Ibrox side Glasgow Rangers are a club in disarray.
John Harton has told The Glasgow Evening Times that he believes Graeme Murty could have a future as Rangers manager.
The writing appeared to be on the wall for Murty after Rangers lost 4-0 to Celtic in a Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on Sunday.
That defeat came a number of days after the Gers’ chairman Dave King intimated that the 43-year-old would not be considered for the permanent role at Ibrox, after replacing Pedro Caixinha on a short-term basis back in December.
After the defeat on Sunday, Rangers duo Lee Wallace and Kenny Miller verbally assaulted Murty and the club’s hierarchy have since suspended the pair.
And Hartson believes that indicates that Murty has admirers on the board and therefore does not believe he is definitely gone this summer.
He told The GET: “If they’ve gone with Graeme Murty, then somebody in the board must like him. Somebody must be backing him. He’s obviously gone to the board of directors and the chairman and said ‘Look, I want this boy out’. It’s his decision.
“People are saying Rangers are looking for a new manager – but that tells me that it might not be Graeme Murty out in the summer, he might instead be stronger there than people think.”
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