THELODOWN

Ibrox midfielder says they must get fans back on their side - but will stick to their principles

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BLUE MURDER Diomande was given a straight red card for this wild tackle on Genk's Zakaria El Ouahdi

THE message has been sent loud and clear from the Rangers fans - they want change.

Russell Martin saw his fifth defeat since stepping into the intense Ibrox cauldron as Genk left Glasgow with three Europa League points.

During a series of lacklustre domestic campaigns, European adventures have offered a brief respite for fans - but it was more of the same old story for the team sitting in 11th spot in the Premiership on Thursday night. In fact, Gers appeared to take a step back against the Belgian side as they failed to build any momentum from their Premier Sports Cup victory over Hibs last weekend.

Chants of “Martin, get to f***” rang out from the home stands from what remained of the 38,000 punters who had stayed to hear the full-time whistle in midweek.

Owner Andrew Cavenagh was in the stadium for the second game in a row to experience the toxic atmosphere with Martin revealing post-match that prearranged talks were set to take place.