Steven Gerrard is Rangers' blue-eyed boy and many fans won't take no for an answer

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Or maybe it was a wedding.Steven Gerrard and his back-room team were hugely successful at Rangers. | PAWhat we do know is that Ibrox bigwigs Andrew Cavenagh and Paraag Marathe have been speaking to candidates over the past week. The Ibrox club have a job on their hands finishing in the top two.Gerrard has Rangers fans excited againIt is why so many Rangers fans are salivating at the prospect of Gerrard.

Ferdinand said afterwards that he can see his ex-England team-mate returning to Ibrox.Russell Martin was sacked last weekend as Rangers head coach. | SNS GroupGerrard has since held concrete talks with the Rangers hierarchy in London. Sources have been keen to point out that he is not the only candidate the board are speaking to, but for many fans, he might as well be the sole one on their list.

But his aura and leadership are attributes that this current squad, and indeed the fans, so desperately crave after the spirit-sapping tenure of Martin.Gerrard needs a strong back-room teamIn position between 2018 and 2021, Gerrard took a while to get going at Rangers. The Ferdinand podcast made it clear Gerrard is eyeing a return to football and now that the parties have engaged in talks, if Gerrard wants Rangers, he will surely get them.Rangers do have good players – certainly a squad far better than eighth place.