Barry Ferguson: Former Rangers captain is considered a temporary manager after the release of Philippe Clement | Football news
Former captain Barry Ferguson is considered as the Rangers are working to finalize their temporary rear team team after they fired Philippe Clement on Sunday.
Throughout his two spells in Ibrox, Ferguson won the five best titles, five league Cups and five Scottish Cups.
As a manager he had spells in Clyde, Kelty Hearts and Alloa Athletic, as well as Blackpool Caretaker.
Former Neil McCann and Billy Dodds players are also associated with a part of a new setting.
Clement was fired on Sunday After a domestic defeat by St. Mirrena in the Scottish Prime Minister leaving the club 13 points behind the leader Celtic with 11 games.
This result followed only a few weeks after Rangers’s hopes would win homemade silver dishes this season, they just finished after that Shock 1-0 Scottish Cup defeat at the Queen’s Home Park for Championshipwith GERS already lost the League Cup Finals with your old companies.
Clement, however, leaves with Rangers to the last 16 League Europe.
Coaches Alex Rae and Stephan van der Heyden were supposed to follow Clement from the club while Isame Charai – Who was appointed about a month ago as an assistant manager GERS – he went to training on Monday.
Charai joined after spells at Ligue 1 Side Strasbourg, previously worked at Belgian Pro League as an assistant, and as a manager of Morocco under 23, where he led them to the African Cup of Nations under 23 years.
Boyd: Ferguson would bring leadership
Heavenly sports’ Kris Boyd He believes his former Rangers teammate Barry Ferguson would be good:
“I don’t think the rangers will bind to something in the long run when this download is immediate.
“You look at a bigger picture and you say there’s nothing to play for, I think only pride is important for many players. Do they want to be part of a football club going forward?
“You recently look at performances and the manager will be guilty, but the players have also overwhelmed some responsibility.
“One thing Barry [Ferguson] He had a leadership as a captain and I think that’s something a football club needs right now. Someone who will connect with the fans and run the players through difficult times. “
Clement supported in January, fired in February
Just last month Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart supported Clementdespite the increasing pressure of supporters.
Former Manchester United chief – who took a role in Ibrox Boardro in December – admitted that it would be a “easy decision” to release the Belgian after frustration of fans.
He insisted on his own time at Old Trafford, it turned out that the constant management change was not effective, but warned that Clement results must improve without the “cast iron guarantee” offered.
Stewart again supported Clement a week after the Queen’s Park defeat, but with results that are not improved enough, Clement was fired.
The Rangers are seven weeks in the “Review of the Roots and Branch of the entire football department” that run external experts. In the meantime, the board is also In conversations with San Francisco 49ers due to multi -million dollar club takeover.
In addition to dealing with things outside the field, Stewart has to run Rangers’ search for his fifth permanent boss since November 2021.
Who could permanently replace Clement?
It is a movie rangers fans that have seen in recent years too often the search for a new manager begins.
If the previous four times they go through, a lot of names will be associated. The truth is, speculations started a few months ago.
Steven Gerrard – who led the Rangers to his last Scottish title of the Premiership in 2021 – now he is a free agent after leaving his job at Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia. Former Liverpool captain was the last manager to win the Scottish title of Premiership in 2021 and will be someone who wants to see fans in Ibrox, like former-Midfielder Gennaro Gattusowho impressed Hajduk Split.
Former Trebbe winning defender of the GERS Kevin Muscat He was interviewed for a job last time and will no doubt be in the frame again. Since 2023 he has added his victory in the league in Australia and Japan with a top crown in China in Luka Shanghai.
Closer home, Kilmarnock Boss Derek Mcinnes‘The name is always on the lips supporters. The former Ibrox player once refused a job in 2017, but continues to attract fans.
After their promotion from the championship, he led Killie to the fourth and European football, with the best six endings on the cards in this campaign despite the ticklish start.
Former Gers Defender Russell Martin It could be in the frame and without a job, after rejecting Southampton last year.
During the appointment of Clement, former chairman John Bennett and former CEO James Bisgrove led the search. He was described as “carefully planned and comprehensive employment process.”
This time, Stewart, Thornton and Co know that they cannot afford to make a mistake and help the club to break this cycle of a constant control reverse.
Rangers’ upcoming node:
- 26. February: Kilmarnock (A) – Scotland Prime Minister, Live on Sky Sports
- March 1: Motherwell (H) – Scotland Prime Minister
- 6. March: Fenerbahce (A) – Europa League last -16
- March 13: Fenerbahce (H) – Europa League last -16
- March 16: Celtic (A) – Scotland Prime Minister, Live on Sky Sports
