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Former England manager Sam Allardyce has given his honest thoughts on becoming Rangers’ next permanent boss this summer.
Rangers still deciding on next permanent manager
Barry Ferguson is doing well in temporary charge of the Gers currently, but that’s not to say that he is guaranteed to take permanent charge at the end of the season.
Rangers could be tempted to bring in a far more proven option, with ex-Liverpool and Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez backed to come in by Derek Ferguson: “You look at his CV and it shows you he’s won plenty. Barry brings passion and everything Rangers supporters want, but at the end of the day, when you look at a CV, Benitez’s is second to none. You can’t ignore that.”As for Allardyce, he is a manager with a vast amount of experience, amassing 838 games in total, and while his time as England manager famously didn’t work out for off-field reasons, the fact that he got the job in the first place speaks volumes about his pedigree.
Speaking on talkSPORT earlier this year [via Glasgow World], Allardyce discussed a possible return to management: “Only if someone called and said ‘Sam, would you be interested in helping us and developing us in the right direction.’ I would see where it went from there. In terms of actively, I don’t ring up and ask for every job that comes available. If someone is willing to take on an old experienced guy like me now, then you never know.”
The 70-year-old hasn’t been in management since a brief spell at Leeds United in 2023, however, and given his age, some may feel that his time has passed at the top level.
Allardyce discusses being next Rangers manager
As relayed by Glasgow World, ‘Big Sam’ spoke again about his next steps this week, and was asked specifically about the Ibrox job.
Prompted by Billy Davies on Allardyce’s No Tippy Tappy Football podcast about the prospect of forming a partnership in Glasgow, the former England boss didn’t completely shut the door.
