Daily Record launches the Barry Ferguson campaign bus!

The Daily Record has tonight officially launched the Barry Ferguson campaign bus.

The former Clyde and Alloa boss was appointed as interim boss in February and was bitterly disappointed to be overlooked for Russell Martin during the summer

From day minus one the Record ran a campaign to undermine the former Southampton boss, on Sunday Martin was sacked.

For 123 days readers were reminded that Martin wasn’t a real Rangers Man, Murdo Fraser certainly picked up on that issue.

Not once did Martin wear brogues, he wasn’t even measured up for a blazer.

Steven Gerrard is holding talks in London tomorrow with Andy Cavenagh, talks, discussions, not an interview.

Ferguson was in the Daily Record studio for today’s hotline.

The Gerrard line was the main source of conversation but underneath it the chat was all about getting in a Real Rangers man.

Someone that knows the club. Someone to connect with the fans. Who knows the traditions, the demands.

From tonight’s Record Hotline Live!

3 minutes 40 seconds

CAW: Would Barry be happy, ever coming back to Rangers?

FERGUSON: I would, em, obviously, I’ve been at the club before, em. I think with this appointment for the Rangers manager it is important, that they’ve had a connection with the club. That’s the big thing for me.

Certainly Steven Gerrard has had that. I know that a lot is made of he only won one trophy out of nine but it was a big trophy he won.

And he is a big character, he’s a big personality and I think that is what Rangers need at this moment in time (like me).

JACKSON: Do you think that a lot of the problems you encountered, we’ll discuss it over the next wee while but when you went in there, in the interim capacity last season.

Am I right in thinking that some of the major problems, things that maybe scared you a little bit was how far Rangers had drifed away and how there was a lack of connection. And do you think Steven Gerrard gets the club in a way a lot of others haven’t? (like you do Barry)

FERGUSON: The fans are the most important people, you need a connection. From the touchline to the stand, I thought that’s what was definitely missing.

I’d been back at all the games through my old role as an Ambassador, I had seen it. That was my first port of call.

Let’s try and get a winning team firstly and lets try and get a connection with the fans again. I think that is the most important thing. The two of them go toe in toe (maybe hand in hand Barry?)

When there is a good connection like that they you tend to see a team win more games of football.

I think Steven Gerrard can bring that (so can I because I’m connected).

It wasn’t very subtle, with the Gerrard talk covered it was all about Barry, how he loves the club, understands the club. He gets it.

Once Gerrard drops out of contention, returning to Bahrain after a week of attention. Guess who steps in as Plan B?

15 minutes 40

FERGUSON: You can never say never, you just don’t know what could be round the corner in life, do you. I said that last February, life was just nice… I can always say, I stood on the touchline with my tin flute on (unlike you know who).

Finally cutting to the chase at 16.35

JACKSON: Look, would you talk, for whatever reason, lets just say for example, Steven Gerrard decides that he is going back to Bahrain and Rangers are left with a situation, assessing their options. Would, given the experience that you’ve had, given that you are in a happy place just now,.

If they came to you and said ‘Barry can we talk’, you’d want to talk?

FERGUSON: Listen, yeah I’d be lying if I sat here and said ‘no, I would never. Of course, it is my club. It means a lot to me, I’ve grew up a Rangers supporter. I had the privilege to play, captain and now managing. And the privilege of being back as an Ambassador and I would always be there to help, of course.