IT has been christened #MurtyMania. And in all likelihood, it is only a passing fad rather than anything of lasting consequence.

But if, as expected, Saturday’s 3-0 victory against Partick Thistle proves to be Graeme Murty’s last in his second spell as interim manager of Rangers, then it was a good one to go out on.

“I am a very big believer in doing a very good job and allowing the job to speak for itself,” the 42-year-old said when quizzed about his hopes of landing the big job at Rangers on a permanent basis.

Well, in that case, this comfortable win against the Ibrox side’s Glasgow rivals – his fifth home win from five across his two spells at the club - was as eloquent an expression as any of just what the former Scotland international defender can bring to the party.

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As poor as Partick Thistle were on the day - full back Paul McGinn chided himself and his team-mates for “gifting” Rangers goals then being “a bit toothless” as they tried to get back in the game in the second half - there is something about Murty’s manner which has his players playing for both him and themselves. From the moment Ross McCrorie, a teenage graduate from his development squad, headed in his first goal for the club, the result of this one was never in doubt. Daniel Candeias stroked home the second after nice work from Jason Holt – another man in purdah under Pedro – before Josh Windass crushed Partick’s spirit by pouncing on a Jordan Turnbull error for the killer third just after half-time. The barely troubled Wes Foderingha escaped with a badly-needed clean sheet and even Niko Kranjcar made it onto the pitch for the first time since September late on.

Whoever takes over Rangers, the club’s only plausible route to salvation will rely heavily on their youth policy, and the pick of children that they, along with Celtic, enjoy in the West of Scotland and beyond. That is what made McCrorie’s intervention so eye-catching, the 19-year-old from Ayrshire’s determination to grasp the opportunity which have been presented to him only illustrating the wisdom in keeping Murty on as a bridge between the Under-20s and the first team. He kept his place on Saturday ahead of a fit-again Euro 2016 winner Bruno Alves.

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“We haven’t had too many clean sheets this season, that is something we are trying to work on and thankfully we got one,” said Foderingham of a young man whose Rangers career was forged in the white heat of that Old Firm derby against Celtic. “I think we defended well as a team, and Ross was brilliant. He has taken everything in his stride, he is a very level-headed young man. He had a fantastic debut and he’s done really well since he has come back into the side. I am really chuffed for him.”

Dealing with praise is the easy part, of course. At clubs like Rangers, you are also never far away from the other side. “Honestly, he is the most level headed young man you will ever meet so any praise he gets is due,” said Foderingham. “As footballers you have to have that kind of mentality, one minute you can be doing really well and the next minute the world is against you. You never know but I think he has all the tools to go all the way. It is down to him to do the rest.”