coalman Posted October 3 Posted October 3 I'm starting to feel sorry for the Rangers fans. They keep expecting him to be moved on but it would appear that the Rangers hierarchy are even more bought into the long term philosophy than our board were. It's funny how this mentality affects every team that Martin manages.
coalman Posted October 3 Posted October 3 Hitting all the classic notes: - Turning on the fans "I just wish the fans could enjoy the team winning" - Saying "it's not an excuse" before doing exactly that - Saying it's just going to take time - Talking about the imaginary fans he's met around town - Saying that he's not bothered about the abuse but the fans he met said it was too much 3 2
S-Clarke Posted October 3 Posted October 3 He genuinely said, in real life, that this isn't a tactical or coaching problem, it's mentality. This bloke is surely not for real, he must be a real life meme or something.
Midfield_General Posted October 3 Posted October 3 (edited) 17 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: He genuinely said, in real life, that this isn't a tactical or coaching problem, it's mentality. This bloke is surely not for real, he must be a real life meme or something. Yep. Spent the entire post-match conference throwing the players well and truly under the bus and blaming everyone but himself. Again. Edited October 3 by Midfield_General
beatlesaint Posted October 3 Posted October 3 21 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: He genuinely said, in real life, that this isn't a tactical or coaching problem, it's mentality. This bloke is surely not for real, he must be a real life meme or something. Thing is he even says after going 2 down they changed shape and were “brilliant” for 60 minutes. Why then doesn’t someone say to him “so you’re admitting you got the set up wrong at the start are you?” !!!
coalman Posted October 3 Posted October 3 10 minutes ago, beatlesaint said: Thing is he even says after going 2 down they changed shape and were “brilliant” for 60 minutes. Why then doesn’t someone say to him “so you’re admitting you got the set up wrong at the start are you?” !!! Because it's not tactics or technical. I thought he'd made that clear in the interview. He cannot be held to blame for anything that happens on the pitch because they've trained like beasts the way he wants them to and the sad thing is all the children growing up shouting abuse at people. 1
Sheaf Saint Posted October 3 Posted October 3 Poor, unlucky bloke. Seems to end up with mentally weak players wherever he goes. If only he had the power / responsibility to influence that and improve the players' mentality. 6
suewhistle Posted October 3 Posted October 3 - Turning on the fans "I just wish the fans could enjoy the team winning" I bet they do. One win, isn't it? 1 4
coalman Posted October 3 Posted October 3 1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said: Poor, unlucky bloke. Seems to end up with mentally weak players wherever he goes. If only he had the power / responsibility to influence that and improve the players' mentality. He should recruit some mentally strong players. A team full of his picks would definitely have the resilience to play his system flawlessly. 1 1
Saint86 Posted October 3 Posted October 3 (edited) Most obnoxious manager we've ever had? Edited October 3 by Saint86 1
Midfield_General Posted October 3 Posted October 3 21 minutes ago, coalman said: He should recruit some mentally strong players. A team full of his picks would definitely have the resilience to play his system flawlessly. Exactly. How can he be expected to put his mentality stamp on the team when he was only able to make 14 signings? 1 1
Sheaf Saint Posted October 3 Posted October 3 (edited) 24 minutes ago, coalman said: He should recruit some mentally strong players. A team full of his picks would definitely have the resilience to play his system flawlessly. And, it goes without saying, be completely prepared for the physical demands of the league they're in as well. No question. Edited October 3 by Sheaf Saint 1 1
Midfield_General Posted October 3 Posted October 3 19 minutes ago, Saint86 said: Most obnoxious manager we've ever had? 🤔 8 5
SaintsBarry74 Posted October 4 Posted October 4 For the level, he’s got to be one of the worst managers I’ve ever seen. One predictable philosophy that never works, no adaptability, lots of errors, basically no clue - yet somehow he keeps finding a job. Incredible. 3
saintant Posted October 4 Posted October 4 1 hour ago, SaintsBarry74 said: For the level, he’s got to be one of the worst managers I’ve ever seen. One predictable philosophy that never works, no adaptability, lots of errors, basically no clue - yet somehow he keeps finding a job. Incredible. I suspect that there may not be any more mugs willing to buy his snake oil. Rangers could be his last job in football management. He's already made enough to last a lifetime so he's probably not that bothered. 2
beatlesaint Posted October 4 Posted October 4 53 minutes ago, saintant said: I suspect that there may not be any more mugs willing to buy his snake oil. Rangers could be his last job in football management. He's already made enough to last a lifetime so he's probably not that bothered. He will end up a permanent fixture on Sky. Even though most of it is absolute bullshit he speaks well and they would lap that up. Hey anyone that gives Merson and Clinton Morrison a job aint that fussy. 4
Whitey Grandad Posted October 4 Posted October 4 There's a quote in The Times today from Keith Andrews, "If you make it about you, you're not doing your job " 1
Hamwic Posted October 4 Posted October 4 Was just about to post the same. It also quoted Andrews saying that if things aren't working, they need changing. Not much sign of that from RM. 1
benjii Posted October 4 Posted October 4 2 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said: There's a quote in The Times today from Keith Andrews, "If you make it about you, you're not doing your job " What if you're writing an autobiography? 4
Whitey Grandad Posted Sunday at 12:39 Posted Sunday at 12:39 23 hours ago, benjii said: What if you're writing an autobiography? Not if you're a football manager. Or a brain surgeon. Or a ...
