GRAEME MURTY was called in at short notice to take the reins of a stunned Rangers team on Sunday following Mark Warburton's departure.
The Under-20s boss led the Gers to a 2-1 win over Greenock Morton at Ibrox, having been put in charge of the first team the day before the game.
But who is the man currently in caretaker charge at Ibrox?
Murty arrived in Glasgow last summer when he was appointed as head coach of the club's development squad following spells as a youth coach at Southampton and Norwich City.
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Sunday's game was his first in charge of a senior side, having steadily crept up through the age grades from Under-12s and Under-14s at Saints, to Under-16s and Under-18s with the Canaries before taking on the Gers Under-20s job.
Murty holds a UEFA A Licence coaching badge and can draw on a long playing career in English football, as well as a handful of international caps with Scotland, to make up for his inexperience as a senior manager.
The Yorkshire-born defender began his playing days at York City and impressed enough to become Reading's record signing in 1998 when he joined the Royals for £700,000.
It turned out to be a good investment by the club, beginning an 11-year affiliation in which Murty racked up more than 300 appearances at the Madejski Stadium before being named the club's best right-back of all time in a fan poll.
During his time at the club he helped them win the Championship title in 2005/06 and reach the Premier League, while he also won silverware for Scotland by lifting the Kirin Cup in 2006 despite only collecting four caps for his country.
After being released by Reading in 2009 following a brief loan spell at Charlton, he spent one season in League One with Southampton before hanging up his boots at the end of an injury-plagued season.
The Rangers board are yet to make a decision on who will take over from Warburton on a permanent basis - does Murty have what it takes?
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