Fri 10 October 2025 19:10, UK

Barry Ferguson knows a thing or two about being Rangers manager, just like Steven Gerrard.

Russell Martin’s failures at Ibrox saw him get the sack, and the Gers are now in search of a new head coach to fill the vacancy in the dugout.

Gerrard is close to reaching an agreement at Ibrox, with Andrew Cavenagh and Paraag Marathe working on the Liverpool icon’s return to G51.

The mood around the Glaswegian outfit isn’t the best right now, and it remains to be seen whether the Englishman can turn things around if he’s appointed.

Credit: Manh Tung, Breaking Media

Barry Ferguson would be fully behind Gerrard’s return to the Gers as a replacement for Martin.

The Light Blues’ former interim manager believes the Ibrox dugout needs to be filled with someone who recognises the task at hand, and the Liverpool icon certainly fits that bill.

Ferguson feels the Glaswegian outfit are in need of a head coach who can allay the frustration among fans, something the ex-England midfielder has done before.

The Gers icon wrote in the Daily Record on 10 October: “Right now, at this particular moment in time, my old club is crying out for a...