IBROX EYES ON McINNES
Rangers board put Dons boss McInnes on wish list
Derby County and Preston manager Billy Davies is also desperate for the job. But McInnes is being strongly discussed in the Rangers boardroom after leading Aberdeen to their first silverware since 1995 last term and pushing Celtic for the League Championship this season. It’s far from certain the 43-year-old would return to the club he played for between 1995 and 2000. Under contract at Pittodrie until the summer of 2017, McInnes recently completed the signings of Inverness Caley Thistle defender Graeme Shinnie and is pursuing a deal for Ross County right-back Paul Quinn. With no contact having been made so far, Rangers have yet to establish if he would seriously consider dropping down to manage in the Scottish Championship after leading the Dons into Europe for a second successive season. Or what the compensation bill might be. Warburton is also in the running despite concerns over his pedigree and potential wage demands. The Englishman left Brentford at the end of the season and offered his first comment on the link, saying: ‘Rangers are a massive club. ‘I have huge respect for the size of the club and the fanbase at Rangers. Who wouldn’t? ‘I am well aware of the tradition and history of the club, so I would never be anything other than absolutely respectful of a club of that stature.’ Former Rangers winger Neil McCann, meanwhile, believes McCall is no longer an option in the aftermath of the Motherwell defeat, telling Sky Sports: ‘If he had taken them up, I’d say he is the right man for the job, but he had seven wins in his time in charge and that’s not a sparkling stat. ‘He’ll admit to that and he tried his utmost but the results weren’t good enough.’
ABERDEEN manager Derek McInnes features on a wish list of candidates to become the next manager of Rangers.
Stuart McCall will meet Ibrox directors for discussions in the coming days, with sources insisting no final decision has been made on the interim boss’s future.
Sunday’s defeat to Motherwell in the Premiership Play- Off Final has, however, inevitably dented the former Scotland midfielder’s hopes of landing the post on a permanent basis.
Sportsmail understands Rangers directors were in advanced talks with an unnamed candidate in the event of the club being promoted to Scotland’s top tier.
But a 6-1 aggregate defeat to the Fir Park side has brought that pursuit to an end and prompted a revision of the managerial wish list.
Former Brentford boss Mark Warburton has already been sounded out with right-hand man David Weir and last night expressed his ‘huge respect’ for the club. Former Nottingham Forest,