Rangers remain on the hunt for a new sporting director and will hope to have one in place to lead the club’s summer recruitment plans.
There is set to be upheaval at the club this season with new owners and changes in the boardroom amid the 49ers Enterprises-led takeover at Ibrox, and there will likely be a new manager too after Barry Ferguson completes his temporary spell.
One of the other first things in the in-tray of the new owners will be appointing a new Rangers sporting director.
Plenty of names have been mentioned to potentially fill the crucially important Gers void and the search has been going on for some time.
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Rangers sporting director search latest
Recently appointed Rangers CEO Patrick Stewart is fronting up the search for a new sporting director and is being assisted by consultancy group Sportology who are conducting a “root-and-branch” review of the club’s footballing operations.
According to the Rangers Review, the 49ers’ group technical director Gretar Steinsson is NOT involved in the interview process.
The report adds that the club and Stewart are focusing on getting the right appointment rather than a swift one.
The role has been vacant since Ross Wilson departed for Nottingham Forest in 2023 and there have been challenges within that, such as Michael Beale being given control of recruitment matters two years ago.
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What Patrick Stewart said on sporting director search
In an interview with Rangers TV last month, Stewart said: “That role will put someone right at the top of the football tree; an experienced football person who will be responsible for all aspects of the football club to ensure they’re working together towards fulfilling our holistic joined-up plan
“Beyond anything, the Ibrox club have lacked a figurehead with responsibility for judging managerial performance in recent seasons with that responsibility falling upon shoulders not qualified to acutely judge the nuances of the dugout.
“Rangers have been a club playing catch-up with their own ideas at the top level of the club and only long-term safeguarding can prevent that.”