Players will feel

players want over the past five years.

“They want to know their jobs, what they are doing and what system they are going to play.

“Here, every day the players walk into the dressing-room and it is up on the smart board what training session we are going to do.

“They are not coming into the unknown.”

The Gers have declared that caretaker Gers boss Graeme Murty will remain in charge for “the foreseeable future”.

Nevertheless, Alex McLeish is the bookies’ favourite to become the next permanent Ibrox gaffer.

For Hartley, that would be an ideal appointment.

“He signed me at Hibs and I always got on well with him. He was a good man manager,” he said.

“His record at Rangers speaks for itself.

“Man management is his strongest point. He is very good with players and knowing how they feel.

“I had a decent spell at Scotland with him. He knows the expectation at the club.

“If you are looking for someone to come and make an impact then Alex would be ideal.”