KRIS BOYD reckons Rangers’ next boss has to know the DNA of the club if he is to deliver success for supporters in the coming years.
The 1-1 draw with Kilmarnock on Wednesday night proved to be Pedro Caixinha’s final game in charge before the Light Blues board brought his seven month tenure to an end.
Boyd played for 80 minutes for Steve Clarke’s side before Chris Burke netted a dramatic last-gasp leveller at Ibrox.
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And the former Gers striker knows winning is all that matters to a demanding support after a poor start to the season.
He said: "When you get a new manager you're going to be judged on recruitment and it's been disappointing, to be fair.
“The fans had started to turn on the back of the semi-final defeat.
“The fact that senior players were told to stay away [on Wednesday] night - Lee Wallace, Kenny Miller and Niko Kranjcar - that is not the Rangers way, and not the way to behave as a Rangers manager.
"There was a nervousness right away, every bad pass every mistake, you could hear the frustration.
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“The core of Rangers fans they have been left disappointed but it doesn't come as shock after the Luxembourg result in the Europa League. I don't know if he was the man to take the club forward.
"Over the years apart from Dick Advocaat, the ones that have success have been ones that have grown up grown up as Rangers men, same at Celtic - the ones that have success are the ones that know the club.
"Now they need someone who knows the club and knows the DNA. That starts from the top as well.
"Dave King is on a flight back to South Africa and I worry where the money is going to come from in the future, as there is a serious amount of investment needed to close the gap on Celtic.
"There's a series of outstanding candidates, Billy Davies, Derek McInnes and Alex McLeish have been mentioned.
“Without stating the obvious, it has to be someone who knows the club and can get results week in week out.
"You don't need to win pretty every week, you just need to win."
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