Frankie 8,186 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 With all the excitement over Cummings, Murphy and Docherty, the arrival of Russell Martin was somewhat less glamorous. I'll admit not not seeing a lot of him over the years and even when he played for Scotland he didn't really stand out. However, with 30 caps for his country and over 300 appearances for Norwich he's clearly an experienced and useful player. Good news is that so far I think he's looked a class above at times. Yes, now and again he can be pulled out of position (perhaps understandable given Declan John's attacking nature) but for the most part his defensive work has been very good. He's not the tallest but he's fairly good in the air and his defending usually calm, composed and clever. I think his passing is also very good generally and he'd maybe be even better on the right side of centre if we can get Alves fit. Given he's just turned 32, I think he's shown a permanent deal would be a positive for us in the summer. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,226 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 An experienced defender has been something we have lacked since Weir ,sign him full time I would say . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,457 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Another player who has played little football this year, he should prove to be a steady performer for us, so I am quite happy with him so far. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,457 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 He should have scored last night, great ball in from Goss right on his head 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,186 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Aye, forgot about that but as long as he's defending well, then the strikers can do the scoring... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 From what I've seen so far, I'd say he's been quietly effective. Not done anything to particularly stand out....just got on with the job at hand, and done it reliably and effectively. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Looks good so far to me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 He has surprised me considering he didn't excite too much having seen him for Scotland but has been refreshing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 20 hours ago, Frankie said: With all the excitement over Cummings, Murphy and Docherty, the arrival of Russell Martin was somewhat less glamorous. I'll admit not not seeing a lot of him over the years and even when he played for Scotland he didn't really stand out. However, with 30 caps for his country and over 300 appearances for Norwich he's clearly an experienced and useful player. Good news is that so far I think he's looked a class above at times. Yes, now and again he can be pulled out of position (perhaps understandable given Declan John's attacking nature) but for the most part his defensive work has been very good. He's not the tallest but he's fairly good in the air and his defending usually calm, composed and clever. I think his passing is also very good generally and he'd maybe be even better on the right side of centre if we can get Alves fit. Given he's just turned 32, I think he's shown a permanent deal would be a positive for us in the summer. I will be glad when Wallace is back and John is sitting on the bench. Wallace is not great but John is a nightmare 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barebear 37 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 7 hours ago, pete said: I will be glad when Wallace is back and John is sitting on the bench. Wallace is not great but John is a nightmare I wouldn't say John is a nightmare but he's just no very good. I don't really see what he brings, he's not exactly a flying wingback with a lethal Cross, he doesn't make late runs into the advanced areas and I think I can count on one hand the amount of shots he has had. As for defending, well, he's no Stuart Munro, is he. Wallace is sorely missed. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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