Simon Jordan blasts Union Bears' ‘hysterical reaction’ to Russell Martin as Rangers woes grow
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Jack Heath
Tue 16 September 2025 17:30, UK
Simon Jordan has snapped back at Rangers fan group the Union Bears for their statement against Russell Martin and chief executive Patrick Stewart.
The horrendous start to the 2025-26 campaign has seen the Gers come under immense pressure from Rangers fans who chanted for Martin to be sacked in the 2-0 defeat to Hearts on 13 September.
In a bid to turn around their poor form the former Southampton boss took the Rangers players to Loch Lomond as Martin pursued team bonding methods to boost morale.
Ex-Crystal Palace chairman Jordan has urged the Rangers owners to ignore the fans’ desire for sacking Martin as he responded to supporters group Union Bears.
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As the horrific tenure of Martin ensues, the Union Bears have released a statement which voices their concerns over the running of the club.
“He hasn’t shown that he’s not capable of running Rangers in the long-term.
He’s shown that he’s not capable of running Rangers in the short-term.
“This hysterical reaction, this over-the-top reaction to the ‘they didn’t want him in the first place’.
“I don’t care whether Russell Martin stays at Rangers or he doesn’t, right?
I just don’t like the idea that people can shout people out of jobs without giving people enough.
“People get to 10-11 games and it has to be that the owners of Rangers that walk through the door, they didn’t just allow their chief executive to make a decision because I would be amazed if they did.
“These are guys that know their way around football.
[They] do understand the ramifications of making decisions.
“And it looks like Russell [Martin] is struggling and it looks like there may well be an argument to suggest that he isn’t capable of doing the Rangers job.
“And that they can dictate and determine what people don’t do and they’re not informed of everything.”
In a team’s darkest hours, the 12th man of the fans can be a vital tool to get back to winning ways.
However, with the Gers faithful turning their backs on the club, the leadership and the players, Martin will be further up against it in their League Cup quarter-final tie against Hibernian.
Planned protests for the match will create a pressurising atmosphere which could negatively impact the team on the pitch.
Rangers next four matchesCompetitionRangers vs Hibernian (H)Scottish League CupRangers vs Genk (H)Europa LeagueLivingston vs Rangers (A)Scottish PremiershipSturm vs Rangers (A)Europa League(Source: Sofascore)
Hibs will be right up for the contest with the Ibrox increasingly becoming less and less daunting with every game the ex-Saints manager loses.
It does feel like a defeat in the cup clash could be the nail in the coffin for Martin’s short-lived career in Glasgow.
Who the board would bring in to replace the Englishman is beyond me but the Teddy Bears supporters are certainly not in the mood to be disappointed anymore.