Martin given police escort as Rangers fans block team bus

Angry Rangers fans tried to prevent the team bus leaving the Falkirk Stadium following the 1-1 draw on Sunday, with a large police presence required to allow players and staff to exit.

Under-pressure head coach Russell Martin was escorted away from the ground in a separate car by police in a bid to keep him away from supporters, who have been calling for his removal for several weeks.

A group of fans, mainly clad in black, were led away from the ground at about 18:30 BST, more than 90 minutes after the match had finished.

The draw was the latest in a series of disappointing results for Rangers which have left them eighth in the Premiership, 11 points behind leaders Hearts and nine adrift of Celtic.

Martin, who was appointed on a three-year contract in June, has only won one of his first seven league matches and has been the subject of fan protests and chants against him at recent games.

It remains to be seen whether the board will keep faith with the former Southampton boss over the international break, with Rangers not in action again until 18 October.

Martin - who has five victories in his opening 17 games across all competitions - accepted responsibility for the latest poor performance and said there were "no excuses".

"The team, ultimately, is a reflection on me and it has to be better and do better so I need to take responsibility and look at that myself," he added.

The 39-year-old insists he can still turn things around but knows the "noise" around his future is increasing.

"You'd have to ask the people above me," he said.

"I feel that the players and the staff are really behind me. I felt really supported by everyone else above me as well, and I can't dictate whether that changes or not.

"I have to just try and focus on winning football matches, because of what I see every day with the players, how invested they are in it, how hard they run.

"If I felt any differently, I would feel differently here. It probably wouldn't hurt as much, but I know they're really trying."