Rangers face two crucial fixtures this week: the Champions League second leg against Club Brugge and the Old Firm derby with Celtic. The team lost the first leg 3-1 at Ibrox, leaving Champions League qualification slim. Rangers have drawn their opening three league games and sit six points behind Celtic. Russell Martin has won three of his first nine games in charge (four draws, two defeats), marking the worst start for any permanent manager at the club; he is the second manager to fail to win his first three league matches since 1978. Fans booed after the Brugge loss and during the St Mirren draw. Wins in both matches could provide momentum and redefine the season.
If we can go there and turn that tie around, then it'll obviously give us massive confidence going into the weekend game. And then we play that game and who knows where it can take us, if we manage to pick up three points. It can be a defining week, two massive games in two different competitions and obviously we want to be playing Champions League football.
Russell Martin has endured one of the worst starts of any permanent manager at the club, becoming the first Rangers boss to win just three of their first nine games in charge (four draws, two defeats). Martin is also just the second Gers manager to fail to win his first three league games in charge, after John Greig failed to win any of his first six in 1978.
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