GRAEME Murty, the Rangers caretaker manager, last night revealed the Ibrox club would "take their time" appointing a permanent replacement for Mark Warburton despite suffering another costly defeat.
The Ibrox club crashed to a 2-1 loss to bottom-placed Inverness Caledonian Thistle at the Tulloch Caledonian Stadium last night when Billy McKay netted an overhead kick in the 89th minute.
Rangers, who parted company with Warburton 15 days ago, have now won just one of their last seven league games and will fall nine points behind second-placed Aberdeen if the Pittodrie club beat Ross County at home today.
Murty, the under-20 coach who has taken over on a temporary basis, revealed the club had provided him with support since he stepped up to take charge of the first team earlier this month.
However, the former Scotland internationalist, who denied Rangers' hopes of finishing runners-up in the top flight this term had gone, stressed he didn't expect anyone else to be brought in imminently.
"I have been put in a very difficult position, but the board have taken steps and I've been offered help," he said.
"I have taken advantage of that help which was kindly offered, but at the moment that will remain private between me and the person who is helping me.
"I have to say, the people helping me doesn't take away from the fact the players have to focus on what they can control. They can just control their attitude and performance.
`"The board will take their time to appoint the person they think should be in place at a time of their choosing. So until I'm told otherwise I will carry on doing what I'm doing for as long as they want me to do so.
"As far as I'm aware I'll be preparing the players this week. We have to make sure we are ready and focused on Wednesday (Rangers play St. Johnstone at Ibrox in the Premiership).
"It would be easy for the players to sink into disappointment and lack of confidence, but we have to make sure we get them up for that."
Murty added: "I don't think the uncertainty is a factor. We saw a group of players who were focused and for 25 minutes they were great. But it was the same old problem. When you don't score and lose too many goals you don't take too many points.
"The chance is still the same to get second place, the challenge is still there and we just have to go out and try to get enough points to do that. Until it's mathematically impossible we will be fighting to do that."
Meanwhile, Richie Foran, whose Inverness team moved off bottom spot and above Hamilton in the table with the win, has expressed hope his side can go on an extended winning run after the triumph.
Foran said: "It's huge for us. To beat a side of the calibre of Rangers, a really good side, I am delighted for the players and the supporters who have stood by us.
"Rangers have been written off in the last few weeks. There is a lot of confusion at that club. But they still have good players. They started the game far brighter. But we stood up to it, put bodies in front of the ball. My boys have been were brave, brave lads
"To have a successful season you need a player who can score and we have that now. It has given the boys a great boost to have a natural finisher in the team again.
"You need one if you are going to have a successful season. Aberdeen have got Adam Rooney, Ross County have got Liam Boyce, now we have got Billy McKay.
"Hopefully that can start a run now. We want to go eight or nine games unbeaten now we have come off the bottom of the table. It is a huge boost to our confidence levels."
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