Glasgow | Rangers fan discusses shambolic start to the season
I’ve lost the appetite to watch this continue.
Rangers fan Mark Lee is furious with the club's performances.
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| There will be more protests outside Ibrox this weekend |
It is our worst start in 47 years. Last season it was Philippe Clement’s away form that drew criticism, but after just five games this term we are sitting 10th.
As a fanbase, there is nothing to rally behind and nothing positive to look forward to under Russell Martin. He has moved from blaming the players to blaming the fans, and now claims the environment is causing the players “anxiety”.
The only thing that seems to have caused anxiety is Martin’s tactics and a woeful brand of football.
He carries himself with a confidence that borders on arrogance, which is staggering given how his time at Southampton ended and now seeing Rangers in the bottom three despite having spent more than any other club in the league.
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| The humiliation in Belgium |
From a man who has received more public votes of confidence than actual wins this season, it feels like he is taking the owners, players and fans for fools.
It’s easy to see through these Pep Guardiola wannabes. In my eyes, Martin is a dead man walking. It is no longer a question of if he will be sacked, but when. The sooner it happens, the better for everyone involved.
Co-owner Andrew Cavenagh will be at Ibrox for the League Cup quarter-final against Hibs this weekend, and he should be handing Martin and his staff their P45, win or lose.
It is remarkable that a manager so accustomed to losing games was given a job where winning is the only thing that matters.
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| Rangers recent defeat against Hearts |
Martin is not turning things around at Ibrox. His appointment has been an unmitigated disaster and the longer he remains in charge, the worse it will become.
I would have more respect for those in charge if they admitted their mistake and worked to fix it, rather than letting a man so clearly out of his depth continue until the season is a write-off.
Rangers feels like a poisoned chalice. No matter who is appointed, we never seem to get the right people in the right positions.
It is toxic at Ibrox, and fans are weary of watching the same pattern repeat every season because of misjudgement and a fundamental misunderstanding of Scottish football.
Who knows when anyone at the club will take proper responsibility and act to try to reverse this disastrous start to the season
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