Russell Martin - Confirmed as First Team Manager

[wardyfox86]

12 hours ago, Vulpine Victor said:

Having watched Scotland lose 3-0 to Brazil, it would appear that their defence have adopted a Martin Russell form of defending. Taking their time getting the ball forward and seeing how many passes they can make in their own area before losing the ball. It has obviously worked so well for him at Southampton and Rangers. 

The shortcomings of Scotland, with a starting 11 that he's been nowhere near, being used as a stick to beat him with is getting a bit ridiculous now. 

[Mike Oxlong]

Think this thread should be locked for a while now until we can see how his LCFC team is shaping up in terms of personnel and playing style 

 

It's 

 

- He's shit 

 

- Yeah, but we should back him 

 

on rinse and repeat 

[SafewayFox]

Still no news on his backroom staff.

 

How many “internal reviews” are we due now?

 

Yet, we still keep the set of coaches for accepting the highest paid but laziest bunch of dossers in the Championship last season.

 

I genuinely can’t forgive anyone involved in those awful running stats last season.

Edited Saturday at 05:36 by SafewayFox

[Spudulike]

1 hour ago, SafewayFox said:

Still no news on his backroom staff.

 

How many “internal reviews” are we due now?

 

Yet, we still keep the set of coaches for accepting the highest paid but laziest bunch of dossers in the Championship last season.

 

I genuinely can’t forgive anyone involved in those awful running stats last season.

Perhaps still negotiating for Gill at WBA. All gone quiet on the ex-Barnsley manager.

[cityfanlee23]

Wouldn't it be the most Leicester City thing ever, to finally listen to fans to go out and get the manager they want early, only to then not bring any backroom staff for 2 months 

[BigGibbo]

14 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

Wouldn't it be the most Leicester City thing ever, to finally listen to fans to go out and get the manager they want early, only to then not bring any backroom staff for 2 months 

It's more like KPFC to go out and get the manager no one wanted, within an acceptable time-frame (for a change), and then find that not only did no one want him, but no one wants to work with him either, not even his previous backroom staff. 🤡👍

[The Doctor]

On 25/06/2026 at 22:25, wardyfox86 said:

The shortcomings of Scotland, with a starting 11 that he's been nowhere near, being used as a stick to beat him with is getting a bit ridiculous now. 

eh, the way Scotland played v Brazil is pure brussball though - kamikaze defending, trying to get very limited CBs to pass round good players. Ok there's no one on a par with Vini Jr in league one, but Okoli is no more capable of playing like Beckenbauer than Scott McKenna was. Might have been Jurassic Clarke rather than Brussel setting it up but the philosophy that killed Scotland that game is one Martin subscribes to

[ClaphamFox]

36 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

Wouldn't it be the most Leicester City thing ever, to finally listen to fans to go out and get the manager they want early, only to then not bring any backroom staff for 2 months 

🤔

[cityfanlee23]

6 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

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Now this would be perfect. Fans get a boost, Fuchs gets himself back into the club and gets time to prepare to take over if it goes south. 

[OntarioFox]

I've come to a point of morbid curiosity at this point, all the average teams at the World Cup playing possession football and getting shown up by a basic press has me wondering just how bad it's going to get watching us most likely double down on those clearly outdated tactics.

 

It's going to be genuinely funny watching us get pumped by Notts County, four years after we were FA Cup holders and they were getting beaten by Coalville Town.

[Merchant_Banker]

29 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

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Incoming!🤩

[whoareyaaa]

10 minutes ago, Merchant_Banker said:

Incoming!🤩

Fuchs over Martin any day another **** up by Top and John the useless ****s

[LCFCJohn]

5 minutes ago, OntarioFox said:

I've come to a point of morbid curiosity at this point, all the average teams at the World Cup playing possession football and getting shown up by a basic press has me wondering just how bad it's going to get watching us most likely double down on those clearly outdated tactics.

 

It's going to be genuinely funny watching us get pumped by Notts County, four years after we were FA Cup holders and they were getting beaten by Coalville Town.

Yet only a couple of years ago those of us who questioned why we had this style were called dinosaurs and that possession football is the only way to be successful.

 

No doubt it can be if you have the resources of a Man City but we don’t have a pot to piss in. Last season I wouldn’t even say the argument of teams sitting back against us was relevant. Teams took the game to us, dominated us in all ways. We’d have been better returning to our previous ways of hitting teams quickly on transition. 
 

We might find teams sit back and give us respect early on this coming season but I bet it changes quickly when they realise we are there for the taking and won’t offer a threat on the break.

[Ryy]

👀 

[whoareyaaa]

Lets hope they get Fuchs as assitant ready to take Martins place if he doesn't work out 

[fox_favourite]

Probably doesn't have the same tactical belief to Martin but he has a leadership attitude and won't stand for moaning toxic plonkers. 

 

This could work... Bring him home!

Edited Saturday at 19:52 by fox_favourite

[Spudulike]

I don't know if he'll make a successful manager but Foooooookkkksss is one of our Immortals. I won't ever boo him.

 

Feeling quite emotional about him coming back to his spirital home 

[moore_94]

Did a very good job at turning Newport around and improving them

 

Could be why Hourihane has gone a bit quiet...?

[Tommy G]

Might be a bit of 2+2 =5 here 

[Tuna]

2 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

Might be a bit of 2+2 =5 here 

Probably

[OntarioFox]

We wish you a Merry Christ-Fuchs,

We wish you a Merry Christ-Fuchs,

We wish you a Merry Christ-Fuchs,

Russell sacked by New Year's 

[FoxinNotts]

Any chance we could have a back room staff made up of Fuchs Hourihane and King?

Edited Saturday at 20:29 by FoxinNotts

[LVFox]

No chance Fuchs comes in, Martin would know that the minute it turns a little sour, the fans will be pushing for Fuchs to replace him.

Imagine that a) Fuchs likely has another number 1 role lined up, and b) Newport are financially unable to do enough this summer to improve on relegation scrap

[Phil Mitchell]

I don’t want any of the 15/16 involved in this shit. Kingy last season is enough. Phil

[Foxes96]

Love Fuchs, but would rather get Hourihane for the now. Fuchs could do with more experience first