Report: Rangers dismiss McCulloch for coaching position
Andy Newport, widely-respected
reporter for the Press Association, has today claimed Rangers have dismissed
all reports of former captain Lee McCulloch returning to the Club in any
coaching capacity.
The former Motherwell and Wigan
stalwart had been mooted for a role within Rangers’ youth setup, but Newport today sought to
confirm Rangers will not be proceeding with this course of action.
He said, very simply:
“Lee McCulloch will not be returning to
Rangers as a coach.”
If Newport’s information is
correct, it may force the conclusion “Big Jig” has now made a u-turn on his reported
decision to reject Kilmarnock gaffer Gary Locke’s offer of an assistant manager
role, in light of Rangers apparently dismissing any notion of a return to Ibrox
for the former skipper in such a role.
There was the notion of a
position within the youth setup for the utility man, but with all those roles
effectively filled, it would appear Mark Warburton and David Weir do not have
any vacancy they wish McCulloch to use.