Rangers interim manager Graeme Murty has admitted that he would find it hard to turn down the chance to take charge of the Ibrox club on a permanent basis if the job was offered to him.
Murty guided Rangers to a 3-1 win over Hearts at Murrayfield yesterday as his second temporary reign kicked off in style, having restored two-goal Kenny Miller to the starting line-up following the departure of Kenny Miller.
And after accepting the adulation of the 14,000 travelling fans in Edinburgh, Murty conceded that an opportunity to manage the club full-time would be too tempting to refuse.
"I would find it difficult to turn it down, but I didn't come north of the border to become Rangers manager,” said Murty.
“I came to further my career and concentrate on being excellent and improving every day and where I end up will be a consequence of my personal standards on a day-to-day basis
"I will sit in front of you guys and prep the team until I am told otherwise. It's a fantastic honour and a real pleasure to work with players like this.
"I said at the time it would be incredibly arrogant for a person of my experience and age to shout my name from the rooftops. It won't be down to me to select the manager of this football club. All I can do, is give my best on a daily basis and work with the players we have.
“If that's deemed to be good enough, then fine. If it's not, then the club will go in a different direction and I will be fully supportive of the guy who will be a very fortunate individual to take this club forward.”
The Rangers supporters sang the names of both the hero of the hour, returning striker Miller, and Murty after the final whistle.
“That got me loads of stick in the changing room!” said Murty.
“It was a fantastic moment for myself but when the fans give you that level of regard, you have to show you appreciate it. Because it's hard to be a football fan. There are dark times, there are good times, but to come through in their thousands like they did, to show the level of support they did, I thought the players and myself had to thank them for an outstanding effort.
“And the more positive they are, the better it'll be for the players on the pitch."
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