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Russell Martin sacked as Rangers head coach after five months in charge at Ibrox
Russell Martin was dismissed after winning only five of 17 games, with Rangers languishing eighth and 11 points behind league leaders, prompting fan unrest and staff departures.
- On October 5, Rangers Football Club confirmed Russell Martin has been sacked as head coach after Sunday's 1-1 draw at Falkirk, saying results 'have not met the club's expectations.'
- Poor domestic and European form left Rangers with five wins in 17 matches , sitting eighth in the Premiership, 11 points behind Hearts and nine behind Celtic.
- After the match, angry Rangers supporters blocked the team bus and chanted for Russell Martin's removal after Bojan Miovski's 41st-minute goal, forcing police to escort Martin away.
- The club confirmed that Matt Gill, Assistant Head Coach, and Mike Williamson, First-Team Coach, will also depart as Rangers appoint interim management and begin searching for a permanent successor.
- Martin was appointed on June 5 and leaves after four months, with his 122-day tenure the shortest for any permanent Rangers manager, increasing pressure on 49ers Enterprises and executives.
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Russell Martin fired as head coach of struggling Scottish soccer giant Rangers
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Russell Martin was fired as head coach of Rangers after a 1-1 draw with Falkirk on Sunday left the illustrious Glasgow soccer club in the bottom half of the Scottish Premiership.
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Glasgow TimesRussell Martin sacked by Rangers after four months in charge at Ibrox
The Ibrox club's latest disappointing result, a 1-1 draw away to Falkirk, proved to be the final straw despite the head coach insisting post-match…
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