Barry Ferguson needs readability on the managerial state of affairs at Rangers as quickly as doable after they have been knocked out of the Europa League quarter-finals by Athletic Bilbao.
Having secured a goalless draw within the first leg, the Gers have been undone by Oihan Sancet’s penalty and Nico Williams’ thumping header in a 2-0 defeat at San Mames.
Gers legend Ferguson has been in interim cost since Philippe Clement was sacked initially of March.
With their season primarily completed, Ferguson needs to try to restore some delight and to see the Ibrox outfit competing as soon as once more after a dismal Scottish Premiership marketing campaign.
In quotes reported by BBC Sport, Ferguson stated: “The place this leaves me now’s that I’m going to complete the season as strongly as doable.
“I’ve not sat down and talked about [my future] – nevertheless it must get sorted quickly as a result of, as a membership, we have to do numerous work.
“The membership must get again difficult. I simply need my membership to get again to the place it needs to be, whether or not it’s me or another person.
“I used to be having fun with myself, however I acquired a possibility not many individuals get. I’d have been loopy to knock it again.
“All I used to be targeted on was ensuring the three months have been as pleasurable as doable.
“My foremost goal is to verify we get the membership again to a robust place as a result of this season has been manner off what’s required.”
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Rangers are 15 factors adrift of Celtic with solely 5 video games left to play within the league, having additionally misplaced the Scottish League Cup last to their rivals.
A dismal defeat to Queen’s Park within the Scottish Cup was one of many last nails in Clement’s coffin and the loss to Athletic means their season is ending with a whimper.
Ferguson added: “(I’m) clearly dissatisfied. The work charge was there however the high quality wasn’t.
“It’s going to harm. We have to go away and replicate a bit earlier than ending the season as strongly as doable.
“The gamers are dissatisfied as a result of they know the qualities we’ve acquired. It’s the standard within the center third and last third we didn’t fairly get proper.
“I would like them to harm as a result of I’m hurting. The principle factor for me is they should are available on Monday and end the season as strongly as doable.”