Russell Martin

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, Bilo said:

How reliable is Football Insider, @Finnegan? 

 

They're a poor aggregator. It's not their own sources, they're just basing the article off the tabloids.

 

I do think enough of the tabloids are convinced we're actually about to sign Martin that it probably is true, though, especially given historic links to him and the profile of the managers we normally appoint. I'd be (pleasantly) surprised at this stage if he's not our next manager.

 

[bald reynard]

53 minutes ago, Outfox the Fox said:

There you go, then - a Buddhist, hence the Thais love him. On the positive side (there is one!), the last time we got any new Buddhists involved (blessing the ground, lifting the 'curse'), we won the League!

Yep, the Buddhist connection will add a big plus for Top. And I like the point about the last time we got Buddhists involved - if you believe in that sort of thing.

[Guppys Love Child]

12 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

The only one who’s been emotional about it is ruud mentioning it in every press conference. 

Do you blame him? 

 

Don't forget it's his job, he wants to know where he stand's. I would too.

 

Unlike our incompetent board he's succession planning to some extent.

 

How the club is acting IMO is highly unprofessional, and disrespectful, and whilst I won't loose a nano second of sleep when he goes  I don't dislike the man.

 

Yes I question the management side, I think he's rubbish, out if his depth, has  horrendous results and stats and lacks all the things we need in a manager, and for that alone I would like us to part ways.

 

But the club need to act way better then this,  ALL of them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Edingleyfox]

Well if he does come let’s support him. Rohl has plenty of other options. It just hasn’t worked at all with the last 2 managers. As I remember it took Martin

a few games to get Southampton playing but they then went on a very long unbeaten run. I’m not worried at this point about how he would do in the Premiership as I don’t know where the goals are going to come from next season. 

[The Horse's Mouth]

2 minutes ago, Guppys Love Child said:

Do you blame him? 

 

Don't forget it's his job, he wants to know where he stand's. I would too.

 

Unlike our incompetent board he's succession planning to some extent.

 

How the club is acting IMO is highly unprofessional, and disrespectful, and whilst I won't loose a nano second of sleep when he goes  I don't dislike the man.

 

Yes I question the management side, I think he's rubbish, out if his depth, has  horrendous results and stats and lacks all the things we need in a manager, and for that alone I would like us to part ways.

 

But the club need to act way better then this,  ALL of them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don’t get the argument tbh, no manager gets pre warning they get sacked, they get their P45 and their pay out. Fact he hasn’t been probably suggests he’s still in the running the remain.

 

Clubs sound out replacements all the time before pulling the trigger, it’s usually the best way to conduct it. 
 

We’ve got way bigger problems than upsetting one of the worst managers in our history

[Guppys Love Child]

2 minutes ago, Edingleyfox said:

Well if he does come let’s support him. Rohl has plenty of other options. It just hasn’t worked at all with the last 2 managers. As I remember it took Martin

a few games to get Southampton playing but they then went on a very long unbeaten run. I’m not worried at this point about how he would do in the Premiership as I don’t know where the goals are going to come from next season. 

Errrr, don't you need goals to go on an unbeaten run?

 

And drawing every or most matches won't get a team promoted.

[lcfcsnow]

Liked this quote from Will Still on the Southampton site

Quote

“I hate watching boring games of football,” Will Still told Sky Sports last month. “I don’t want to go to a stadium or to watch on telly something that’s like…” he puffs out his cheeks, “…I don’t want to watch that. Give me something.”

[Phube]

47 minutes ago, Noahfence said:

Is he likely to promote youth? 

According to his TRIF interview he stated he likes to promote youth wherever he's been (MK, Swansea and Southampton) but I cant' be bothered to check! Talks a good youth game though. 

[Guppys Love Child]

3 minutes ago, The Horse's Mouth said:

I don’t get the argument tbh, no manager gets pre warning they get sacked, they get their P45 and their pay out. Fact he hasn’t been probably suggests he’s still in the running the remain.

 

Clubs sound out replacements all the time before pulling the trigger, it’s usually the best way to conduct it. 
 

We’ve got way bigger problems than upsetting one of the worst managers in our history

Your missing rhe point completely.

 

OK put yourself in his shoes, you are at  your own job, and a rumor in the canteen starts up you could be replaced by someone new. That rumor gains traction, so you ask your line manger for a meeting to enquire whats going on, am I staying or going, but you are greeted with silence and no meeting is arranged.  How would you feel?   It's the same for Ruud and his job.

 

And your point about having "way bigger problems than upsetting one of the worst managers in our history"  is a bit shallow mate, regardless of how poor he's performed, the club owe him and any other person a basic level of respect, he not getting it.

[lcfc sheff]

32 minutes ago, bald reynard said:

Yep, the Buddhist connection will add a big plus for Top. And I like the point about the last time we got Buddhists involved - if you believe in that sort of thing.

If we’re as simple as that we’d need 1,000,000 monks to atone for the billionaires sins!

[john ridley]

3 hours ago, DezFox said:

For everyone who persist with questioning who would want to come here and just saying given them a chance they got promoted once. You are part of the problem.  

