Mark Warburton carries the can for deeper malaise troubling Rangers | Ewan Murray

Feb 11, 2017

Englishman heads for the exit at Ibrox but he had to contend with financial problems, lack of boardroom support – and Celtic’s crushing superiority

The outcome necessary to endorse Mark Warburton’s status as the Rangers manager will never arrive. Likewise, those sceptical about the 54-year-old’s ability to deliver a perfectly acceptable return at the end of this, Rangers’ first season back in Scottish football’s top flight, will never be able to speak with certainty.

Such a state of flux rather sums up events at Ibrox, almost five years to the day since administration sent both Rangers and the Scottish game into such a tailspin that neither would ever be the same again.

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