Glasgow Rangers coach Graeme Murty currently holds the Ibrox Under-20s reins.
Glasgow Rangers coach Graeme Murty, currently in charge of the Ibrox Under-20s, admits he doesn’t know whether he wants to return to first-team coaching as his current role is “consuming” him.
The Rangers reserves head coach had two stints in charge of the Ibrox first team as interim boss after Mark Warburton left and was then given the job until the end of the 2017-18 season following Pedro Caixinha’s departure.
Murty was then axed with three games remaining of that campaign but, after taking some time out, he returned to Ibrox and took the reins of the reserve team, which on Tuesday night will be contesting the Glasgow Cup final against Old Firm rivals Celtic at Parkhead.
After a taste of first-team management, one would assume that the 44-year-old would be raring to go for another such opportunity, but in conversation with the Daily Record, he stated he will not be giving it much thought until the end of the season.
“I had a break but I was ready to go back in,” Murty said. “I came to work with this age group and develop players and I am confident that it is a high standard. I am confident that we are serving them with good coaching so that we can get the best out of them.
“I was ready to do it and I have enjoyed it. I don’t know if I want to go back to first-team coaching. This is consuming me. I want them to finish the season well. They deserve the focus to be on them. I’ll get the season by and then look at me.”
Rangers chairman Dave King called Murty his “man of the year” at the club’s annual general meeting earlier in the season, as reported by The Scotsman.
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