Is Gerrard returning? And is he what Rangers need?

Barry Ferguson had repeatedly called for clarity astir his Rangers future. The interim manager did yet person those calls answered implicit the weekend, but possibly not successful the mode he'd hoped.

Now clarity is needed astir who volition beryllium the adjacent imperishable Ibrox manager.

For each the sound and chatter astir the likes Steven Gerrard, Russell Martin and Davide Ancelotti, determination is nary motion yet that a woody has been agreed.

Rangers' stance remains that determination is nary preferred campaigner but whoever it is volition person a sizeable task that needs started yesterday.

The speech of pubs, Whatsapp groups and societal media has Gerrard arsenic the latest premier contender but would a instrumentality for Rangers' past title-winning manager beryllium the champion happening for the club?

Eh, maybe. Rumours were rife connected Monday that helium had been spotted astatine Cameron House connected the banks of Loch Lomond.

A fewer days distant oregon a motion of his impending return? Have the Saudi taxation complications that were antecedently cited arsenic a stumbling artifact present gone away?

The crippled thickened erstwhile a antheral suggested to beryllium "Gerrard's Glasgow barber" posted a representation connected Instagram of the gates of Rangers' grooming centre.

Was the erstwhile England midfielder wrong and astir to get his hairsbreadth nicely pruned successful mentation of a caller acceptable of scarf-holding pictures? Or was it an aged photo?

Absolutely, said some. Utter nonsense, suggested others. The information remains unclear.

What is known for definite is that Rangers are looking for a caller manager.

But wherever bash the club's prospective caller owners - an American consortium involving Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises Global Football Group - and sporting director-in-waiting Kevin Thelwell acceptable into that?

It would look hugely improbable that they would not person a dependable successful the conversation, adjacent if the second is officially inactive employed by Everton.

Former Leeds sporting manager Gretar Steinsson is the 49s shot adept and volition surely person views of his ain astir who should pb Rangers adjacent term.

But what is known for definite is that main enforcement Patrick Stewart is starring the hunt on with the existent Ibrox board.

This is the important question that immoderate much romanticist Rangers fans whitethorn place successful favour of dwelling connected past success.

Gerrard's trophy ratio astatine Ibrox was 1 from a imaginable 9 earlier helium departed for Aston Villa. The 1 was seismic, though, stopping Celtic from becoming the archetypal Scottish nine to assertion 10 titles successful a row.

That triumph endeared the erstwhile Liverpool skipper to a ample swathe of the enactment for eternity successful itself.

And the information he's container bureau connected a planetary standard - and spent the second portion of his vocation with LA Galaxy successful the United States - volition presumably besides beryllium eye-catching to the prospective caller American owners.

However, successful the acold airy of day, Gerrard's Ibrox trophy complaint would not beryllium an acceptable 2nd clip round.

And his grounds astatine Villa and, astir recently, astatine Al-Ettifaq successful the Saudi Pro League, makes acold from convincing reading.

Furthermore, the 1 happening that seemed to punctual his departure from Ibrox - extracurricular the lure of an English Premier League presumption - was the thought that helium wasn't backed to the grade helium wanted aft delivering the Premiership title.

The punctuation successful the contiguous aftermath of that was "we person to hole the extortion present the prima is shining".

Rangers didn't, oregon couldn't, and Gerrard was gone arsenic Celtic re-asserted their grip connected home silverware.

If re-appointed, it would look helium would person backing nether the caller ownership but questions would stay if that would beryllium enough, and helium would beryllium the close candidate, to reel successful all-conquering Celtic.

A coaching summons that has been mooted to see erstwhile Rangers midfielder Steven Davis and ex England midfielder Jordan Henderson for a start.

But nary notation of ertwhile adjunct Michael Beale, who stepped up to regenerate Gerrard with scant success.

What helium would besides bring, according to erstwhile Rangers striker Kris Boyd, is simply a amended knowing of what the relation requires.

"Rangers request to get idiosyncratic who understands it, gets it, tin woody with the unit and demands," Boyd told Sky Sports.

"The fans expect you to win. You request idiosyncratic who tin woody with the pressures each azygous day. Carry the load of the shot nine and instrumentality it forward.

"Steven has shown helium tin bash that. He's had it each his life. He ticks a batch of boxes."

One happening Gerrard besides brings is respect and wide recognition, thing that would pull players who whitethorn different not see Rangers oregon Scotland arsenic a destination.

With players already departing arsenic the rebuild begins, that successful itself whitethorn beryllium of worth with recruitment perfectly crucial.

Just however would a reunion beryllium received by the radical that truly matter? We asked Rangers fans and the effect was a mixed bag...

Caroline: "I ever admired Steven for the mode helium went astir it. When helium left, I'm definite it was due to the fact that helium didn't person the backing of the board. This antheral deserves the accidental to mould the squad helium knows volition beryllium a winning team."

Darren: "I would surely backmost the instrumentality of Gerrard. Yes, it was disappointing the mode helium near but helium was lured by the champion league successful the world. He made Rangers a unit again aft years successful the wilderness and I'd backmost him to bash it again."

Pete: "I would beryllium good with Gerrard being backmost astatine Ibrox, but inactive precise disappointed that Barry Ferguson and his unit were not fixed the occupation to adhd to the passionateness helium managed to get from a batch of sub-standard players helium inherited."

Chris: "No, no, no! Gerrard has done thing since helium near america successful the lurch for Aston Villa and what a bully occupation helium did there. He is not a existent Rangers antheral and ne'er volition be. I'd sooner person Ange Postecoglou if Spurs sack him than Gerrard."

Bob: "He has failed astatine each occupation since helium won our title. Why bring a nonaccomplishment back? I would person been happier with Giovanni van Bronckhorst coming back. Happier inactive if they had stuck with Ferguson and co."

Craig: "I don't judge the fans are divided here. I deliberation the immense bulk volition beryllium against it. First clip astir helium was a calculated risk, present we cognize what benignant of manager helium is it'll conscionable beryllium an unnecessary risk."