More wasted time as Rangers fans get gaslighted again | OneFootball

Rangers have wasted yet another season and around £45 million on a ridiculous experiment that was doomed from the start. If there is one thing Ibrox Noise hates, it is wasting time. The appointment of Russell Martin was never going to work, and the fans knew it. From the first day he walked into Ibrox, this was a gamble destined to fail. Once again, Rangers have paid the price for poor judgement.

A failed experiment from the start

The warning signs were there. Ibrox Noise had pointed out from the beginning that Martin’s record at Southampton and Swansea showed no evidence he could handle Rangers. Yet those in charge ignored the facts. They gambled the club’s future on a man with pretty words but no proof of success. His brand of slow, passing football never suited the intensity of Ibrox. It was all theory and no heart, and Rangers fans saw through it from day one.

The result has been another collapse. Ibrox Noise had predicted it before the season even began. Millions spent, progress lost, and the club no closer to glory. Martin’s choices in the transfer market only made it worse. He filled the squad with cheap gambles, fringe players, and unknowns who could not handle the pressure. For every pound spent, the team went backwards.

Even now, Rangers supporters feel deceived. The club leadership sold a dream of progress but delivered chaos instead. Every week that passed under Martin made the hole deeper. Ibrox Noise had warned this could happen, yet the board refused to listen.

The cost of blind loyalty

Rangers’ dismissal of Martin came far too late. Fans showed patience, as they always do, but when results collapsed, the truth became impossible to deny. The board refused to act until the damage was done. That loyalty to failure has cost Rangers everything this season. Once again, fans have been left angry and embarrassed by those who claim to know best.

Even Sky Sports saw the flaws in Martin’s approach long before the end came. The £45 million investment promised change. Instead, it delivered confusion, poor performances, and a squad without leadership. Supporters have every right to demand answers. They trusted the process, yet the process delivered nothing but another wasted year.

Another year gone, same mistakes made

Even the official Rangers website tried to justify the approach, but fans could see through the spin. This club used to lead by example. Now, it follows trends. Appointing Martin was not a brave move, it was a lazy one. It showed no ambition, no understanding of what Rangers demand. Every decision felt reactive, not strategic. Every defeat deepened the sense of déjà vu.

Rangers have now wasted yet another season under weak leadership. Fans are tired of false dawns. They want a manager who understands what this badge means, not another experiment. Until those in power learn from these failures, the cycle will continue.

Rangers deserve better than this. Another season gone, another fortune wasted, and still the same lessons ignored.