Russell Martin has been told to quit it with endless excuses about Rangers' fragile mentality - because it's his job to amend that issue.
The 39-year-old has come under yet more pressure after last night's disappointing 2-1 away defeat to Sturm Graz on matchday two of the Europa League.
After last year's heroics of finishing in the top eight of the league phase, it seems a far cry from the possibilities for this new-look Gers team this term, after consecutive defeats to Genk and the Austrian side.
After the match, Martin blamed much of what he saw from his side on not having mental resilience to come through tough moments in games, after going 2-0 down inside the opening 35 minutes last night.
"That’s your job, what are you doing there?!" 👀 Strong words from Nigel Reo-Coker, @Nicocantor1 and @J_Dyer_Official on Rangers boss Russell Martin 😅 pic.twitter.com/nJm4wMH0z7
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But in a brutal address, live on American TV channel CBS Sports Golazo, former Premier League midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker told Martin his lame excuses don't wash, as he debunked the idea the head coach should get away scot-free with yet another dismal performance from the team.
"He talks about mentality," Reo-Coker said. "You're hired as a manager. Your job is to fix that, you're supposed to be the mentality-setter. You're supposed to do that. You can't just say the obvious of what we see.
"Your job is to manage this team - fix it. You can't be telling us 'the mentality's not there, the set pieces aren't there and we're not competing,' that's your job! What are you doing there?
"Anyone could do that job. Fix it. Tell us 'I'm going to fix the mentality, it's not good enough, we didn't perform, we need to perform, we need to do better and I'm going to make it work'.
"That's your job, that's why you're hired as a manager. Go and manage. Fix the problems that are there."
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Fellow pundit Jaydee Dyer added: "This is as bad as when they had administration problems and they had to re-start from the bottom and come all the way up through the divisions.
"The fan base is so incredibly loyal to them. They're a special team because of their fans. Right now they're not getting service.
"I was shocked to see that poster in there with his face, because that's not a Rangers sign. They don't do those sort of things."
Reo-Coker came back in: "A lot of people are questioning whether Russell Martin's time is up or not. For me, that's a manager that still looks very comfortable.
"It seems like the ownership are backing him. But there's going to be a problem. There will be a point where the fan base turns.
"They're trying to be supportive, but the results are not happening. If the performances don't start to improve soon for fans to start to see some progression, then it's going to be hell to pay, because you don't want to be around there.
"Rangers is not just a football club, it's an institution - it's deeper than that."