'I don't regret anything' - Martin on Rangers reign
Russell Martin endured a turbulent 123-day spell as Rangers head coach [SNS] Russell Martin holds no regrets from his turbulent spell as Rangers head coach and says abuse he received was difficult on those close to him. Martin, 40, was sacked after Rangers' first seven Scottish Premiership games this season, with the side eighth in the table. He won five, drew six and lost six of his games overall.
Only one of Martin's wins came in the league, with his fifth Premiership draw at Falkirk proving to be his last game in charge. His Rangers team also had a chastening exit from the Champions League with a 9-3 aggregate defeat by Club Brugge, having beaten Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen in the previous qualifying rounds. "I don't regret anything," Martin told BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club.
"There's loads of frustration for me as a coach and a manager and a leader but ultimately, it's always your fault as a manager. "It's my fault I didn't do well enough and you learn from it and I'll be better for it, for sure. " Martin had come under increasing pressure before his October exit and described his 123-day reign as "character building".
"I love Glasgow as a city," said the former Rangers and Scotland defender. "I loved living there. "It was really difficult for the people around me - family, friends.
When my kids came up, they couldn't come to the game because of the level of abuse I was receiving at that point. " 'There was so much change' Martin was the first head coach appointment of Rangers' new owners last summer and oversaw a significant summer squad overhaul. Since his departure, Rangers under Danny Rohl have climbed to third in the Premiership.