{"id":45270,"date":"2021-08-01T18:12:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T17:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging28.planetswans.co.uk\/?p=45270"},"modified":"2021-08-01T19:18:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T18:18:54","slug":"swans-confirm-martin-appointment-russell-joins-from-mk-dons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2021\/08\/01\/swans-confirm-martin-appointment-russell-joins-from-mk-dons\/","title":{"rendered":"Swans confirm Martin appointment &#8211; Russell joins from MK Dons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans managerial search is finally over after the club confirmed the appointment of Russell Martin as Head Coach and he has officially signed the three year contract that was agreed in principle on Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Martin joins from MK Dons and will take charge of the Swans training session tomorrow ahead of his Championship debut with the club on Saturday at Blackburn.<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-13\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you happy with the Russell Martin appointment?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-13-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li>No <small>(18%, 88 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 18%;\" title=\"No (18% | 88 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<li>Yes <small>(82%, 398 Votes)<\/small><div class=\"pollbar\" style=\"width: 82%;\" title=\"Yes (82% | 398 Votes)\"><\/div><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Total Voters: <strong>486<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_13_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"0da2a91c78\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-13-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted with the appointment of Russell as our new head coach,\u201d said Swansea City CEO Julian Winter told the official site.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe very much fits the profile of a young and hungry coach who wants to succeed, and he is more than ready for the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen it became clear we would be looking for a new head coach, at the forefront of our thoughts was finding a candidate who was ambitious, driven and with a clear vision of how he wants the team to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter earning plaudits with Milton Keynes Dons for the attractive, attacking style that he implemented, we quickly realised Russell would be the right person to take us forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were also seeking someone with a passion for working with and developing young players. Russell ticks all those boxes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The appointment ends two weeks of speculation &#8211; some of it very wild and desperate &#8211; which saw John Eustace and Jody Morris also in the frame but ultimately it was Russell Martin that was confirmed as the man in charge and we, of course, wish him all the very best for his tenure at Swansea City.<\/p>\n<p>Martin will be joined in SA1 by coaches Luke Williams, Matt Gill and Dean Thornton, while Alan Tate will continue in his capacity as first-team coach.<\/p>\n<p>Croeso.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Swans managerial search is finally over after the club confirmed the appointment of Russell Martin as Head Coach and he has officially signed the three year contract that was agreed in principle on Friday evening. 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