A former Hearts player rejoins Rangers after being certified as a club icon.
A familiar face will form part of the interim management staff at Rangers.
A former Hearts star has completed a comeback to Rangers after being named as
part of new temporary manager Barry Ferguson’s backroom staff.
The Ibrox great, who stepped into a temporary role after former manager
Philippe Clement left on Sunday night, will lead his old club for the rest of the
2024–25 season. Before the Rangers board decided to end the 18-month reign
of the former Belgium international following Saturday’s 2-0 home loss to St Mirren,
there had been a growing amount of conjecture over his future in recent weeks.
Rangers swiftly named an interim management team that will include two former
Premiership managers working alongside Ferguson for the rest of the season after coaches Alex Rae,
Colin Stewart, and Stephan van der Heyden left. The 45-time Scotland international has managed Clyde,
Kelty Hearts, and Alloa Athletic in the past, and he will have top flight experience in his
backroom staff after former Hearts winger Neil McCann and Billy Dodds
were added to his coaching ranks.Despite Clement’s departure,
Rangers have confirmed Brian Gilmour will stay on as he “continues to
bridge the gap between the academy and the first-team.”
Former Rangers striker Dodds was actually McCann’s assistant during his time at the
Caledonian Stadium and was named as permanent manager at the end of the campaign.
McCann, who made over a century of appearances during two spells with Hearts,
took charge of Dundee in 2017/18 and also had a stint as interim manager
of Inverness Caledonian Thistle four years previously.
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