Stewart Robertson outlines director of football role at Rangers
Wednesday 15 February 2017 08:03, UK
Stewart Robertson says the imminent appointment of a director of football will help stabilise Rangers and develop a culture of continuity.
The club's managing director made his comments in the wake of last week's departure of manager Mark Warburton but he stressed that no one has been approached regarding the current vacancies at Ibrox.
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Robertson believes a director of football, whose role will be to oversee their recruitment policy, will help create a more seamless transition when the club changes a manager.
He told the Rangers website: "We want to be a modern football club, and we see that sometimes when managers leave a lot of the structure leaves with them.
"That is no use. You put a lot of time, a lot of investment and a lot of resource into developing that side of the business and you can't have that changing every time a manager changes.
"The director of football gives you that continuity. They oversee the overall football department, all aspects of it, including the academy, performance and preparation, analysis and everything as well as the first team.
"It means that if a manager or a coach does leave, you are only replacing that one person and the club's philosophy continues unbroken if you have that director of football in there."
However, Robertson confirmed that they had not talked to anyone regarding the two unfilled positions.
He added: "We haven't at this stage spoken to anyone about the manager or director of football roles.
"We are just gathering the facts and we will take our time as they are two key roles.
"We are really focused on making sure that we get the right people and I'd rather take an extra week to make sure we have the right people, than to rush into anything."
