That hatred was down to his lifestyle choices and politics, now the baying mob have results on the park to throw at Martin who has won just three of 12 matches since taking charge.
Saturday’s defeat from Hearts has kicked off an incredible chain of events with fan groups reaching for their statement templates as they plead with the club to get Martin out regardless of who is brought in to take his place.
Kris Boyd wasn’t cracking many gags when he provided Sky Sports News with his verdict on the 2-0 defeat from Hearts at Ibrox.Normally the former Kilmarnock striker is the life and soul of the party, sharing the laughs with Paul Merson and Clinton Morrison with his in-depth football knowledge topped…
Luka Modric, Ronaldo, Jamie Vardy and Josh Windass would lead the Revolution with Cavenagh profiled as the supreme professional with a ruthless desire to succeed.
Home wins over Panathinaikos, Viktoria Plzen and Alloa haven’t papered over the cracks, even the Gullible & Deluded fans can see through the soundbites delivered by the bearded former MK Dons boss who has refused to slip into the brogues associated with his job.
Is Martin working his ticket for a pay off and a return to the sympathetic media circuit down south where some still view him as a visionary?
If they don’t realise they’re about to find out we are two defeats away from the Americans and Patrick Stewart and that leadership group finding out exactly what the fans want because the fans do not want Russell Martin.
It is very obvious that Martin has no friends across the Scottish media, he has an arrogance and contempt whenever he is put in front of the cameras and microphones that has switched off a naturally sympathetic audience.
Martin is incredibly detached from reality, loving life in his little bubble and using a media conference to reassure his mum that he is really enjoying his new job working with the angry and abusive Sweaties.
The chat that was going about yesterday, is that one of the former Rangers players actually went and spoke to Russell Martin on behalf of the players to say that their not happy with the way, the tactics and they style of play that they are expected to do.