Cathro, McCall for Rangers manager
Both Ian Cathro and Stuart McCall
have expressed interest in becoming managers again (in McCall’s case), both in Scotland, and
McCall has directly linked himself to the Ibrox hotseat.
have expressed interest in becoming managers again (in McCall’s case), both in Scotland, and
McCall has directly linked himself to the Ibrox hotseat.
At this point in time, with Dave
King and his team certain to win the EGM (if it even needs to take place at all now)
one of the first acts will be to sever caretaker boss Kenny McDowall’s ties with
the Club completely.
King and his team certain to win the EGM (if it even needs to take place at all now)
one of the first acts will be to sever caretaker boss Kenny McDowall’s ties with
the Club completely.
Whether assistant coach Gordon
Durie will be retained is as yet unclear.
Durie will be retained is as yet unclear.
However, formally replacing
McDowall sees many candidates in the running, as described here, and one
prominent name is of course former Rangers midfielder Stuart McCall.
McDowall sees many candidates in the running, as described here, and one
prominent name is of course former Rangers midfielder Stuart McCall.
On the position he said:
“It’s got to be something that would
really make me want to go and do it. Obviously, Rangers is a huge club. But a
team have got to want you to be involved and then you look into it. I really
enjoy what I do at Scotland
and I was fortunate at Motherwell I could do both. I would imagine 90% of the
opportunities I’ll maybe have will mean that I can’t do that. I’ll have a lot
to figure out over the next few months, up to the summer, unless something
jumps out at me. It’s got to get me going. Working with Gordon and Mark and the
national squad means a lot to me and I really enjoy it. There has been a lot of
mis-management at the club (Rangers). All the supporters want is for the people
who take over the club to do it for the club’s sake and not to come in and make
a few bob. The supporters have spoken and it looks like they are going to get
their own way, but it’s only a small step. It’s encouraging for the supporters
to see that what they’re craving looks like it’s coming to fruition.”
really make me want to go and do it. Obviously, Rangers is a huge club. But a
team have got to want you to be involved and then you look into it. I really
enjoy what I do at Scotland
and I was fortunate at Motherwell I could do both. I would imagine 90% of the
opportunities I’ll maybe have will mean that I can’t do that. I’ll have a lot
to figure out over the next few months, up to the summer, unless something
jumps out at me. It’s got to get me going. Working with Gordon and Mark and the
national squad means a lot to me and I really enjoy it. There has been a lot of
mis-management at the club (Rangers). All the supporters want is for the people
who take over the club to do it for the club’s sake and not to come in and make
a few bob. The supporters have spoken and it looks like they are going to get
their own way, but it’s only a small step. It’s encouraging for the supporters
to see that what they’re craving looks like it’s coming to fruition.”
Another name linked in January as
having been approached but formally denied by ‘a club spokesman’ is that of Valencia
assistant coach Ian Cathro, whose name has resurfaced in recent weeks.
having been approached but formally denied by ‘a club spokesman’ is that of Valencia
assistant coach Ian Cathro, whose name has resurfaced in recent weeks.
He himself is on record as being
extremely interested not only in management but in doing it in Scotland:
extremely interested not only in management but in doing it in Scotland:
“I want to be a head coach. Of course you
are going to parachute out of a club like this and drop a lot. But I would be
doing that with the point of view that I’m going to come back to this level. Would
I return to Scotland?
It’s quite possibly the most natural thing. The experience of being away has
shown me that the process of learning a language can be quite long.”
are going to parachute out of a club like this and drop a lot. But I would be
doing that with the point of view that I’m going to come back to this level. Would
I return to Scotland?
It’s quite possibly the most natural thing. The experience of being away has
shown me that the process of learning a language can be quite long.”
A highly-respected and credible
coach, Cathro might see the Ibrox seat as just too steep a challenge to cut his
management teeth on, and may be a tad more likely to take up a midtable SPL
side instead. But he is one many fans would nevertheless welcome such is his extremely
impressive youth record (Sporting’s Ryan Gauld was one of his) at Dundee Utd.
coach, Cathro might see the Ibrox seat as just too steep a challenge to cut his
management teeth on, and may be a tad more likely to take up a midtable SPL
side instead. But he is one many fans would nevertheless welcome such is his extremely
impressive youth record (Sporting’s Ryan Gauld was one of his) at Dundee Utd.
Other names continue to surface,
such as the predictable ones such as Billy Davies, along with the more
left-field suggestions as shareholder and former Stuttgart & Bayern
manager, Felix Magath.
such as the predictable ones such as Billy Davies, along with the more
left-field suggestions as shareholder and former Stuttgart & Bayern
manager, Felix Magath.