"I can't sit in front of a footballer and tell him how good this place is and how much you could actually accomplish when being here, and not believe it as a manger or as a coach."
Saturday 17 March 2018 17:05, UK
Graeme Murty says he wants to be handed a long-term deal to remain as the Rangers manager beyond the end of the season.
Rangers suffered a 3-2 defeat to Brendan Rodgers' side last weekend to fall nine points behind their rivals in the table, but Murty believes he has helped narrow the gap to Old Firm rivals Celtic since his appointment in December.
Murty, in place until the end of the campaign, remains in contention to lead Rangers to silverware with a third consecutive Scottish Cup semi-final meeting against Celtic to come next month.
When asked whether he wanted to remain the Rangers boss, Murty said: "Who wouldn't?
"I can't sit in front of a footballer and tell him how good this place is and how much you could actually accomplish when being here, and not believe it as a manger or as a coach.
"This is a stunning place to work, come into every day and those that don't understand that probably haven't sat in this seat and probably haven't worked for this football club."
Rangers will aim to return to winning ways when they host Kilmarnock on Saturday and Murty is fully aware his chances of remaining in charge at Ibrox depend on finishing the campaign strongly.
"I expect to focus fully on the football until the end of the season and if we complete our job to the highest level then we will have a discussion," said Murty.
"I am fully aware of the main driver in football being success. I am desperate to be successful, desperate for the group to be successful and those aims are still available to this group and to me personally."