Midfield_General Posted Sunday at 15:34 Posted Sunday at 15:34 Just conceded an equaliser for 1-1 vs. Falkirk and have been comprehensively outplayed all match. 2
Lord Duckhunter Posted Sunday at 16:03 Posted Sunday at 16:03 (edited) Love this bit of the report “After cheering the goal initially, the away fans burst into their loudest chorus yet of "Martin, get to f***." “The message is clear! “ 😂😂😂 Edited Sunday at 16:03 by Lord Duckhunter 1 1
Edmonton Saint Posted Sunday at 16:04 Posted Sunday at 16:04 Thinking that’s got to be the end of the Martin Rangers experiment. Reading their forum does not making pleasant reading for Martin apologists 😂
SaintsBarry74 Posted Sunday at 16:04 Posted Sunday at 16:04 Imagine spending more than your opponents are worth, having a squad on ten times the wages - and still looking like a bunch of uncoachable school kids playing tiki-taka in a minefield
stknowle Posted Sunday at 16:07 Posted Sunday at 16:07 1 minute ago, SaintsBarry74 said: Imagine spending more than your opponents are worth, having a squad on ten times the wages - and still looking like a bunch of uncoachable school kids. Don’t need to imagine it, it’s pretty much where we are right now. 😁 4 3
AlexLaw76 Posted Sunday at 16:11 Posted Sunday at 16:11 (edited) 6 minutes ago, SaintsBarry74 said: Imagine spending more than your opponents are worth, having a squad on ten times the wages - and still looking like a bunch of uncoachable school kids playing tiki-taka in a minefield Saints or Rangers? Edited Sunday at 16:11 by AlexLaw76
beatlesaint Posted Sunday at 16:12 Posted Sunday at 16:12 Poor old Russell, coaches his team superbly to take a surprise lead away to the mighty Falkirk only for that blessed lack of confidence and poor mentality to kick in and ruin it for him. Such a cruel game !!
qwertyell Posted Sunday at 16:24 Posted Sunday at 16:24 18 minutes ago, SaintsBarry74 said: Imagine spending more than your opponents are worth, having a squad on ten times the wages - and still looking like a bunch of uncoachable school kids playing tiki-taka in a minefield 11 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: Saints or Rangers? We don't play tiki-taka. Hoofi-hacka, perhaps.
Cuddles Posted Sunday at 16:49 Posted Sunday at 16:49 Falkirk away is always a difficult fixture. Although the equaliser was disappointing, that's still a good 1-1 win all things considered.
die Mannyschaft Posted Sunday at 17:03 Posted Sunday at 17:03 Any chance of Russell returning to us. Combine Martin with Still that's a strong combination. We could average 1,000 plus passes a match. Just imagine how good the side to side passing would be. 1
coalman Posted Sunday at 17:11 Posted Sunday at 17:11 It's frustrating and hurtful apparently. They were more dominant the more the game went on and had so many touches in their box but they got a lucky deflection when they should've been building on a 1-0 lead. Note: Rangers had 26 touches in the box, 11 shots and 2 on target. Falkirk had 20 in the box, 16 shots and 4 on target. 2
Midfield_General Posted Sunday at 17:15 Posted Sunday at 17:15 Making more friends with his post-match press conference, coming out with more of the shite he did here about how the result isn't the most important thing. Saying it's not enough for Rangers "just to win" because that's "not sustainable". Like he's made the choice to only win 5 out of 17 fixtures so far because it wouldn't have been befitting to win any of the others if it couldn't be done prettily. How do the people who keep giving him jobs keep swallowing this absolute bullshit? 1 1
sockeye Posted Sunday at 17:16 Posted Sunday at 17:16 Quote Nearly had a heart attack with rage watching that interview. That smarmy grin on his face, blaming the players that have been 'here a long time' as if he hasnt just had 20 Million for a rebuild, and talking about 'it not being just about winning' was bad enough, but when asked "what HE could have done better', his instant reaction was very telling. "I enjoyed Connor Barrens performance, maybe giving other players more minutes". So when asked to self-reflect and take accountability his instant reaction was again to deflect it towards players, implying they had let him down. I also might be putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5, but I also read that as another thinly veiled swipe at Raskin. I think whats happened here is Nico has called him out and seen through him early doors, and his ego has taken a knock, and its become petty and personal as per all his comments. He's a small, petty man and his behaviour makes it extremely difficult not to really dislike him on a personal level, and I never thought I'd say that about a Rangers manager. He is a stain on the history of our club, I wouldn't even put his portrait up in the stadium either. Lets delete this fraud from our history. Schadenfreude is so very pleasing.
