There will be few clubs as busy as Rangers behind the scenes in world football at the moment.
One of the priorities is for Patrick Stewart to appoint a sporting director, with San Francisco 49ers technical director Gretar Steinsson helping to find the next Rangers manager.
Given the job on an interim basis, Barry Ferguson hasn’t quite steadied the ship but has managed to bring a belief back to the club by beating Fenerbahce and Celtic.
The season might be a write off, however, Ferguson’s efforts have seen the season extended, albeit potentially for just another few weeks.
For this reason, Lee McCulloch reckons that his former teammate has as good a chance as any when it comes to getting the gig at Ibrox full-time.
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Lee McCulloch backs Barry Ferguson for Rangers job
The former skipper and Hall of Fame member was speaking at a Freedom Boat Club charity event in Loch Lomond where he explained why he thinks Ferguson deserves a chance:
“He’s turned the belief around, he’s brought back a connection from the pitch to the stands, he’s brought back a bit of fight into the squad.
“The results speak for themselves in Europe and the recent Old Firm game so I think he has put himself in a great position for whatever happens next season.
“It wouldn’t surprise me (if Ferguson got the job on a full time basis). I think he is in his element and with all the Rangers managers he has had in the past and has learned from.
“I think he looks the part, he sounds the part and the most important thing, which he has been getting, is results so I think he is in a great position to go and set himself up for next season.”
What does Ferguson need to do to keep the Rangers job?
Ferguson has a two month audition.
He is the man in possession of the job and, if he does well, he absolutely should be considered with the right coaching team around him.
Results like the ones against Fenerbahce and Celtic will help, but Philippe Clement had shown in two cup finals and his last Old Firm derby at Ibrox that he could set up his team in that sort of game.
The Belgian had also navigated a difficult set of Europa League fixtures to finish in the top eight.
The problem, as it has also been for Ferguson, is the bread and butter if the Scottish Premiership.
Balanced by the highs, Ferguson also looked clueless against a team outside the top six, at home.
There was no change of tactics, no plan B.
Ferguson might have been managed by some of the best in the club’s history, however, it is a bit early too judge his competence as a manager.
Rangers can’t afford to get another appointment wrong.
