Brighton Alleged To Be Talking To Russell Martin To Replace Roberto De ZerbiTuesday, 9th Apr 2024 08:25

Russell Martin's stock amongst Southampton supporters is at a low ebb at the moment, however a little further down the South Coast he seems to be held in higher esteem with rumours circulating he could be the next Brighton manager.

Some sections of the Saints support have a fragile relationship with the manager of their club, they feel that his brand of what is sneeringly referred to as "Tippy Tappy Football" is costing Southampton promotion.

That has been ramped up in recent weeks with the team going through a tough spell and many feeling the reason is easy to pinpoint, the fact that Martin has been determined to play Jack Stephens in whatever position he can find for him

Down in Sussex by the sea. Roberto De Zerbi is said to be almost certain to leave Brighton in the summer, he is said to be being monitored by Liverpool who could face competition from a number of other big clubs in Europe.

footballtransfers.com have revealed that the Seagulls have a shock appointment in mind, should De Zerbi leave in the summer and that man is Russell Martin.

They also go on to claim that over the International break, Brighton held discussions with Russell Martin and that although nothing was decided or finalised, the current Saints manager is firmly on their short list to replace De Zerbi

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Boris1977 added 08:48 - Apr 9Very surprised about this rumour. At Brighton he'll certainly have access to better players and finance but this story sounds like fantasy. His track record just doesn't add up to proving himself to such an extent that a premiership club would take this massive gamble

dirk_doone added 09:13 - Apr 9You're too late with this story, Nick. April 1st was more than a week ago.

Here at Southampton we as a fan base seem to want big names rather than up and coming coaches

janecook added 09:42 - Apr 9That would be good news and bonus he might take Stephens with him.

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