Martin watched on from the top of the Kingsland stand due to serving a one-game touchline ban after receiving his third yellow card of the season against Manchester City on Saturday. In the end, they required a late winner from defender James Bree to secure their first victory at St Mary’s this season.
Russell Martin said, “It was a good view but I didn’t really enjoy it. You want to be there and feel things with your team. I don’t want to spend much time there. I just need to behave better. Although I would say one booking was deserved, I’m not convinced about the other two.” When asked if he learned anything new by watching his team from a different vantage point, Martin continued, “No, not really. I think you see things clearer and quicker. I think that helps. But we have a group of guys that are always up there on the mic anyway in games. Ben Parker has been with me since we were in the dungeon at MK Dons for 10 hours a day five years ago, so he understands and knows everything. We really trust them guys anyway. Colin Calderwood sits up there now as well to give us another pair of eyes and ears. I think that works quite well.”
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