Martin – I’m coming into such a strong place

Friday, 6 August 2021, 8:18
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Russell Martin is clearly a happy man as he addressed the press for the first time since his appointment was confirmed on Sunday and he made the switch from MK Dons.

After some strong speculation around his future, Martin finally put pen to paper on Sunday after agreeing in principle to the switch on Friday evening.ย  A three year contract at the Liberty will give him the opportunity to see through the potential that he saw when making the decision and he has been working hard in his first week ahead of the season opener at Blackburn on Saturday.

Martin is relishing the chance to build on the work of Steve Cooper, who led the Swans to two successive play off campaigns and says that chance made his decision a little bit easier as he recognises the potential

โ€œThe clubโ€™s been in a great position. Iโ€™m coming into such a strong place,โ€ he said.

โ€œThatโ€™s appealing too, not coming into a club that is on its knees and finding life really difficult.

โ€œItโ€™s a strong culture and the way the people at the club want to help you is just outstanding and you can sense that everyone who works for the club is desperate for it to succeed.

โ€œFor me, the decision was about getting the opportunity to work on something as big as this.

โ€œThereโ€™s a lot of work to be done, not just in the transfer market but on the training pitch.

โ€œAfter speaking to Julian (Winter) and the guys I’ve been reassured about a lot of things and hopefully thatโ€™ll show quickly. Itโ€™s a good squad. Itโ€™s just a little bit thin at the moment.

โ€œWeโ€™re going to give it everything weโ€™ve got. We owe that to the supporters and the people who work at the club.โ€

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Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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