Steven Naismith has revealed he came close to joining Rangers as a coach under Russell Martin as he opened up on why a return to the club didn't happen.
Martin took over at Ibrox last summer and took staff familiar with him - Matt Gill as assistant manager, Mike Williamson as first-team coach, Sal Bibbo as goalkeeping coach and Rhys Owen as physical performance coach.
It has now been revealed Naismith could have joined them after holding talks with his former Norwich City teammate.
However, the former Rangers striker, who left the club controversially in 2012, didn't end up joining the staff for Martin's doomed tenure.
Asked on the Warm-Up if Rangers would've won the league had he joined, the former Hearts boss said: "Who knows? But you're only going to go into a job that you think you can help. If I was going in there, I definitely think I could've helped.
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On why it didn't work out, he added: "I think it just wasn't right both sides. I was at the point where I am at the moment, where I really enjoy work-life balance and how I'm learning. I think from the club's point of view, it wouldn't have been a perfect appointment.
"But I bring that understanding of Scottish football, which maybe Russ didn't have, and subsequently, it shows in some of the results. I've spoken to other clubs about going in as a head coach or a manager and it always goes back to 'it needs to be right.'
"That's not saying I want it perfect and I'm only going to go to a job that a club bends over backwards. It's about understanding that you've got a squad that you think you can connect with and make better. Can the club progress? There are jobs that have come up where managers have done unbelievable things at the clubs and it's going to be tough to keep that expectation."
