The only thing that will do for Rangers and Martin is victories.
For a while it looked like they might get one despite not playing well. Falkirk kept plugging away, however, and Rangers simply couldn’t keep them out.
The good work (if not the goodwill) created by the League Cup win over Hibernian and the first Premiership victory at Livingston would only count for something if Rangers could build on it.
They failed in terms of the result and performance. No one could begrudge Falkirk a share of the spoils and the question now remains: will one league win from their opening seven, with supporters openly calling for his head, be enough to keep the manager in a job over the international break?
This was a thoroughly merited point for Falkirk. Had they won, Rangers could not have had too many complaints.
John McGlynn’s side are easy on the eye, play some lovely football and cannot be faulted for effort or energy.
If they can find more moments of quality like the one produced by Cartwright, and score more goals, Falkirk will be absolutely fine. They’re giving themselves a decent platform on their return to the top tier.