Not the Rangers I grew up supporting- Reality hits Barry Ferguson hard

Barry Ferguson is puzzled by the constant changing of manager at his favourite football club.

Every autumn the former Clyde and Alloa boss opens his heart up to Daily Record readers on what is required from a new manager.

Running through it is all the usual BS Bingo about huge expectations, a winning mentality, how it can be a heavy jersey and a tradition of winning trophies.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst survived 366 days, Micky Beale two months less with the hunt on for the Autumn 2023 appointment.

Ferguson returned from Blackburn Rovers in 2005 to a token contract registered with the SFA with millions guaranteed into an Offshore Trust.

That sort of deal isn’t currently available with Ferguson telling Daily Record readers how difficult it is to be trailing Celtic while the annual manager search is underway:

Of course I can’t hide from just how sore these past few months have been but I haven’t liked seeing so much infighting at Ibrox. Last season it was Stewart Robertson and Ross Wilson getting it in the neck from the furious punters, this season it was Michael Beale. It will be John Bennett, James Bisgrove and the rest of the board next if they don’t get this call right.

But for the time being, I’d urge everybody to get behind the new man, whoever it’s going to be, and make sure we’re all pushing together to get the club going in the right direction. I was right behind Mick, just as I was with Gio van Bronckhorst and Steven Gerrard before him and I hope the fans will be the same with Kev or Philippe. Whoever it is pulling on that club blazer, I’m desperate for them to do well.

The club needs stability right now. There’s been too many changes in the dugout these past few years. If you include caretakers, we’re now on to eight bosses in the past seven years – that’s not the Rangers I grew up supporting.

Well spotted Barry. The Rangers that you grew up supporting, masterminded by the creativity of Dave Murray are in the final stages of liquidation after the failure to offer 276 creditors a suitable CVA.

Playing without a disguised remuneration tax scam or access to an unlimited overdraft granted by Gavin Masterton of the Bank of Scotland has resulted in an unfortunate dose of reality for the Tribute Act formed by Charles Green in 2012.

Being fed the myth fans like Ferguson expect their new club to be at worst sharing the trophies out with Celtic, since 2016 the split has been sort of one sided with a 17 v 2 trophy count across Glasgow.

After four days interviewing each other in London it seems that James Bisgrove and John Bennett are no closer to finding a manager with just eight days to go before Hibs visit Ibrox.