MARTIN PLOTS GREAT ESCAPE

Spontaneous and emotional'.. words that sum up our game but there's little to lose sleep over

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RUSSELL MARTIN will need the finely-tuned attributes of Harry Houdini when he starts work tomorrow.

The escapologist's speciality was being suspended upside down in a tank of water while handcuffed and wearing a straitjacket.

He had three minutes to hold his breath and extricate himself from his constrictions. Or else.

It's not a life-or-death scenario for the new head coach at Ibrox, despite what the more excitable might claim.

But endangerments are building up.

There's Panathinaikos in the Champions League qualifier next month - defeat over two legs looks unthinkable.

There's a row over the circumstances that saw John Souttar put country before club, and delayed an operation, to be available for Scotland's recent two friendlies.

Meanwhile, the club's activity in the transfer market has had the same grip on fans' imagination as FIFA's Club World Cup.