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Rangers fans, following the confirmation Barry Ferguson will leave his role as interim head coach, we want your views on his time in charge.

The former captain had mixed results during in his short stint, but there were certainly some positive memories in there.

What stands out to you from his tenure? And how will his brief reign be remembered?

Send us your thoughts

Jonathan Sutherland
Sportscene presenter

Rangers ended the season with a four-goal thriller against Hibernian at Easter Road and three of Barry Ferguson's men have made my team of the week.

James Tavernier: An assured performance. Provided the assist for the Raskin goal.

Nicolas Raskin: A goal, an assist and provided more chances than any other Rangers player. Also had an effort controversially ruled out. Has become a hugely important player.

Cyriel Dessers: Finishes the season as Premiership top scorer with 18 - two ahead of Daizen Maeda and Simon Murray both on 16. Must be hugely satisfying for Dessers given all the debate that surrounds him. Another goal to open the scoring against Hibs.

Watch the Sportscene panel discuss the decision to disallow Rangers a second goal in the first half of their 2-2 draw at Hibernian.

Tyrone Smith
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter

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After helping Dundee secure their Premiership status for another season, midfielder Lyall Cameron is backing himself to "make an impression" at Rangers next term.

The 22-year-old scored twice as the Dens Park side defeated St Johnstone 2-0 at McDiarmid Park on Sunday.

The result ensured Dundee finished 10th in the top flight, avoiding an end-of-season relegation play-off with Livingston, and now Cameron can now turn his attention to the next chapter in his career at Ibrox.

"I haven't really had much time to think about it, obviously there has been so much going on and I was just wanting to make sure my full attention was on Dundee," he said.

"But now that it's done it will probably start to kick in more and I'm really looking forward to it.

"I know it's going to be hard and I don't expect to walk into the team every week. I was criticised for my decision, people think I might not play every week, but that's the way football is.

"You back yourself and I'm confident in my ability that I can go and try and make an impression and do as well as I can for Rangers.

"That is my goal and when I get there I will just take it as it comes and hopefully it all goes well."

Former Ibrox hero Paul Gascoigne thinks Rangers could be the perfect fit for Jamie Vardy as the 38-year-old striker prepares to leave Leicester City. (CasinoBeats via Daily Record, external)

Ally McCoist, who tried to bring Jamie Vardy to Ibrox in 2012, says: "I would take him in two minutes at Rangers, I really would" but reckons the veteran striker already has a move lined up. (talkSPORT via Ibrox News, external)

Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin reckons Scottish Premiership clubs need to start investing properly in VAR technology if they want the league to be taken seriously as a top-level competition. (Daily Mail), external

Read the rest of Monday's Scottish gossip.

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Watch all the action from Hibernian's 2-2 draw with Rangers in their final Scottish Premiership game.

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Midfielder Nicolas Raskin says he'll remain at Rangers "as long as the club wants me" amid reported interest from clubs in England.

Rangers are reportedly keen to tie down the Belgian, whose contract expires in 2027, to a new deal.

Raskin, who was named Rangers' player of the year, scored and had a goal disallowed in Rangers' 2-2 draw in the final game of the season on Saturday.

"I've been enjoying myself this season and it's not so often that you can enjoy yourself in a club, so I'm really happy here," he said.

"I've got two more seasons in my contract, so as long as the club wants me, I'll be here and then we'll see what happens."

Having been led by interim manager Barry Ferguson for the latter stage of the Premiership campaign, the Ibrox club are expected to appoint someone new this summer.

"It's going to be a big change in the summer, so who knows what's going to happen," Raskin added.

"I don't know. We need to be successful next season. We're coming back on the 23 of June, so it's not that far away. We need to plan the pre-season and all this."

We asked for your views on Rangers' 2-2 draw against Hibs.

Here's what some of you said:

Jim: Obviously it's been a hard season we certainly need the investment coming from the 49ers but we are not a million miles away. Hopefully we make the right appointment for a manager, exciting times ahead! Barry Ferguson should be proud of his stint as manager, done with pride and honour and certainly showed what a true Ranger he is.

John: Nicolas Raskin is class, better than Arne Engels at £11million. We should ask for £15m at least. Barry Ferguson, thanks for your effort, time for a more experienced man.

Torquil: Raskin's effort was not a goal. The pictures show that the ball did not entirely cross the goal line or the goal post. The linesman was correctly positioned on the byline, and could see this.

