Kevin Muscat is “most likely” the kind of character Rangers want, says interim supervisor Steven Smith.

The Australian is near agreeing a deal to changing the sacked Russell Martin at Ibrox.

Whereas the membership watch for the 52-year-old, who’s at the moment accountable for Shanghai Port, under-19s coach Smith will lead the crew.

Muscat performed for Rangers within the 2002-2003 season, successful the treble underneath then boss Alex McLeish, with Smith having simply signed his first skilled contract.

Requested if Muscat was the best man to take Rangers ahead, Smith replied: “Most likely. It is an fascinating query.

“Clearly up to now 4 or 5 years we have had various kinds of managers, there isn’t any assure of success anyplace, and it is actually troublesome to ensure success once you’re at a membership the place the expectation is to win on a regular basis.

“That is by no means going to occur. However we have skilled completely different managers, whether or not it’s managers which have performed right here, managers deemed head coach sorts which might be extra tactical.

“So we have had each kind of supervisor, however the precedence is all the time to win.

“I used to be a younger participant [during Muscat’s time at Ibrox], so I solely got here throughout him a number of instances. My job was to scrub Alex McLeish and the teaching employees’s boots, so I used to move him within the hall and, as an individual, he was actually nice.”