John Souttar is ready to take his share of the Rangers flak and insists it is unfair for Russell Martin to bear the brunt.
Martin is coming under fire for his start to life in the Ibrox hotseat after two Premiership draws against Motherwell and Dundee and an early capitulation against Club Brugge last night.
There is now a mountain to climb to reach the Champions League proper and the £40 million bounty on offer, while Celtic are already four points ahead in the league.
Fans are already questioning whether it was a mistake to appoint the 39-year-old and asking if the club might make an early decision to change.
Souttar reckons that is unjust and says he and his teammates need to take on a lot of the responsibility.
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He said: “Look, I think it’s unfair for him to take the flak.
“I think we all have to take it. It’s not just the manager, I think we are all due it.
“Everyone at this club who wants to play here has to understand that when things are not going well and demands are not met - then you are going to take flak. You need to accept that.
“In the first half on Tuesday we actually shot ourselves in the foot with how we started. When you give away the goals we did, that makes any game difficult.
“Especially a game like that when there is so much at stake and we are playing against a team of that quality.
“In the second half we were a bit better and made them a bit more uncomfortable. But the damage was done before that.”