 

For context there are roughly 11,000 professional football teams/managers globally, the Leicester and when everything is considered,  like infrastructure, training ground, budget, squad, ambition, fans, recent history. Surely the Leicester  job must rank in the top 10–15%. Take off your emotional hat. 

 

Despite current struggles, it is brilliant opportunity for an up-and-coming manager. Yet we continue to employ the merry go round of managers like Cooper, Dyche, Martin, or Van Nistelrooy. You’re telling me that there are only a couple of managers that would want it. I can see 60 odd (employed) in the football league alone that would see it as a step up. 

We must think bigger and be more inventive. 

 

xg, win ratio, recent record and honours are all obvious stats that you look at when getting a manger. However, we really should seriously considering the situation they were in, that’s nure.

For me, when you consider the Southampton squad last year and what Martin achieved with it, you could argue that he in fact under achieved. He was backed, and then again the following year and managed to build the only team worst than ours. 😂

 

So for all those people persisting with the argument that no one would come here, out of the 11,000 employed managers in the world I reckon there is only about 200 that wouldn’t come, even less if you see what we pay. You’re telling me that Cooper, Dyche, Martin, or Van Nistelrooy are the best in that. Bollocks are they, I find it so depressing that the same names pop up every time. Please just put some thought into it. 

No shortage  of people to come here.The football community  know we're a basket case and what's the worst that can happen,a nice big pay off from a club in turmoil that won't go against  your CV.

[The Horse's Mouth]

Yeah a vegan Buddhist just ain’t gonna fly I’m afraid. The club already has its Buddha in gary Taylor fletcher and the chicken Balti pie flows through the veins of every leicestefarian 

[Dan]

They're genuinely going to appoint him aren't they. We're in a genuine tailspin as a club. So depressing.

[cityfanlee23]

John Rudkin: 

 

Okay, another successful season has passed, let’s look to the future. 
Okay, so the wingers are our best position, our defence is the weak point. 
 

Let’s sign a manager who nullifies our best assets but also leaks goals for fun. 

Yes, I’ll sleep well tonight. Another day being a winner.

 

[Happy Fox]

I don't think Martin is a bad manager at this level, but don't think he's good enough to manage at premier league, he's distinctly average, we can do better but have to accept that this is the norm now under Top and co 

[Shane]

2 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

John Rudkin: 

 

Okay, another successful season has passed, let’s look to the future. 
Okay, so the wingers are our best position, our defence is the weak point. 
 

Let’s sign a manager who nullifies our best assets but also leaks goals for fun. 

Yes, I’ll sleep well tonight. Another day being a winner.

 

oh no he doesn’t play with wingers? FFS like you say thats our strongest position

 

Edited 26 May 2025 by Shane

[cityfanlee23]

3 minutes ago, Shane said:

oh no he doesn’t play with wingers? FFS like you say thats our strongest position

 

He just completely nullifies them of their flair, very much wants them to turn around and pass backwards rather than drop the shoulder and run at someone. 

[OntarioFox]

42 minutes ago, Edingleyfox said:

Well if he does come let’s support him. Rohl has plenty of other options. It just hasn’t worked at all with the last 2 managers. As I remember it took Martin

a few games to get Southampton playing but they then went on a very long unbeaten run. I’m not worried at this point about how he would do in the Premiership as I don’t know where the goals are going to come from next season. 

The 'unbeaten run' is often parroted by Brussel apologists, but they dropped eight late points from winning positions during it, which ultimately was a big factor in them blowing automatic promotion. To Rotherham, Huddersfield, Watford and Norwich.

 

His teams are built like a deck of cards. Him coming in to this squad, with it's pathetic mentality and Sunday League defence, is a disaster waiting to happen.

Edited 26 May 2025 by OntarioFox
wording - wasn't the sole reason as they dropped 8 points, they were 9 off automatics. Them losing games for fun in the run-in was the other factor!

[LVFox]

4 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

He just completely nullifies them of their flair, very much wants them to turn around and pass backwards rather than drop the shoulder and run at someone. 

This is the fascinating unknown to me. He may be forced to change how he's played his wingers in the past

[cityfanlee23]

They see me ROHL IN....... 

[cityfanlee23]

5 minutes ago, LVFox said:

This is the fascinating unknown to me. He may be forced to change how he's played his wingers in the past

We can only hope that the club have told him he must 100% play to our wingers strengths, I doubt it though. 

[Jazzy_Jeff]

Looking at his saints lineups this season the majority was a back 3/5.

 

If this has been in the works for a while you’d like to think he’s got a plan for the transfer window, pre-season and beyond 

[Mark_w]

10 minutes ago, LVFox said:

This is the fascinating unknown to me. He may be forced to change how he's played his wingers in the past

Good luck with that

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, Mark_w said:

Good luck with that

 

@Mark I feel that as the club continues it's current trajectory, we need another reaction emoji that's half the laughing one and half the crying one. 

 

[The Horse's Mouth]

18 minutes ago, LVFox said:

This is the fascinating unknown to me. He may be forced to change how he's played his wingers in the past

Yeah he’s famously a very adapatable manager, forget plan B what about Plan Z?