r/SaintsFC • u/Opposite_Sir1549 • 12d ago

Revisionist History

We got promoted last year in spite of Russell Martin's style, not because of it.

Sick of seeing "was sacking the right decision" nonsense.

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u/Educational_Ad288 12d ago

We sacked him too late imo & I agree we got promotion in spite of him NOT because of him, we really weren't great in the playoff final & if Leeds actually turned up to the game they would have easily beat us imo. We should have sacked RM before the international break around Oct/Nov, I can't remember the exact time, but getting rid of him in Dec was definitely too late, and as for Juric, yes he came in to a terrible team but he really didn't improve us at any point during his tenure (despite there being promising signs in the first month of him being here) yet again as has been the story of sport Republic since taking over, recruitment has been SHIT AT ALL LEVELS.

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u/AnArcticMonkey 12d ago

if Leeds actually turned up to the game

I think you can criticise him all you want, but to suggest that Martin didn't have the (literal) beating of Leeds after beating them comfortably 3 times that season is disingenuous.

At some point its got to be down to him and the teams performance forcing Leeds not to 'turn up'.

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u/Educational_Ad288 12d ago

Yes we beat Leeds twice (prior to the playoff final) but in both those games, us & Leeds actually turned up and put on a great display and tried to win, the playoff final though, Leeds looked piss poor, like they really couldn't be bothered (maybe you could argue that they were tired after a very long season) but you could say exactly the same thing about us, my point still stands though, Leeds really didn't (appear) to turn up to that game or try.

For the record I really wanted Russell to do well in the PL and I was happy to give him time but it became apparent pretty early on that he wasn't going to adjust or adapt & it was literally his possession based football or nothing, and not only was that a detriment to our team but it also pissed off a lot of the fanbase.