RIGHTS & WRONGS?

Martin's Rangers off and running but Brugge draw leaves boss with as many questions as answers...

- SCOTT MCDERMOTT

WHEN Russell Martin named his first Rangers team for Sunday's friendly with Club Brugge - Ibrox punters had plenty of questions.

But by the end of 90 minutes against the Belgians, which ended in a 2-2 draw, at least some of them were answered. It was a mixed bag for the new Rangers gaffer.

After a ropey start which saw them go two goals down in 14 minutes, Martin's men showed character to fight back. Goals from Mohamed Diomande and Findlay Curtis gave the fans a bit of optimism.

It's still far too early to judge Martin or his side, especially with plenty of new signings still to come through the door.

But with a Champions League qualifier against Panathinaikos on July 22, the manager's got work to do. Here, Record Sport looks at what went right and wrong for Martin in his Ibrox dugout debut.

RUSSELL'S RIGHTS

1 The comeback. When Club Brugge scored 1 their second goal to go 2-0 up after just 14 minutes, it looked like it could get seriously messy.

The Belgians, who are a Champions League side, looked in the mood to cause some damage, while Rangers looked lost.

If Martin's new boys didn't know about the expectations and demands here, being booed off at half-time in a bounce game would have made it abundantly clear.

At that point, Rangers could have gone into their shell and accepted a heavy defeat.

After all, it was their first match after just two weeks' training under their new boss.

But credit to them. The resilience, determination and personality they showed in the second half will have pleased the manager.

Martin will have learned a lot about the mentality of certain players who - friendly or not, showed up in the second half to ensure Rangers didn't lose the game.

And that will give him something positive to build on going forward.