Rangers boss Mark Warburton rubbishes Everton link
Monday 2 May 2016 10:12, UK
Rangers manager Mark Warburton has brushed off a newspaper report that he is of interest to Everton
The Scottish Sun reported on Sunday that the Toffees had put Warburton on a short-list to succeed current under-pressure boss Roberto Martinez.
Speaking after his side's final Scottish Championship game of the season at St Mirren, Warburton, who has rubbished every previous report linking him to other clubs, asked: "Who is it this time?
"I can't stop that. It will be Barcelona and Real Madrid next.
"The only time you get linked to big clubs is when the players are doing well. It's as simple as that. If you lose 12 on the spin you won't be linked with any jobs.
"Don't forget they won the league convincingly, they won the Petrofac and beat Celtic in the semi-final and have reached a domestic final. It's all credit to the players."
Gers will head south of the border to take on a Tottenham line-up in a behind-closed-doors game on May 11 to prepare for their Scottish Cup final clash with Hibernian on May 21.
And returning striker Martyn Waghorn is expected to play in order to bring him back up to full fitness following his return in the 2-2 draw at St Mirren.
"It is all credit to him and the physios for the work that has been done. He has come back, is fit, hungry, sharp and you can see that he wants to play," Warburton said.
"We are delighted to get an hour out of him. He will play 75 minutes in the Spurs game, and will be ready for the final.
"He has a chance of starting. He has worked hard and looked really fit. He looked as if he hadn't been away. There was no rustiness to speak of on a difficult surface and I thought he was very good. He has made a good case for selection."
