As reported by The Mirror, Tony Pulis is interested in becoming Rangers’ next permanent manager in the new year.
What’s the story?
Rangers have been searching for a replacement for Pedro Caixinha since October and with interim manager Graeme Murty struggling to find the consistency they need to challenge at the top of the Scottish Premiership table, a new boss needs to be named soon.
The Mirror report that Tony Pulis is interested in the position, with decision makers at Ibrox also growing increasingly keen that he is the man to lead the Light Blues forward.
However, Rangers will have to wait until the New Year to land their man, according to the paper, who say that Pulis is looking forward to having a rare festive period out of the game to spend time with family.
Interestingly, this weekend, the former West Brom manager enthused about Rangers as a club when speaking to beIN Sports on a Facebook Live broadcast.
Speaking to Richard Keys and Andy Gray, Pulis said:
That is one of the great clubs of British football. If you put Celtic and Rangers in the Premier League, I am telling you, the Premier League don’t want them because they are that big. I don’t think anybody can question the support or the size of the club.
Certainly sounds as if the Ibrox side are on his radar, but will the stars align to see him arrive as their next manager?
What can he offer Rangers?
Relative to the demands of Scottish football, Rangers actually have a pretty talented squad right now. They aren’t blessed with quality in every position and as a defensive unit there are question marks, but they certainly have enough for a manger like Tony Pulis to work with.
Despite being sacked recently by West Brom, Pulis is still a respected manager in British football and while there may be valid criticisms about his sides’ style of play, it’s undeniable that he’s always put discipline and organisation at the heart of his teams’ identity.
That philosophy, combined with the squad already in place at Ibrox, could be a winning combination.
He has vast experience at the top level and until recently has always managed to find results that match his former clubs’ ambitions.
His name is certainly one that should be interesting the hierarchy at Ibrox and with options limited and time of the essence, they could do a lot worse.
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