Russell Martin is another Rangers loser as Hotline hands Celtic the Treble already with panic button untouched

As predicted, Rangers' new manager brings all the Bhoys to the Hotline yard.

Russell Martin is the man tasked with getting Gers closer to their dominant rivals after five years of watching their rivals lift trophy after trophy...until very recently.

Battling Brendan Rodgers at the top of the table will be the bare minimum expected from Martin, although judging by the initial reaction, hopes are not high amongst the Ibrox faithful.

Philip Borland, emailed: "What a joke us making Russell Martin as manager. We might as well just give Celtic the Treble just now. Who at rangers thought it was a good idea to bring him to Rangers after he just got Southampton relegated and they just sacked him 5 or 6 months ago? So some idiot at Rangers said lets make him our next manager so we will. What a joke new owners are allowing this to happen."

Lewis Fotheringham, Mount Ellen, said: "While I will give Russell Martin a chance as our manager...oh sorry Head Coach, it is not exactly the type of appointment I had in mind. I felt we needed a high-profile manager to counter what Celtic has with Brendan Rodgers. Instead, we have got an inexperienced coach that has had mixed success in England. It seems like the club has gone for the cheap option again."

Peter Cooperwhite added: "Now that it's confirmed Russell Martin is new Rangers manager, definitely not a first choice for me to be honest. I hope Thelwell has done a lot of thinking on this one.

"Lets all get behind him give him a chance. His recruitment will be judged closely as we need at least six good players who will hit the ground right away as Europe qualifiers are getting closer. I hope his style of play is what Rangers need to achieve trophies."

George McLeish wanted the "Rangers