Spiky Russell Martin clamps question over his Rangers future as Ibrox 'just have to win' fundamental scorched

The boss wasn't happy with the questions after a 1-1 draw with Falkirk ramped up the pressure

Defiant Russell Martin insists he won't walk away from the Rangers job - as he clamped speculation over his future after drawing with Falkirk.

It was another poor showing by the Glasgow giants as John McGlynn's men battled to a deserved draw - and looked the more likely side to win on their own patch.

The Ibrox chiefs now face a big decision on Martin after a disastrous start to the season with the club languishing in eighth place in the Premiership table.

Rangers season has been put into cold storage for the international break for two weeks amid surging pressure from fans.

But asked if he doubts he is in the right job by Sky, he bluntly answered: "No. I've never given up anything in my life and it's always gone pretty well for me.

"So, not even come into the equation. I will keep working with the players and the staff - who I feel have been so good with us, the players have really (had) a good connection, good understanding, hungry and they just can't quite translate that into results at the moment."

Pressed on the Rangers' fans feeling that it hasn't been improving, he clapped back: "It has been improving a lot.

"Difficult pitch, difficult conditions - we are 1-0 up and should go on and score a second, and we don't and it costs us.

"But there has been improvements. Maybe not in results, but performance - a lot. But I know everybody just wants to win games."

Asked if it ultimately comes down to results, Martin said: "Yeah, yeah - but this thing at this club, I hear everyone say it all the time, 'you just have to win' - you also have to have a way to win, and to learn and grow and develop.

"You can't just win sustainably in my opinion. You can't just win if you don't have a team of seasoned men with thousands of games under their belt collectively.

"We haven't got that, we have got a lot of young players that a growing into it. My job is to keep trying to help them and I'll do it until I'm told not to."

"I said we are going to have to win whilst building and we are building without the results we currently want. I understand it, and that's part of this job - at any football club - more scrutiny and intensity here than most places, I would argue, but it's something you have to deal with and I will do that to the best of my ability until I am told not to, like I said."

His stance on "until I am told not to" was noted, but an irked Martin cut in: "You are going to ask me about my future. You have done it many, many times this season - as have many.

"But it's the same answer all the time - I don't control that, I felt really well supporter by everyone today, this morning, I just keep focussing on what I can control, which is the players and the work. We need to try and be better."

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