Patrick Stewart, Managing Director of Rangers, said a “football check” takes place throughout the club after the IBROX legend Barry Ferguson was appointed as the successor to Philippe Clement for the rest of the season.
The coaching team of the former Ranger captain Ferguson will be Clement’s deputy manager Issame Charai and Neil McCann, Billy Dodds and Allan McGregor with his first game in Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday (8 p.m. GMT).
In her first home game since he was emitted from the Scottish trophy by the second Queen’s Park on February 9th Spell the end of the 14-month reign of Clement.
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“I was clear that everyone was judged according to the results and that nobody has any time in any role in the club” Rangers’ website.
“Ultimately, the team’s reaction after their early exit from the Scottish Cup was a reason to consider that the board led to the conclusion that measures had to be taken now.
“I want to repeat: the problems we are confronted with run deeper than the manager. The ongoing football check is trying to tackle these problems, and we will continue to implement your results in the coming weeks and months to appoint a new permanent manager. “
Barry Ferguson record
Ferguson, who won the league, the Scottish Cup and the League Cup in two spells at Ibrox, played for the association for the first time between 1997 and 2003 and returned from 2005 to 2009.
The 47-year-old resigned from his last coaching role at Alloa Athletic in February 2022 after winning nine of his 33 responsible games.
After a short spell as a Blackpool manager at the EFL championship in 2014 and won three of the 20 games he supervised and spent Ferguson at Clyde and Kelty Hearts for almost three years.
With Clyde he reached the play-off final of the Scottish fourth stage and won an action from the Lowland League and the fourth stage with Kelty.
“I would like to wish Philippe every success in the future,” said Stewart, who was appointed in December 2024. “He is a good man with whom I worked here in my short time.
“I would also like to welcome Barry back to the club. We appreciate him and his team, who come into the role in this difficult time. I myself, the board and the management team will give you the full support for the rest of the campaign. “
