THE CONCRETE ROUNDABOUT (TCR)

A 99th minute winner against Cardiff today.

Neither team had done the double in a season before until Russ' Swansea achieved it last season. He has done it again today.

That will buy him a bit of time.
He seems a real marmite character at Swansea with both players and fans. I genuinely have no idea where his career is going to go to be honest.
Seeing what Luke Williams is doing at Notts County does make you wonder.

Being strongly linked with the Southampton job. Interesting to see if he's so quick to accept this like he was when Swansea came knocking.

Always seemed a decent manager for us, but I do find it slightly odd that he keeps being linked with jobs despite achieving nothing but mid-table finishes in his managerial career.

Budget restraints at Swansea and a circus of a board setup means he's got a real glass ceiling. Them getting to the playoffs and especially higher is a pipe dream. What he's shown with what he has shows he's capable what a higher level, and with a budget Southanpton would offer who pride themselves on good football and talented youngsters, it makes total sense.
I could see his head being turned eventually. He won't have wanted to leave mid season given how much regret he has over the in how leaving us unfolded - and from what I'm aware he was stalling on a new contract until Februaty what I heard around Xmas time. He still hasn't signed it, from what I see.. though it also appears he hasn't been offered one so maybe the picture has changed.

He seemed to stand up tall in the struggles mid season - backed himself and his staff against the circus upstairs. I don't think he has long left.

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"It's not about hoping this little moment will change our momentum, its about our daily actions and courage in everything we do.. We've got to stop believing in fairytales"

- Graham Alexander, October 2023

Wonder how that move would go down in his beloved Brighton? I know the hatred isn’t on the level of Pompey v Scumton, but still…

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I don't need your ill-informed, half-baked, idiotic opinions. I have plenty of those myself.

Wouldn't be anything, there's no real rivalry there and he's never represented Brighton

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"It's not about hoping this little moment will change our momentum, its about our daily actions and courage in everything we do.. We've got to stop believing in fairytales"

- Graham Alexander, October 2023

According to The Athletic it seems he's all be certain to leave Swansea now. It feels good to know he doesn't have any loyalty to them either.

I really don't like him, think he's a deplorable c*nt but he's shown them enough loyalty, the club is a circus and the owners/shareholders have sold him massively short. I think he was always bound to leave as soon as a real offer came in that was clearly a step up.

The only thing he's done this time is managed to learn from the departure here and go in a way where he looks like a good guy and not a prick.

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"It's not about hoping this little moment will change our momentum, its about our daily actions and courage in everything we do.. We've got to stop believing in fairytales"

- Graham Alexander, October 2023

Alan Nixon implied in a tweet that Martin’s agent or reps had been hard at work making the move happen. If he does well at Saints expect him to pull the same move on them.

Managers get sacked almost at the drop of a hat. Not sure it’s reasonable to expect loyalty from them in return.