Premier League boss Russell Martin escapes sacking fears on luxury holiday with former glamor girl partner Lucy Pinder

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SOUTHAMPTON boss Russell Martin escaped fears over the sack on a luxury holiday with former glamor girl partner Lucy Pinder.

Martin’s Saints are bottom of the Premier League table with just four points from 11 games.

Russell Martin and Lucy Pinder looked loved up on a trip away during the international break

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Russell Martin and Lucy Pinder looked loved up on a trip away during the international break
Martin has survived the chop at Southampton after just one win all season

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Martin has survived the chop at Southampton after just one win all season
The couple soaked up the sights and sounds of Cornwall

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The couple soaked up the sights and sounds of Cornwall
SunSport revealed their relationship in August

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SunSport revealed their relationship in August
Pinder is a die-hard Southampton fan

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Pinder is a die-hard Southampton fan
Martin's Saints have a tough run of games coming up

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Martin’s Saints have a tough run of games coming up

The promoted side have only won once and lost nine times in the process.

And the pressure has grown on Martin over his fanatical desire to dominate possession in every game.

The 38-year-old went into the international break as the bookmakers’ joint favorite for the chop with West Ham’s Julen Lopetegui.

But with players returning to their clubs, Martin has survived at St Mary’s for now.

And he enjoyed a fortnight away from the south coast with girlfriend Pinder, 40.

SunSport exclusively revealed their relationship started in August.

Pinder is a die-hard Saints fan and the pair were previously spotted together at a Sky Sports social function.

And during the international period they enjoyed some more quality time with a beach holiday in Cornwall.

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The loved-up couple posed for a heartwarming photo together on the sand.

While another snap showed them enjoying a stroll along a cliff.

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Pinder is a former glamor model who shot to fame in the early 2000s

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Pinder is a former glamor model who shot to fame in the early 2000sCredit: Alamy
She later appeared on Celebrity Big Brother

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She later appeared on Celebrity Big BrotherCredit: Alamy

Martin will be hoping the trip can inspire his Saints side to victory against table toppers Liverpool this weekend.

A tough run will then see Southampton face Brighton, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham in the league before Liverpool again in the Carabao Cup.

But Martin is sure to be supported all the way by Pinder.

A source told SunSport in August: “They are a match made in heaven – or at least in Southampton.

“They’re mad at each other. In the midst of grief (about the end of his marriage), as he threw himself into work, Russ became intimate with Lucy.

“She is a regular face at Southampton events and is always around the club as a die-hard fan.

“Over the weeks and months, their friendship grew into something more.”

Pinder now works as a television personality after gaining fame as a glamor model in the early 2000s.

She starred in now-defunct lads’ magazines such as Nuts, FHM and Loaded before appearing on Celebrity Big Brother.