Glasgow Rangers caretaker boss Graeme Murty has previously hinted that he would be unable to turn the permanent Ibrox post down.
Since he became Rangers caretaker boss for a second time, Graeme Murty has done his chances of becoming permanent Gers manager no harm at all.
The 42-year-old has overseen two victories in two games, with six goals being scored and just one being conceded in that time – and he has previously hinted to the Daily Record that he would be interested in taking the job permanently by saying that it may be too difficult to turn down if it is offered to him.
Murty surely has to be considered a contender for the job – but perhaps it would be fair to suggest that the international break has come at a poor time for the under-20s coach.
With the likes of Derek McInnes, Alan Pardew and Steve McClaren all amongst the contenders on Sky Bet, Murty – if he is being considered for the post – is coming up against some extremely experienced managers who have extensive CV’s to show off.
Murty’s only experience as a first-team boss comes from his two spells as Gers caretaker, which has so far spanned eight games.
With no other first-team jobs on his CV, Murty surely needed this recent promising run to stretch over a much greater number of games. It would surely be fair to suggest that had he won five or six games in a row, overlooking him by not taking him seriously as a candidate would surely be impossible.
But with the international break probably the best time, mid-season, to find a new manager, Murty may simply not have the chance to put the run of wins together that would allow him to really stake a claim.
Murty may well still be in contention for the post, but it would surely be fair to suggest that he could have done with having a few more games to prove himself further, and the break may ensure that that does not happen.
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