{"id":82659,"date":"2023-06-15T13:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=82659"},"modified":"2023-06-15T13:44:02","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:44:02","slug":"swansea-city-and-southampton-making-a-crazy-situation-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/06\/15\/swansea-city-and-southampton-making-a-crazy-situation-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Swansea City and Southampton making a crazy situation worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not actually sure anyone really cares about what the discussion is about any more but none of Swansea City, Southampton and Russell Martin can move on properly without this matter of compensation is resolved.<\/p>\n<p>On the day that the Premier League fixtures were released it looks for all money as if its about to be another day where the rumblings continue and the Swans cannot move on with letting Martin leave and it seems that he cannot leave until the two clubs can agree a compensation package.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='E9I6klicRpZTFfUpxv2TUw' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1253160672' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'E9I6klicRpZTFfUpxv2TUw',sig:'4yOZcPSNKvYMfvI9OJMq-xc9Y-V_YL-QYd8JhEeVfnA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1253160672',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>It is difficult, if not impossible, to understand exactly what the full extent of the stumbling block is such are the different reports that have been published on discussions but the fact is this seems to be a discussion that has been playing through since 19th May and is still ongoing four weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>We know that our majority owners have a track history of trying to play hardball over negotiations but there is playing hardball and there is actually damaging the business that you are pretending to protect.\u00a0 \u00a0This is a football club and a football club that is very much in limbo at the moment due to the nature of these discussions.\u00a0 \u00a0We have a manager who wants to leave but cannot until some level of compensation is agreed.<\/p>\n<p>From the Southampton side they cannot be exempt from blame on this one either as they will want to appoint Martin but cannot do so until compensation is agreed particularly as it has been suggested that legal action could ensue if Martin is appointed without that compensation agreement.<\/p>\n<p>And from the manager&#8217;s point of view he is going to be denied the chance to get in there and work early with his new charges and instead is in a place of no return having signalled his intention to leave but being able to do so due to the inability of two professional football clubs to reach an agreement on how much money changes hands.<\/p>\n<p>This has long since passed the stage of being called a mess, this is now pretty much a fiasco.\u00a0 The silence of both parties (all three if you include Martin) tells you much about what you need to know although we shouldn&#8217;t be completely forgetting the actions of Mr Silverstein sharing the clubs business via social media private messages.\u00a0 I cannot imagine that went down too well with any of the other major investors &#8211; new or old!<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='WaJsyW9GQDdxj04bNqBwHg' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1251400687' target='_blank' style='color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;'>Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WaJsyW9GQDdxj04bNqBwHg',sig:'yyqqLYHnQWevrqXecLVzwHc_Q3RFLatX2bZYjOd3BtM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1251400687',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>What is more incredible is that both clubs seem perfectly happy to let this drag on and disrupt their close season as much as is possible.\u00a0 \u00a0I wonder if the ownership groups on either side has clocked that the new season is just seven weeks away from starting or whether they are starting to assume that the EFL will wait for them to finish their posturing against each other.<\/p>\n<p>The laughable part (well it would be laughable bar the fact it isn&#8217;t particularly funny) is that the size of money they are posturing over could pale into insignificance if this drags on much longer and all our Championship rivals are busy preparing their squads and additions for the new season whilst we wonder what we could do next in terms of slowing it down even more.<\/p>\n<p>For Southampton that could be more challenging in that hey will have Premier League players wanting to depart and Martin could be watching his new squad being dismantled without having a heavy input into who comes into replace them.\u00a0 \u00a0The knock on effect of this whole sorry affair could be felt for months if it is not resolved quickly.<\/p>\n<p>It was the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/05\/18\/decisions-on-russ-need-to-be-made-quickly-or-we-risk-another-wasted-summer\/\">18th May that I wrote<\/a><\/strong> this needed to be completely quickly and here we are now 28 days later and we are really no further forward.\u00a0 \u00a0It&#8217;s pathetic and the blame for that sits squarely with all parties concerned.<\/p>\n<p>And neither sets of fans deserve that.\u00a0 \u00a0Bring it to a close now before we waste any more time &#8211; we all deserve to move on!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82661\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not actually sure anyone really cares about what the discussion is about any more but none of Swansea City, Southampton and Russell Martin can move on properly without this matter of compensation is resolved. 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