{"id":83429,"date":"2023-06-24T06:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-24T05:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/?p=83429"},"modified":"2023-06-24T06:32:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T05:32:01","slug":"martin-says-goodbye-as-he-heads-to-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/2023\/06\/24\/martin-says-goodbye-as-he-heads-to-southampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin says goodbye as he heads to Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Martin took to social media to issue his &#8220;goodbye&#8221; statement after he was confirmed as the new manager of Southampton on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>After what felt like a long drawn out process for his appointment he moved to Southampton to spearhead what they hope will be an immediate return to the Premier League following their relegation last season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='wQnJKWT6TqVLydYtd_uRTQ' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1253161695' 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:'wQnJKWT6TqVLydYtd_uRTQ',sig:'Ix6VNmcuoCiLzxlFtC1D8l_Cmef79nbwYqH9gGsQqWA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1253161695',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>It has become somewhat traditional for managers\/players to utilise their social media accounts to make statements when they move on and Martin was no different as he used his Linkedin profile to say goodbye.<\/p>\n<p>In it he thanked the fans and added that he will always look back on his time with the club with great affection and of course there was a reference to the &#8220;double doube&#8221; referencing his four victories over Cardiff City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you to everyone associated with Swansea City Football Club,&#8221; opened the now former Swansea City boss.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The past two years have been amongst the most enjoyable, and challenging, years of my life and professional career. My family have loved living in this wonderful city and being a part of this special football club. We will all miss the place and the people that we have gotten to know and who have welcomed us since the day we arrived.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty aligncenter\"><a id='FC-rJ5nmTBxDCBWszw_2RA' class='gie-single' href='http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1252079270' 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:'FC-rJ5nmTBxDCBWszw_2RA',sig:'8E5gTfmo8cM5BIBxTbxL5rq0bhU-nomtZfiirQtObjw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1252079270',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;To the people in the club who have shared the journey with us on a daily basis, the players and the staff. I will be forever grateful and thankful for the way you embraced us, for your unwavering support and the trust you showed in us from the very beginning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Watching so many of the players grow both on and off the pitch, young men showing bravery through all the ups and downs fills me with immense pride and leaves me feeling excited for them in their careers as they progress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To the supporters who are always the most important people at any club. Thank you all for the support through thick and thin. I hope we gave you a team to be proud of and that you enjoyed watching.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83434\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-Goodbye-1-1068x601.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>&#8220;We will always have the Double \u2018Doube\u2019 which are undoubtedly amongst the best days of my career. My eldest son tells me repeatedly that the last Derby win was \u2018the best day of my life by miles Dad!\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know I will look back on my time at this club with nothing but love and affection for the people of Swansea and with deep gratitude for the support we were given throughout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am excited to see where the next part of our journey takes us but I wanted to make sure I acknowledge the last two years and the positive impact it\u2019s had for all of us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Diolch!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Russ&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83431\" src=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-LInkedin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-LInkedin.jpg 372w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-LInkedin-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-LInkedin-336x480.jpg 336w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-LInkedin-150x214.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Martin-LInkedin-300x428.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russell Martin took to social media to issue his &#8220;goodbye&#8221; statement after he was confirmed as the new manager of Southampton on Wednesday evening. After what felt like a long drawn out process for his appointment he moved to Southampton to spearhead what they hope will be an immediate return to the Premier League following [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[293,49,203],"tags":[636,1509],"class_list":["post-83429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-first-team","category-news","category-opinion","tag-russell-martin","tag-the-2023-2024-season"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83429"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83429\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/83434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jackarmy.net\/wp67\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}