coalman Posted Sunday at 17:17 Posted Sunday at 17:17 (edited) Extra bonus points that on Thursday they equalled a 130 year record of going 22 away games without keeping a clean sheet which they beat today. Martin again proving to be a record breaking manager wherever he goes. Edited Sunday at 17:20 by coalman 2 2
Toussaint Posted Sunday at 17:21 Posted Sunday at 17:21 Creditable result against the mighty Falkirk. 1
Midfield_General Posted Sunday at 17:43 Posted Sunday at 17:43 (edited) 26 minutes ago, coalman said: Extra bonus points that on Thursday they equalled a 130 year record of going 22 away games without keeping a clean sheet which they beat today. Martin again proving to be a record breaking manager wherever he goes. Their Union Bears fans' group blocking the team bus to prevent it from leaving the Falkirk stadium Edited Sunday at 17:44 by Midfield_General
Football Special Posted Sunday at 17:47 Posted Sunday at 17:47 On 04/10/2025 at 07:49, SaintsBarry74 said: For the level, he’s got to be one of the worst managers I’ve ever seen. One predictable philosophy that never works, no adaptability, lots of errors, basically no clue - yet somehow he keeps finding a job. Incredible. I don't disagree and yet in the championship I feel he knew what he was doing more than young Mr Still 1
Saint NL Posted Sunday at 17:48 Posted Sunday at 17:48 30 minutes ago, coalman said: Extra bonus points that on Thursday they equalled a 130 year record of going 22 away games without keeping a clean sheet which they beat today. Martin again proving to be a record breaking manager wherever he goes. The host saying that "we don't want to see that". Of course we do, that's hilarious. 1 3
drd Posted Sunday at 18:00 Posted Sunday at 18:00 Stephen Hawking could have coached Rangers to at least 2nd place. RM has them in 8th🤪
Saint_clark Posted Sunday at 18:00 Posted Sunday at 18:00 42 minutes ago, sockeye said: You can't just win - Russell Martin That's one of the maddest things a football manager has ever said. 2
coalman Posted Sunday at 18:01 Posted Sunday at 18:01 Just now, drd said: Stephen Hawking could have coached Rangers to at least 2nd place. RM has them in 8th🤪 Yes, well one of them is one of the smartest people who ever lived. The other is a beard stroking hair flicking excuse monkey. 2
coalman Posted Sunday at 18:02 Posted Sunday at 18:02 1 minute ago, Saint_clark said: That's one of the maddest things a football manager has ever said. One of the maddest things so far. 1
coalman Posted Sunday at 18:04 Posted Sunday at 18:04 (edited) Wow. While the coach is blocked, Martin needs a police escort to get him safely out via a side entrance. https://www.followfollow.com/forum/threads/russell-martin-exits-through-a-side-door-with-a-police-escort….309918/ Edited Sunday at 18:07 by coalman 1
Colinjb Posted Sunday at 18:11 Posted Sunday at 18:11 5 minutes ago, coalman said: Wow. While the coach is blocked, Martin needs a police escort to get him safely out via a side entrance. https://www.followfollow.com/forum/threads/russell-martin-exits-through-a-side-door-with-a-police-escort….309918/ Never mind throwing players under the bus, just abandon the buggers. 1
coalman Posted Sunday at 18:13 Posted Sunday at 18:13 According to the Rangers forum there's a board meeting tonight.
beatlesaint Posted Sunday at 18:15 Posted Sunday at 18:15 Smuggled out the back in a car while the team bus is surrounded and stopped by fans. Self preservation or rushing him back to Ibrox to pick up his P45?
Dr Who? Posted Sunday at 18:30 Posted Sunday at 18:30 (edited) He will be gone before the next home game, as Ranger cannot afford the security bill. They can start again after the international break. ‘Maybe’ something his old club should be thinking as well? But ONLY if they do not have another out of his depth manager lined up! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c07vr3x1834o Edited Sunday at 18:33 by Dr Who? 1
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