CURTIS ON MARTIN

ALAN CURTIS believes Russell Martin was only a couple of players away from becoming a Swansea legend.

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The Welsh icon believes that's all it would have taken for the current Rangers manager to have had the Swans challenging for promotion to the Premier League.

And given the fact Martin had created history for the Welsh club with their four derby victories over Cardiff, a bit more backing from the clubs owners could have elevated the former Scotland defender to being one of the best bosses in Swansea's history.

Curtis was Swansea's honorary president when Martin arrived from MK Dons in 2021.

The 71-year-old regularly watched the manager work on the training pitch and was at every game while he was in charge.

Curtis knew Martin had something special - and not just because of the style of football he had Swansea playing.