Russell Martin appears to make shock admission about his own family | OneFootball

Russell Martin appears to have admitted his family’s interests come second to him after prioritising his managerial career. Russell Martin and his family is intriguing.

Speaking to the press before this weekend’s cup clash with Hibs, the Rangers coach did prefix it by suggesting he’d been ill all week and his daughter had been in hospital, saying it was tough to see your kids poorly, but then his next comment slightly undermined these sentiments. On the abuse he’s taken he said:

Deal with it

Unless we are all wildly misunderstanding this, Martin appears to saying his own career is more important than his family’s wellbeing.

This would be the ultimate symbol of self-importance, to tell your loved ones to ‘deal with it’ rather than ever hinting they’re more important than your own career.

Selfish?

We really do pick up a lot of ‘mememe’ from Russell Martin, stuff coming out now showing just how self-involved the man actually is.

But when the guy more or less says his managerial career is a bigger deal than his family’s happiness and wellbeing, well…

Has he just been misquoted?

Because if he has not, then this is as tone-deaf as it gets. Supporters will sympathise with illness and kids in hospital, of course they will, but the moment you dismiss the wider strain on your loved ones you lose a lot of goodwill.

Rangers fans are already frustrated with the football, and comments like this hardly help. There is a stubborn streak in Martin, no doubt, but stubbornness is one thing, outright arrogance is another.

By suggesting his family must adapt to him rather than the other way round, he paints a picture of a man unwilling to compromise. In a week where he really needed unity, he risks creating division instead.