JAMES Tavernier has described Derek McInnes as the Premiership’s stand-out manager, writes Neil Cameron.
This isn’t a slight on Brendan Rodgers, it’s just there is more chance of the man currently in charge of Aberdeen thea Celtic heading to Ibrox in the near future.
Tavernier made it clear he was glad not to have the responsibility of picking the next manager but was happy to talk up McInnes who may or may not become his new gaffer.
“He has done a great job up there,” said the right-back. “He knows the league very well and done great at Aberdeen. I can’t really talk about the position but he is a manager that stands out in the Premiership.
“He knows Rangers as well. It is up to the board.”
That’s about all Tavernier would say on the subject, which is completely understandable, but he was more open about the job Graeme Murty has done and is doing.
He said: “Graeme came in previously so we knew, all the boys that have been here with him, that he would do a good job. He puts the responsibility in our hands because we are the lads that go on the pitch or the training field and put on that Rangers shirt so we have to deliver.
“He gives us the foundations and we have got to produce it.
“Is he a candidate? I think he has got it all to possibly be a manager. It is not for me to decide. It is not my decision. That is for the people upstairs.
“Graeme has got off to a great start and we want to go into the international break with another win. He has got everything to be a manager.
“He has got great enthusiasm. He wants us to play football and he gives us all the responsibility. He wants us to do well for ourselves.
“He has given us that lift and he is a great person to be around”
Rangers will mark Remembrance Day at Ibrox on with a minute’s silence.
The players will wear a unique poppy strip for the match with Partick Thistle.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel