Martin knows when to ring the changes, insists Bell

CAMMY BELL played under a Rangers manager whose insistence on perfecting Plan A eventually spelled trouble at Ibrox.

- By Andy Newport

But the former Ibrox keeper believes Russell Martin has realised he’ll have to switch schemes if he’s to avoid being branded another B-list boss.

Bell saw how Mark Warburton’s refusal to budge from his strict passing philosophies eventually allowed teams to work out his tactics.

While the Londoner enjoyed success in his first campaign in Glasgow, it didn’t last.

He famously claimed his “Plan A was to do Plan A better”.

But, in the end, the Ibrox faithful were left struggling to mind their Ps and Qs as his team became bogged down in an aimless succession of passes while Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic Invincibles were disappearing off over the horizon.

The complaints aimed at Warbs were similar to the criticism Martin had to deal with last term as his Southampton team’s insistence on playing out from the defence backfired among the merciless big beasts of the Premier League.

It proved to be a chastening experience for the new Gers gaffer, who lasted less than six months before being axed.