{"id":83043,"date":"2023-06-19T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T05:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=83043"},"modified":"2023-06-18T20:44:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T19:44:37","slug":"finally-swansea-city-and-southampton-agree-martin-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/06\/19\/finally-swansea-city-and-southampton-agree-martin-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally &#8211; Swansea City and Southampton agree Martin compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It appears as if the Russell Martin saga could finally be coming to an end with news today that compensation between the two clubs appears to be agreed and that Martin will be confirmed today or tomorrow as the new Saints boss.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion of compensation has rumbled on for some weeks now with discussions based largely around whether Southampton were a Premier League or Championship club at the time.\u00a0 \u00a0The Saints argued that they were a Championship team\u00a0 at the time of appointment whilst the Swans took the opposite view that they were a Premier League club at the time of the approach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='ZO3dky2yRjZzhBnH2a0X7w' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1252346101' 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:'ZO3dky2yRjZzhBnH2a0X7w',sig:'cSUfUkvculXlNAlZOa7ZV6chbmMuLvQLS7rlFXLoY6M=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1252346101',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The delay did neither side many favours having gone on for a month with several reports that the deal would have been confirmed several weeks ago not coming to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime the Swans look to have turned to Michael Duff as the replacement for Martin and the move to finish off his South Coast move will allow them to progress with that appointment although it is still rumoured strongly that the shortlist is more than just Duff although he is a clear favourite.<\/p>\n<p>Martin&#8217;s move will bring to an end his two years at Swansea where he steadied a side that was reeling from a play off defeat and the loss of several key players from that squad that was beaten by Brentford at Wembley.\u00a0 \u00a0A 15th placed finish in his first season was followed up last time around by a dice with the play offs although it should not be completely forgotten that whilst we ended close to those play offs we did manage a horrendous run of the form in the middle part of the season.<\/p>\n<p>For many Martin will be remembered as the first man to deliver a league double in the South Wales derby, a feat he managed in both seasons in charge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='_A1utfoFSbhLhm3gloB81g' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1489847187' 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:'_A1utfoFSbhLhm3gloB81g',sig:'4US2MKP13xDcWxTMa0Y518pGal8NSbr3wzd92xA-4yg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1489847187',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>He is still planned to take four staff with him to St Mary&#8217;s with Matt Gill, Dean Thornton, Ben Parker and Matt Willmott all heading to the South Coast and Martin and his team will be tasked with delivering an immediate return to the Premier League for a Southampton side who finished bottom of the league last season.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your feelings on Russell Martin as a manager the simple fact here is that this saga had to end and really should have ended much quicker than this.\u00a0 \u00a0Quite why the stalemate went on for as long as it did will probably never fully be known but once the appointment is confirmed officially it will finally be in the past.<\/p>\n<p>And we can all move on.\u00a0 \u00a0Now what price the Swans playing Southampton on the opening day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83056\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Agreed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Agreed.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Agreed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Agreed-768x432.jpg 768w, 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