Jimmy: The ball was over the line, everyone except the referee and VAR saw this, why did VAR not stop the game before they went up the field and equalised?

Robert: Glad this arduous season is over with. I hope the takeover happens soon and we appoint a new manager soon to take us forward and challenge in all competitions next season. On the goal that wasn't given I can't understand the excuse given by the SFA, the ball clearly rebounds backwards after coming off the inside of the post and quite clearly is over the line.

Joseph: The goal that supposedly didn't cross the line is probably the worst decision I have ever seen in Scottish football since I started watching it 45 years ago. Everybody in the stadium could see it was a goal apart from the referee and the VAR official. Just as well this game didn't determine anything important.

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• Rangers are undefeated in their last six games in the Premiership, their last longer unbeaten streak was from 29 December 2024 to 16 February 2025, a run of nine games.

• Hibernian have failed to win in their last three games in the Premiership, their last longer winless streak was from 29 September 2024 to 26 November 2024, a run of nine games.

• Cyriel Dessers has scored in each of his last five games in the Premiership (six goals), his longest scoring streak in the competition.

• Nicky Cadden has assisted seven goals in the Premiership this season (one in this game), more than any other Hibernian player.

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We already know Celtic will be in the Champions League play-off round.

And that Rangers will start in the second qualifying stage.

Hibernian, Dundee United and Aberdeen will all be in Europe, too, but the outcome of Saturday's Scottish Cup final will decide who enters which competition and when.

If Celtic win the Scottish Cup...

Hibs will be in the Europa League play-off round. Win that, and they will be in the competition proper. Lose, and it will be the Conference League until Christmas.

Either way, good games and good money.

United will enter the Europa League at the second qualifying round, with the second chance of Conference League preliminaries.

And Aberdeen will enter the Conference League at the second qualifying round.

If Aberdeen win the Scottish Cup...

They will be the ones who will be guaranteed continental combat until December.

Hibs would go into the Europa second qualifying round, with the safety net of a second shot in the Conference preliminaries. But no assured league stage football.

And Dundee United would enter the Conference League second qualifying round.

Hibernian and Rangers played out a thrilling four-goal draw amid controversial scenes on the final day of the Scottish Premiership top six.

Barry Ferguson's side twice took the lead, thanks to goals from Cyriel Dessers and Nicolas Raskin, but on both occasions they were pegged back - initially in very controversial circumstances.

Kieran Bowie got Hibs' first equaliser, moments after Raskin thought he had scored before Rocky Bushiri cleared.

Did the ball cross the line? Referee Nick Walsh and VAR Andrew Dallas thought not, and could not find a camera angle that proved it either way.

Martin Boyle scored the second leveller, connecting with a Nicky Cadden cross for his 20th goal this season in all competitions - a fine way to celebrate his new deal.

What did you make of that, Rangers fans? Who impressed you, and who do you want out in the summer?

And tell us about that goal that wasn't given. Let us know your thoughts.

Andrew Petrie
BBC Sport Scotland

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It might not have been a win, but it was one of the better performances under interim head coach Ferguson - and perhaps that should not be a surprise.

After all, there was no pressure on this game. Second place has been wrapped up for a while, but there wasn't a bad home run to end, or a fierce rival to overcome.

Unburdened by the weight of expectation, they played free-flowing, attacking football that highlighted the abilities of Dessers, Raskin, Mo Diomande and Vaclav Cerny.

Why couldn't they play like this more often? Can these players just not handle the scrutiny that being a Rangers player comes with? On this evidence, maybe.

That might not be a problem for long, given the summer that is on the way. The winds of change are blowing at Rangers and some of these players might not be at Ibrox next season.

If that is the case maybe some youngsters, notably Bailey Rice who seems to be part of the future, could have been given more of a chance in the next few weeks.

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Rangers interim head coach Barry Ferguson tells BBC Scotland: "It was crazy. Some of our play was really good, but we could have won by a number of goals. That's frustrating, we weren't ruthless in brilliant positions.

"It was a clear goal, it was there for everybody [to see]. It was clear to me it was over the line, then it goes to VAR and for some odd reason, they don't see it being a goal.

"That's frustrating, disappointing, and worrying. We need to be getting these decisions correct, that's why VAR is here. It's clear VAR's not working.

"I've watched it five or six times. It's clear as day that the ball is over the line."

