GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Rangers Head Coach Russell Martin looks dejected during a William Hill Premiership match between Rangers and Heart of Midlothian at Ibrox Stadium, on September 13, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Alan Harvey/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Russell Martin took his Ibrox flops wild swimming in Loch Lomond today to try and boost morale.
After losing at home to Hearts on Saturday Martin claimed that the players were scared of playing at Ibrox, he now has five days to toughen them up for Saturday’s League Cup tie at home to Hibs.
Throughout the defeat from Hearts Ibrox fans were screaming for Martin to be removed from his job, it wasn’t a small minority it was the bulk of the home fans as they watched their side make it five SPFL matches without a win.
Martin is culturally the polar opposite to most of the fans wanting him to be sacked, there aren’t many vegan Buddhists in Larkhall, Kilwinning, Bridgeton or Bearsden.
On Sunday morning the loyal messengers were informed that Martin wasn’t about to be sacked, responding to that news the players took the high road to Loch Lomond to develop deeper personal bonds.
The Daily Record reports:
Under-fire Russell Martin has taken his Ibrox squad wild swimming as he bids to keep his own head above water in his fight to keep the Rangers job.
The Light Blues boss took his players for a swim in Loch Lomond and then a hike up Conic Hill as part of a day of different activities.
Martin has turned to the great outdoors in a bid to try to turn his side’s fortunes around.
Martin will face the media on Friday to give an update on how the bonding exercise went, last week there were some outstanding performances in training at Murray Park.
Maybe he was trying to drown some of them hoping they would be reincarnated as talented football players…..
He really is in the wrong movie, eh?
BTW, the south end of Lomond has had a blue/green algal bloom for months, now. Hope they didn’t swallow any of the water.
He took them swimming today how appropriate since he drowning in all that abuse.
He’s just this minute been sacked,press release tomorrow at 10.am at ibrox.
Whilst Martin might be able to remain calm and carry on,
the atmosphere in the squad must be terrible?
But if, IF, they can produce a big win against Hibs,
the SMSM will probably flip in support of him?
And mibbees the bears are slowly realising that he’s staying for the duration…? 🙂
Next session of back to the future they hit the sand dunes
They zombies will be raging with this stuff, Trying a Baptism of fire in freezing water to wake them up. And brilliant start with the 12th minute Stance with Our Fans , it’s going to get worse, Keep it up Bhoys & Ghirls true Celtic Fans are speaking now
They’re scared of playing at Ipox, they won’t be soon as there won’t be anyone there
I used to go out in the speedboat with ma brother-in-law cruising up and down and across Loch Lomond…
His boat by the way and not mine…
There used to be signs saying ‘Wake Area’
If The Sevco Hun Hoards know he’s took them to that ‘Wake area’ – Whatever The Fuck it means – They’ll be apoletic with RAGE !
No messing about with the klan klubs fans tonight they are baying for blood,burn the witch.
They want Martin gone ASAPVand the guy from Star Trek as well,this will be interesting to see if the Yanks react to this or double down by keeping Martin in post.
They have demanded both are gone by weekend or else there will be consequences.
All ‘e ‘ears is ‘eel ‘ave to go, so beachcomber Russell Martin is punishing his team of nervous wrecks for their clueless on field performances and letting them flounder in the deep waters of Loch Lomond instead of the pitch.
Others who’ve sunk his hopes of long gone silver should have felt the ice cold waters too, such as, Mudlark Thelwell he’s been angling for trouble, reeling in washed up flotsam and jetsam players to the club. It’s Bikini Bottom Patrick’s duty to plunge down into the polluted underwater trail of bubbles to fix the Raskine leaks and get him to clam up.
As Andrew Caviar and the 49ers consortium want the club to be shell-sufficient and recoup their investment then RM should have them pearl diving to the loch bed, it’ll be the only way of filling their bonnie banks again.
Cod plaice my sole without a trout they were invited to Loch Lomond by his holy Ness Leo for to be baptized. Russell’s Halibut enough of the fans chants and settled a score!