Rangers: Mark Warburton - 'no short-term fixes' for new manager

New Rangers boss Mark Warburton has warned fans not to expect "short-term fixes" after becoming the first Englishman to take charge of the Scottish club. The 52-year-old former Brentford boss and assistant David Weir, the former Rangers captain, have signed three-year contracts at Ibrox.
"Our aim is to win the division, of course it is," said Warburton.
"It is about firm foundations, not short-term fixes."
Warburton succeeds Stuart McCall, who was appointed until the end of the season in March, and applied for the role on a permanent basis,
However, his side lost out in the Scottish Premiership play-off final against Motherwell to remain in the Championship for a second season.

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"Our job is to fill that stadium and the way to do that is to play in an attractive manner that excites the fans," added Warburton."
Rangers released 11 senior players at the end of the season and Warburton is aware that he does not have much time to rebuild the squad in time for the new season.
"I've looked at the squad and I realise it is quite lean," he said.
"Our job is to bring suggestions to the table that add value to the club on and off the pitch.
"Brentford used the smallest number of players in the Championship last season. We used a tight squad of 24 players."

Former Rangers midfielder Nigel Spackman
"I think you've got to back your manager and give him two years, but then he must get them up this year. If he doesn't then I think the pressure will be on him and the board will look elsewhere and think 'well maybe he doesn't know Scottish football enough to get us where we want to go'.
"But I'm sure Mark will do well up there, I think David will help him. Rangers as a club have got to move forward together."

Warburton became Brentford manager following Uwe Rosler's departure in December 2013, two years after joining them as first-team coach and also having a spell as technical director.
The Englishman oversaw the opening of their new academy and was the co-founder of the NextGen series, a European club competition for under-19s that ran for two seasons between 2011 and 2013.

As manager, he took the Bees from League One to the Championship in 2013-14 - their first time in English football's second tier since 1992-93 - and last season his team were beaten in the play-off semi-final by Middlesbrough.
Warburton recognised that Rangers needed to develop their youth system and that the "academy should be the heartbeat of the club", but he stressed that he would have to balance that with the experience needed to guide younger players.
Asked what style of play fans should expect from his side, he said there would be no long-ball tactics and that: "We like players who dominate football, who are comfortable in possession."
Despite speculation, there is no role for former Valencia coach Ian Cathro and Warburton said that Weir's experience as a Rangers player would be helpful.
Weir, who returns to Ibrox having left in 2012 to join Everton, said: "Mark's an experienced manager, he's got a business background, he communicates well, he's also a good coach and he's got experience as sporting director as well."
"He's got a really balanced profile in regards to what makes a modern football manager."
Rangers director Paul Murray, who was part of a consortium that took over the club in March, said the appointment of Warburton and Weir was "the first step in rebuilding the club".