Why Russell Martin has really left Rangers fans 'underwhelmed' as Celtic daft Alan Brazil has no doubt over one thing

Why Russell Martin has really left Rangers fans 'underwhelmed' as Celtic daft Alan Brazil has no doubt over one thing

The big news from Scotland reached the talkSPORT airwaves this morning and once again Steven Gerrard's name cropped up

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Russell Martin is officially the new manager of Rangers after the long search came to a conclusion on Thursday – but Alan Brazil gets why some fans are 'underwhelmed' by the appointment.

The Ibrox bosses went through a rigorous process with a number of big names including Steven Gerrard and Davide Ancelotti mentioned to be Philippe Clement's successor, but in the end it was former defender and Southampton boss Martin who won the race.

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He was unveiled in his new role yesterday and will need to get cracking with Champions League qualifiers in around seven weeks time and the big pre-season return on June 23.

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The appointment has gathered mixed reviews and Brazil reckons he knows why 'one or two are underwhelmed'.

Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: "I think why one or two people are underwhelmed is because Steven Gerrard's name was branded about. One or two other big names as well.

"Listen, Russell is a good coach, no doubt about it. People, I don't know what they want.

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"The guy has managed in the Premiership, he took them down but they played good football at times but as Ally McCoist said, it is a different game in Scotland and you need players that can play out from the back and he's not sure that Rangers have got them."

He added: "He's not daft. He will know Celtic have the superior side and squad at the moment.

"He will be rubbing his hands taking on Brendan [Rodgers] don't worry about that. He knows how big Rangers are as a football club."

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Alan Brazil and Ray Parlour

Co-host Ray Parlour offered his view adding: "All I will say is, if you look to Steven Gerrard as manager. I don't know the reasons why, he was mentioned quite often.

"People would probably want to play for Steven Gerrard because his name and all that sort of stuff. There is a project here under Steven Gerrard and I want to be part of that.

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"I am not knocking him here, and you've got to give him a chance and everybody deserves a chance and he might prove everybody wrong and win the league, who knows?

"But people might look at Russell Martin and say 'do I really want to play for a person like that?'

"I want to play for Steven Gerrard and his make up if it was Steven Davis and Jordan Henderson was involved, people like that.

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"It's quite exciting for any player to go and be part of that."

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