Current Glasgow Rangers caretaker Graeme Murty is now the second favourite for the Ibrox post with one bookmaker.
With no managerial appointment made yet, it appears almost certain that Graeme Murty will take charge of Rangers’ Scottish Premiership clash with Hamilton this weekend following the international break.
And perhaps there is reason to think that the current Gers caretaker boss may be being more seriously considered for the post on a permanent basis.
Sky Bet now list Murty as the 3/1 second favourite to take the Light Blues job permanently. Murty has been in the position before, but he had drifted out to fourth favourite on Sunday, dropping behind Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill.
What perhaps makes Murty’s drop in odds from 9/1 to 3/1 all the more interesting is that Derek McInnes’ odds have gone from 1/3 on Sunday to 4/7 on Sky Bet, just hinting that the chances of the Aberdeen boss getting the job are ever so slightly slimmer.
With Rangers seemingly not making too much progress in their search for their new manager – though they may be a lot further behind the scenes – it is surely fair to suggest that it would be no surprise if Murty winning his third game in charge this weekend sent his odds tumbling further.
The 42-year-old has proved himself to be a reliable pair of hands in a caretaker role, and perhaps overseeing a brilliant run of form over a sustained period – especially once the initial benefit of changing a manager wears off – may be the best way for Murty to stake a claim if he does want the job permanently.
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