Sean Dyche has made his bid for the Rangers job, increasing pressure on Barry Ferguson and claiming he would have won more games in command.
The 53-year-old, who was fired as Everton manager in January, listed Rangers as the team he had always wanted to manage and discussed the chaos at Ibrox.
They are second in the table, and Ferguson’s winning % is pathetic.
Sean Dyche remarked on the Sky Bet-sponsored Stick to Football podcast, ‘He’s not going to change the way he plays.
‘I reckon if I went there and played my way, we’d win more games. Just 4-4-2 – give them basic rules of principles.
‘We’re all going, “Fair play” – but, he’s been there a while now so you better start bringing some wins soon.’
Dyche continued: ‘Howard Wilkinson had a great saying, he said, “Win, survive, succeed”. Basically, you have to win first, and then you can survive because you’re winning, and then success is when you do lay down all your principles and your playing style.
‘So, if he can win enough, which is the worry at the minute, and then survive the process, and then succeed – then that’s going to be better.’
Dyche stated that Rangers is the team he’d most like to lead, saying: ‘It was always Rangers because of the scale of the club, not because it’s The Gers, but because of the sheer grandeur, particularly back then.
‘I realise they’re having a difficult time right now, but there’s a global feel to it. That’s a large superpowered club.
Dyche went on to suggest that he believes Ferguson will be appointed as Rangers manager permanently.
Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt this season; he’s setting the groundwork for future success and education.
‘Then you have your pre-season, since you now have that time to work on it every day. Shift out a few players who may not buy in, and bring in some that do. Then, if it’s not early next season, how long do you stay?
‘The simplest response would be pre-season until the halfway point, but that is not always the case, is it? You acquire the job midway through the season.
‘If it isn’t early next season, I’d say it didn’t work. So, if I’m the Director of Football, I’ll say, “You’ve either got to change what you’re doing and make it work, or we’re going to change.”
‘The ideal case is that if you get a pre-season and shuffle the transfers, then by Christmas, if you’re not having any success, most people say, “Things need to start working pretty quickly”. You’ll probably get the next window, and then they’ll say, “It’s not working” by January/February.
