Martin appointed (reportedly)

[Dickov22]

I didn’t enjoy the Enzo season. Vestergaard walking around, rolling the ball under his foot, 10 passes around the back before we got anywhere. Rigid, dull football. The only team that season to have more possession than Enzo’s Leicester….. Russell’s Southampton. 
 

Just the man we didn’t want. 

[Mike Oxlong]

It's a shame that STs sold out as that just reaffirms to the owner and senior management that they can get away with whatever they want 

Edited 18 hours ago by Mike Oxlong

[Sol thewall Bamba]

The single dumbest thing that King Power could have done this summer. 

 

The misery continues.

[Silva Fox]

7 minutes ago, Tielemans63 said:

When will it stop?

When they eventually sell-up

[Silva Fox]

2 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

It's a shame that STs sold out as that just reaffirms to the owner and senior management that they can get away with whatever they want 

Exactly, that was just the vote of confidence they'd have hoped for.

[Cropwellfox]

15 minutes ago, Outfox the Fox said:

My bet is that we've now reached agreement with West Brom to release Gill and there'll be an announcement tomorrow, saying he's coming as Martin's Assistant Manager. I think Rhys Owen will also be there. Parker is very unlikely and I reckon Begovic will stay as Goalkeeping Coach, so no Thornton.

 

As to who Martin keeps from the current backroom staff, Kingy yes, Hughes probably not (hopefully) and I can't remember who the current Analyst is.

Think Gill isn’t under contract at WBA, as originally signed till end of season, he had an offer on the table so likely to have had the choice of either option. Maybe taking longer to get anyone else coming out of other clubs. 

[fox_favourite]

@GLC - does this make you ITK?  not in a good way though.

[ceebeefox]

Didn’t want him, don’t like the style of football ( Man City bore me to death ) . But looking for positives, we have been building the club , from kids upward on this style of football, but since Enzo due to the poor selection of managers have never played it at first team level, in the premier because the quality opposition doesn’t allow it given our shortcomings, last season because our quality dropped both on the pitch and off it.

We are the big fish next season and wouldn’t be able to counter attack against teams sitting in, so hopefully Martin’s more dogmatic tippy tappy ( our othe managers since Enzo played at it ) can play through these teams and get us back up, and the momentum gained can propel us the next year too.

Grasping at straws I know but he needs a very good start to win over the fan base.

The other plus point is the players seem to like him and his style of play. And hopefully he plays most of our kids.

[Blue ROI]

No wonder Nepo Baby was such an epic failure in business back home.

 

And he still has supporters here. Mind boggling 

[Bayfox]

Sooner he's appointed, sooner he's gone, sooner he stops being linked with the club everytime the job comes up.

 

Small wins and all that.

 

 

[MonarchFox]

Plus point his Mrs is fit and my wife said she would happily have a 3sum with Lucy back in the FHM days.

 

Downside, I never clarified if I was in the 3

[Donwebbio]

Through the lens of King Power and pals needing to leave our club, this appointment actually moves it on quite a bit. If his reign is as bad as we expect, it will help to turn a lot more on the fence City fans against the ownership as well as put KP under great media scrutiny and financial pressure. That sounds ok to me. If Martin proves us wrong and actually does a good job then we get some respite from the decline. 

Edited 18 hours ago by Donwebbio

[Stadt]

They’ve managed to appointment a manager that even if he does well I’ll still hate the appointment. Bravo.

 

It’s taken them weeks and weeks to appoint a free agent again - we’ll need 10+ signings but likely get 7 or 8. Sclerotic club.

[Garns77]

They truly think we’re going to have 80% possession each game because we’re ’too good’ for the level. Can’t wait for the video of Top showing him round the training ground too 🤥

[lcfc sheff]

1 hour ago, davieG said:

Can you make top signings in L1

Birmingham city spend £15m on a striker!

[wallin1704]

2 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said:

Birmingham city spend £15m on a striker!

Would you trust our recruitment team with £15m to spend on a striker though? 

[GLC]

35 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

@GLC - does this make you ITK?  not in a good way though.

I’m not sure I want that title 

[crisp packet]

Underwhelming to say the least. 
 

just why ? Bored of this type of sheeeeet football.

[Ric Flair]

9 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said:

Birmingham city spend £15m on a striker!

Rules have significantly changed

[Corky]

Which of our current players suit his style? Vestergasrd, Winks? I cannot see Thomad, Okoli, Choudhury and Stolsrczyk becoming comfortable metronomic passers. Plus we basically need a whole new attack.

[Soar Fox]

It’s one of them appointments that you know he’s only a bad couple of results away from fans turning on him all the time. 
 

He could go on a 20 game unbeaten run and follow it up with 3 defeats on the bounce and the fans then only remember the losses. He’s got a heck of a job to get the fans on his side.

[Product of 84]

Sounds like we've gone for idealism over realism. 

 

Before appointments like Martin are made you have to consider- Do we have the players for this appointment? Will we be able to find players before August for the appointment? 

 

I've just ai searched Martin v Maresca style of play and it tells you exactly why this appointment is lunacy.

[Swarles Barkley]

Another “shift the blame and shift the anger towards the manager and away from the board” appointment

[lgfualol]

The club has absolutely no idea what it’s doing and it’s severely depressing. I feel like they’re punishing us. 
 

I just want to enjoy watching us play again. I don't want endless possession and passing around the back in league 1 ffs

[BKLFox]

Just as Southampton announce their retained list so I guess we can expect 1 or more of the following; Ross Stewart,  Oriol Romeu, Will Smallbone, Alex McCarthy, Joe Aribo, Jamie Jones, Charlie Taylor as all will leave Southampton this summer.