Champions Celtic begin the defence of their Scottish Premiership crown at home to St Mirren on Sunday, 3 August. Kilmarnock against newly promoted Livingston is the only 15:00 BST kick-off on Saturday, 2 August, with Rangers visiting Motherwell in the early evening. Falkirk, back in the top flight after an absence of 15 years, host...
Panathinaikos’ visit will mark Russell Martin’s first competitive game as Rangers head coach and the former Southampton boss has been handed the toughest of their possible draws despite the Ibrox side having been seeded. All three potential opponents were, like Rangers, runners-up in their domestic leagues, but while the Greek side are 111th in the...
AEK Athens are interested in Rangers forward Cyriel Dessers, 30. (Record), external Free agent Kwame Poku, 23, is a possible target for Rangers after most recently playing for Peterborough while fellow wingers Nedim Bajrami and Ross McCausland could be moved out of Ibrox. (Sun), external Rangers are one of a number of clubs interested in...
Philippe Clement speaks to Alasdair Lamont and reflects on his time managing Rangers. Read full article at source...
Rangers are tracking Westerlo forward Matija Frigan, 22, while a move for Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Dor Turgeman, 21, remains on. (Record), external But Rangers have been told to up their £4m offer for Turgeman. (Football Scotland), external St Mirren are set to sign Jamaica defender Richard King, 23, after agreeing a fee with his...
Every manager wants patience – and few get it. But Clement arguably got more than predecessors Michael Beale and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. After all, neither of them suffered the ignominy of a Scottish Cup home defeat by second-tier Queen’s Park. Protesting that his squad needed time to develop and grow became a regular refrain of...
Former Rangers manager Philippe Clement has urged the club and its supporters to show “more patience” with new head coach Russell Martin in order to challenge Celtic’s dominance of Scottish football. Since Belgian Clement was sacked in February, a USA-based consortium has completed a takeover and installed former Southampton boss Martin as his permanent successor....
Martin often cut a smart-casual figure on the touchline with his previous clubs. He smartened up significantly for Rangers with a jacket and tie. No suit, however, and he still had the trendy trainers to complement his look. He’ll be well aware how important first impressions are and the vibes that came across from his...
New Rangers head coach Russell Martin says his “whole career has been based on proving people wrong” and believes he can do so again at Ibrox. Read full article at source...
Russell Martin is Rangers’ new head coach, with the former Southampton boss signing a three-year contract at the start of a fresh era at Ibrox. A US-based consortium, led by Andrew Cavenagh and including the investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers, completed a takeover of the club last week. Martin emerged as the leading...
We discuss Russell Martin becoming Rangers boss and Scotland’s game with Iceland. Read full article at source...
A reluctance to adapt is an accusation Postecoglou and Martin both share. But the latter’s former Norwich City team-mate, Angus Gunn, would dispute that. Gunn came up against Martin’s Southampton team in the English Championship en route to, what turned into, their unsuccessful return to the Premier League. “They were a tough team,” the Scotland...
We discuss Russell Martin as favourite for Rangers and preview Scotland against Iceland. Read full article at source...
Russell Martin is set to become the Rangers manager while Aberdeen join the race for a striker… Russell Martin is on the brink of becoming Rangers manager after fresh talks with new Ibrox bosses. (Scottish Sun), external. Former Rangers loanee Vaclav Cerny appears to have closed the door on the prospect of a permanent move...
Martin was 32 when he made the switch to Ibrox and did not add to his 29 Scotland caps, the first of which came as a late substitute in a 3-1 win over Wales in 2011. That international debut came under Craig Levein, while Martin was a regular pick for Gordon Strachan, playing in the...