Scunnered fans up for a massive gamble on Red

IT turns out we’re a compassionate lot in this country. All this talk about Steven Gerrard becoming Rangers boss and it seems folk are concerned about the Scouser’s career prospects and even his mental wellbeing.

Oooohh, it’s a poisoned chalice, you’ll nuke your chances of being a successful manager if you take it, you must be mental to be even thinking about it.

Steady on, but who gives a monkey’s about what may or not may happen to Gerrard’s career if he takes the gig? He’s not going to struggle to put a loaf on the table either way.

All that should matter in these parts is if he can hack it in one of the biggest and, let’s be honest, toughest jobs in British football.

He obviously thinks he can so let’s not get too worried about the gamble coming from his end. This is more about the punt from Rangers.

There’s no doubt it’s a deep breath and a roll of the dice. But you could say that about any boss.

West Brom, Stoke and Southampton all went for safe bets and could be in the Championship next season.

Ross County took on a supposed safe pair of hands in Owen Coyle and the Staggies are slipping out of the top flight.

There’s no such thing as a banker in football. You try to minimise the, ahem, concomitant risk, but when you’re out of options there’s not much more you can do except make a leap of faith.

Rangers are trapped in a no-man’s land when it comes to finding a manager. That’s why Graeme Murty spent longer in the dugout than the guy he stepped in to replace.

Their wage budget for the gaffer would get them a bottom half of the English Championship manager. Simon Grayson, Steve Cotterill, Nigel Adkins, Gary Rowett or Dougie Freedman. No offence to those guys but any of them floating your boat, Rangers fans?

You then look domestically. Steve Clarke’s not up for it, Derek McInnes kicked the tyres and feared they’d fall off while Stephen Robinson and Tommy Wright were presumably deemed not sexy enough.

Neil Lennon is better equipped and better qualified than any of them but they’ll be serving frozen smoothies in hell before Gers fans will go for that one.

So what are Rangers left with? They could go for a Robbie Neilson or Jack Ross but they are

It might be bold, a bit bonkers, and every chance it will end in disaster

every bit as much of a gamble as Gerrard without the razzmatazz.

Ah, but Gerrard is all glamour with no substance, some might say. Fair enough, there’s no way to tell.

But what exactly is wrong with a bit of showbiz? Half the country tuned in to BT Sport the other night just to see if Stevie G would crack a light about the gig and it ended up the most exciting three minutes since some folk’s wedding nights.

It might be bold, a bit bonkers, and there’s every chance it’s destined to end in disaster. But scunnered Gers fans have lost so much to the house they’re ready to chuck the last few of their loyalty chips on a legendary red. OUR TOP WRITERS GIVE THEIR FEARLESS VERDICTS EVERY DAY IN RECORD SPORT