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RUSS SADDLES UP FOR COACH TRIP…

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The LeaguePaper Team
25 November 2018

By Dan Barnes

FRESH CHALLENGE: Russell Martin, right, in action for Walsall against Charlton and, inset, celebrating promotion to the Premier League in 2015
PICTURE: PA Images

IF FATE is kind, then Russell Martin may one day make it into management – and the groundwork has already begun.
After his lengthy association with Norwich concluded at the end of last season, the 32-year-old waited until October to start the next chapter of his career, joining Walsall on a year-long deal as player- coach.
Reunited with Saddlers boss Dean Keates, Martin is a major part of the Walsall manag...

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