Earlier this month, Rangers announced Russell Martin as the new head coach in an exciting new chapter for the club.
Here, we take a look at Martin’s career so far both as a player and a head coach, as well as what we can expect from his team on the pitch.
A commanding figure at the heart of defence, Martin enjoyed a successful playing career spanning over 500 appearances, including 17 matches for Rangers back in season 2017/18.
The most notable spell as a player came at Norwich City, where he spent nine seasons making over 300 appearances.
He was instrumental as they secured back-to-back promotions from League One to the top flight between 2009 and 2011 and made 125 appearances for the Canaries in the Premier League.
Martin also captained Norwich City in the Premier League, earning a reputation as a natural leader - disciplined, intelligent and composed under pressure.
As well as a spell in Scotland with Rangers, the defender made 29 appearances for the national team.
After hanging up his boots in 2019, Martin transitioned into management with MK Dons and then later Swansea City, where his ideas and identity began to flourish.
It was in the EFL Championship with Southampton where he turned heads with his side playing with a clear purpose - brave in possession, relentless in pressing and always looking to dominate the ball.
He led the team to promotion to the Premier League in his first season, with a 1-0 victory over Leeds United in the play-off final at Wembley.
Martin is clear on what he wants from his players, structure, organisation, pressing with intensity and recovering quickly an approach which requires discipline, hard work and togetherness.
As mentioned earlier, Martin spent the second-half of the 2017/18 season on loan at Rangers from Norwich City, making 17 appearances for the club.
In a 2018 interview with RangersTV, a few weeks into life in Glasgow, Martin said: “I knew the size of the club coming up, and the expectation but I am really enjoying that, the fact that you are expected to win, everyone wants you to win every game and teams are desperate to beat you as well so I am enjoying that, I am enjoying that pressure.”
While it will undoubtedly be a different challenge for the 39-year-old as he takes to the Ibrox dugout, the understanding of the demands of the club and the expectation can only prove a benefit for Martin as he shapes his squad ahead of the 2025/26 season.