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Russell Martin

Post by Milltown1882 » Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:23 pm

Absolute car crash of a time at Rangers so far and currently 3-0 down to Club Brugge after 20 minutes.

Surely the writing is on the wall for him up there already, the sad thing is though there’s no doubt someone else will snap him up because of his ‘philosophy’.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by randomclaret2 » Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:32 pm

Im old enough to remember when managers got jobs based on results.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by jrgbfc » Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:44 pm

Have thought for a while that job could suit Dyche.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by CoolClaret » Tue Aug 19, 2025 9:03 pm

Pretty incredible what some people can blag themselves into.

Talks a good game in front of a boardroom, no doubt, and is exceptionally good at deflecting genuine criticism.

Awful brand of football which I think, thank god, the modern game is starting to leave behind.
jrgbfc wrote:
Tue Aug 19, 2025 8:44 pm
Have thought for a while that job could suit Dyche.
Agreed - tailor-made for him really.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by agreenwood » Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:10 pm

It’s so weird how rapidly a reputation can be blown up.

He’s managed less than 30 games between the play of win over Leeds and Rangers fans calling for his head.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by BurnleyFC » Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:19 pm

Strange appointment. He won’t see the season out.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by nil_desperandum » Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:23 pm

BurnleyFC wrote:
Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:19 pm
Strange appointment. He won’t see the season out.
If he doesn't get a win against St Mirren this weekend, loses on aggregate to Brugge and then loses to Celtic, he might not see August out!

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by ksrclaret » Tue Aug 19, 2025 10:47 pm

I'd dread it if Burnley appointed him. He just won't ever compromise on insistence that his defenders must play it out from the back on every occasion and the players must be spread out as far as possible. I read that his Rangers side have given up something like 120 shots against them in just 8 matches so far. They're hardly playing world beaters up there.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by IanMcL » Tue Aug 19, 2025 11:43 pm

Rangers were coasting early on and went 3 down yet didn't batter and eyelid.

Perhaps that's a signal from the players that it is time he went.

They bucked up 2nd half but maybe their point was made.

He plays such a predictable game with inadequate players for it. only the world's best can be mostly safe, playing out.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by claretonthecoast1882 » Wed Aug 20, 2025 8:04 am

Guys a fraud and the Rangers job is way too big for him

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by Woodleyclaret » Wed Aug 20, 2025 8:22 am

The next media darling to get canned is Potter another who manages to get good jobs on one success at Swansea.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by Colburn_Claret » Wed Aug 20, 2025 9:06 am

Dead Man Walking.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by Casper2 » Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:17 am

At least someone loves him (himself)

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by ChorltonCharlie » Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:21 am

Casper2 wrote:
Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:17 am
At least someone loves him (himself)
To be fair, he's also got Lucy Pinder, so whatever's going on at Rangers he's winning.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by Shaggy » Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:29 am

A very strange appointment. Rangers need someone who is pragmatic and can galvanise them. This show pony is another overhyped fashionable manager. He won’t last too long the fans already are on his back and they don’t mess around.

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by Hapag Lloyd » Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:31 am

Shaggy wrote:
Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:29 am
A very strange appointment. Rangers need someone who is pragmatic and can galvanise them. This show pony is another overhyped fashionable manager. He won’t last too long the fans already are on his back and they don’t mess around.
Someone like Dyche ?

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Re: Russell Martin

Post by dvalley69 » Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:51 pm

Woodleyclaret wrote:
Wed Aug 20, 2025 8:22 am
The next media darling to get canned is Potter another who manages to get good jobs on one success at Swansea.
Ostersund? BHA?

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