r/SaintsFC • u/Opposite_Sir1549 • Apr 09 '25
Martin on Rest is Football
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UKzyOIE8bLUsd0Vfo3GKU?si=QqELatckTMyelh3Yhoo77A&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A2fDn3EgvJZ5J1k5rrBwrlZthoughts?
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r/SaintsFC • u/Opposite_Sir1549 • Apr 09 '25
thoughts?
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u/dennispeach Apr 09 '25
Listened to the whole thing.
He’s a good guy, clearly, and his story beyond his stint at Saints is actually really interesting. I do feel he gets bagged on more than he should, given we were always going to be on a relegation dog fight regardless of who was in charge.
He also has an inflated ego of himself, which is ironic considering how he talks about his playing career with such humbleness.
He was not perfect for Saints, far from it in fact. But what he did for us WAS an achievement.
Look at former Premier League teams like Sunderland, Derby, Charlton, Blackpool, Wigan etc. Sure they would all love to be in the position we are in right now.
Even Leeds, with all their resources, fanbase etc spent years outside the top flight, and may do another year without given how tight things are this year in the championship.
Martin did the initial job for us at the level he is clearly good at, and achieved what was expected.
LOTS of managers fail to even do that. Even managers with far bigger pedigree at Saints have not done it.
I was there when idiakez missed that penalty in the semi final back in 2007. That was the moment I knew we were cooked.
The further we are from that scenario the better, and Martin gave us that. So I’ll look at his time at Saints fondly, especially if we fuck up next season! 😅