Rangers fans try to stop team bus leaving Falkirk

Manager Martin needs police escort as supporters express rage during and after draw

- Ronnie Esplin

Russell Martin accepted full responsibility after another dismal Rangers performance ended with a 1-1 draw at Falkirk after which enraged fans tried to block the team coach from leaving the ground.

When the striker Bojan Miovski tapped in after 41 minutes, the travelling supporters again turned their ire on the Rangers manager and there were repeated chants against the former Southampton coach before and after John McGlynn’s side deservedly levelled in the 73rd minute through the substitute Henry Cartwright.

Afterwards Rangers fans sat down to attempt to stop the coach leaving but they were dispersed by police. Martin was escorted out of another part of the stadium by security guards before leaving in a car escorted by police horses.

The Ibrox side are eighth with one win in seven Scottish Premiership fixtures, 11 points behind the leaders, Hearts, and nine behind Celtic. Martin, who described the chants as “character building”, was asked if he was getting enough from the players.