8 Managers Who Nearly Became Rangers Boss

Before Mark Warburton and David Weir were installed as the manager and assistant manager respectively of Glasgow Rangers recently, there were a number of candidates linked with the job. Sadly for interim boss Stuart McCall, there didn't really seem to be much interest from the current board to keep him in the hot seat, even though he did an admirable job with a terribly inadequate playing squad to even reach the Scottish Premiership Playoff Final. McCall somewhat rescued a dire season for Rangers, a club who failed to win promotion to the top flight following a dismal start to the campaign under Ally McCoist. After that particular playing legend had left, Kenny McDowall was tasked with turning the Gers into winners, something he simply couldn't achieve. Looking like a frightened baby rabbit, McDowall was the nail in the coffin for the previous regime, and fans demanded change. The outlook looks significantly brighter for fans of the light blues going forward, Warburton and Weir seem to slowly but surely getting the house in order, and hopes are high that Rangers will win the Scottish Championship outright in the coming season. Throughout the club's illustrious history, there have only been 15 different men (including Warburton) who have been able to say they have been the manager of Glasgow Rangers, but who was nearly in charge? This list looks at 8 different men who came so very close to being the boss at Ibrox.