Momentum back with Warburton – betting suspended

On the back of the news Ibroxnoise.co.uk brought you last night, prospective Rangers manager Mark
Warburton’s odds for snatching the Ibrox hotseat next week have been slashed
yet again and indeed some bookies have suspended betting entirely.

There was a brief loosening when Valencia’s assistant coach Ian Cathro quit Spain and returned to Scotland, but the temporary fervour
surrounding that news has faded dramatically and Warburton’s odds have reduced
to 1/5.

Cathro and Stuart McCall are
joint second at 3/1 with Billy Davies now miles behind in distant fourth at 16/1.

Rangers stated yesterday that
they hoped to have an appointment confirmed early next week, and while there
was doubt over how watertight this was in leading to a Monday confirmation,
speculation over Warburton has regained serious momentum in the past 24 hours as
his partner in crime David Weir appeared to heavily hint that the decision had
already been made.

It does seem now to be a mere
matter of time before Warburton is in place, and the only thing left to do is
finalise personal terms. Which is where the doubt over the deal has always laid
– the former Brentford boss’s wages, which are reputed to be a stumbling block.

Fans will be hoping that is
resolved swiftly.