Hyndman vows to do better for Murty
EMERSON HYNDMAN was honest enough to admit the Rangers players failed to show any support for Graeme Murty at Dens Park.
The American, on-loan from Bournemouth, promised that the team would do better for the caretaker manager who branded the performance in the poor 2-1 defeat as “unacceptable” and even felt the need to send an apology to the supporters.
It’s Inverness on Friday night for Hyndman. He and his team-mates desperately need to win in the Highland capital and put on a performance against the side languishing at the bottom of the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership.
Not just for themselves, the fans and the club, but also Murty who has been thrust into this unfamiliar position with no hint that this match, his third in charge, will be his last.
Hyndman said: “I’m sure Inverness will be very organised – that seems to be the culture of teams playing against Rangers. They are set up to counter most of the time, but we will be prepared for a tough battle while at the same time, we will buck up our ideas this week and be ready to go.
“It was tough at the beginning with Graeme being a new face, and for me, I didn’t know him although some of the other guys did. We are fully behind him already although that didn’t show in the last game.
“He’s been put in a tough position but at the same time he is taking it in his stride and has really got us together and is putting ideas in our heads, and he has worked hard as well on the training pitch. He’s been a credit to himself.
“It’s always a difficult period when a manager leaves. It’s unsettling and nobody knows where their place is all of a sudden, but the fact we have got together pretty quick with Graeme coming in has helped us to settle down.
“The performance wasn’t good against Dundee and we didn’t show what we are capable of, but at the same time, it will hopefully look good going forward.
“If you have a team that is very clear not just on the present but the future as well, that settles people down and it clears minds on and off the pitch.”