crew.

[disconnect]

6 hours ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Martin top of the most disliked for me. I found he came across as a completely arrogant twat. Can't fathom why some of the players thought he was marvellous. Probably because they did fuck all work with him on the training pitch.

And (shock horror) a lot of the players are arrogant twats too

[VectisSaint]

1 hour ago, Paulwantsapint81 said:

Saint Dave Merrington is definitely top of the likeable list, like a favourite uncle or grandfather 

Nah, Ted Bates is top and always will be. Actually a favourite cousin (by marriage).