Rangers 'will get what they deserve' amid shock Russell Martin claim
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Charlie Grace
Thu 28 August 2025 17:35, UK
Russell Martin’s Rangers reign slipped deeper into the mire as his side fell out of the Champions League, losing 9-1 on aggregate to Club Brugge.
Rangers have only won two games under Martin this season, domestically the only win has been a 4-2 win over Alloa Athletic in the Scottish League Cup, while the club have drawn all three of their first league games 1-1, against Motherwell, Dundee, and St Mirren.
Martin’s side won their opening qualifying game in the Champions League beating Viktoria Plzen 3-0, before losing 2-1 in the reverse leg of the fixture.
Yet, as pressure mounts on Martin one journalist has claimed that Rangers will “get what they deserve” from this situation.
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After Rangers’ disastrous start to the season the club now sit six points behind rivals Celtic, ahead of the first Old Firm derby on Sunday, a game Martin will take charge of.
Simon Jordan spoke on talkSPORT about the ex-Southampton boss: “The dye had been cast when he walked in the door.
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“There was a significant section of the Rangers fanbase that were completely unaroused by this appointment and had no truck with it.
“We’ve created, we being the global media, have created a narrative around Russell Martin, that he only plays one way, and that he wasn’t able to pivot,” he continued.
“He was right to have that accusation made against him at the time with Southampton, but we don’t know whether he’s changed or not.
OpponentResultvs Motherwell (A)1-1vs Viktoria Plzen (H)3-0vs Dundee (H)1-1vs Viktoria Plzen (A)1-2 (5-1)vs Alloa Athletic (H)4-2vs Club Brugge (H)1-3vs St Mirren (A)1-1vs Club Brugge (A)0-6 (1-9)Rangers’ results to start the season
Martin’s Southampton spell ended poorly, and his Rangers spell is heading in the same direction, leading to many questioning the 39-year-old’s tactical approach.
As the pressure mounts at Ibrox, Martin will have to turn things around at the club to not only save Rangers’ season but potentially also his own career at the top level.