On his future, Ferguson adds: "It's been a brilliant three months, I've loved every single minute of it. We'll see over the next few days the way the club will go forward.

"I had a role before at the club which I really enjoyed, before this got sprung on me. I'd have been an absolute mug not to take it.

"I knew there was going to be challenges, but anyone who knows me personally knows I'm not scared of a challenge. It's a challenge I'd be more than willing to take on.

"It's not a project. It's about winning now. You can't come in and have a couple of years to get it right. You need to get it right in the summer, get a team on the pitch that's capable of playing in Europe, capable of playing 50-60 games a season.

"The profile needs to be spot on. Because it's far too long that Celtic have been dominant. We need to get back to challenging.

"Other managers have come in and never worked in this league, but it's a challenging, difficult league that does not get enough credit. You need to get it right and if you don't, you'll suffer.

"There's a hell of a lot of work to be done, but that has to be the case. It's an exciting time."

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Nicolas Raskin. One of Rangers' best players in the last couple of weeks, he was the orchestrator of plenty of their attacks, feeding Vaclav Cerny, Cyriel Dessers and Danilo in front of him.

Created more chances than any other Rangers player, drove them forward into the final third and got a goal as well.

Rangers are interested in Cameron Burgess with the 29-year-old Scotland-born Australia centre-half's contract expiring with relegated Ipswich Town. (The Herald), external

AEK Athens are highly interested in 30-year-old Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers. (Giannis Chorianopoulos on X), external

Strasbourg are interested in 22-year-old Rangers forward Hamza Igamane. (Mohamed Toubache-Ter on X), external

Former Rangers loan forward Abdallah Sima has been offered by Brighton & Hove Albion as part of their £30m bid for 17-year-old striker Charalampos Kostoulas, but Olympiakos are likely to reject the offer. (The Athletic), external

Real Madrid assistant Davide Ancelotti will join father Carlo in charge of Brazil for their matches with Ecuador and Paraguay next month, but the Italian has not ruled out a move to Rangers as he considers his options amid interest from the Ibrox club in appointing him head coach. (Rangers Review), external

David Ancelotti has decided to postpone his career as a head coach and will accompany father Carlo as they move from Real Madrid to take charge of the Brazilian national team, with the 35-year-old remaining until the 2026 World Cup. (Alberto Pereiro on X), external

Rangers will ramp up their search for a manager next week, with Real Madrid assistant Davide Ancelotti still a contender and with Gary O'Neil, Russell Martin, Sean Dyche and interim head coach Barry Ferguson having also been considered. (Daily Record), external

Rangers are exploring a deal with Raith Rovers to loan top talent out as the Ibrox hierarchy look into lower league partnerships. (Daily Record), external

Read Saturday's Scottish Gossip in full.

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Hibs pair Joe Newell and Rudi Molotnikov (both groin) are still out while head coach David Gray reported that a couple of others are doubtful with "bumps and bruises".

Barry Ferguson will assess his Rangers squad but Ianis Hagi, Ridvan Yilmaz and Dujon Sterling remain out.

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Connor Barron says "standards are a lot higher" at Rangers compared to Aberdeen as he looks to kick on after a turbulent first season at Ibrox.

The 22-year-old midfielder has made 33 starts in 45 appearances since his summer switch from Pittodrie.

While Rangers have endured a trophyless campaign and sacked Philippe Clement as manager, Barron is "really excited with my first season".

Speaking before Rangers' final game of the season away to Hibs on Saturday, he added: "To play as many games as I have and to do what I have done, I've been quite happy with it.

"But I want to go and do better next season. That's just how I am. I'm hungry for more and we'll go away after the game against Hibs and work on my game to get better again.

"Obviously it's disappointing to not be as successful as I would have liked to have been in my first season and have a few trophies.

"But you learn a lot and you carry that with you and that's what I've done. I pick up a lot as a player every day in training and the standards are a lot higher than what they were in the previous club.

"So that's one just for example, but there's so many things and it's good as well to have that and to learn."

Barron is relaxed about the prospect of having to impress another new manager next season, with interim boss Barry Ferguson expected to be overlooked as an American consortium of Andrew Cavenagh and the 49ers Enterprises edges closer to completing its takeover of the club.

"No, that's football. That's what happens. I've been in the game a while and I went through lots of managers at Aberdeen in my time," added Barron.

"You've just got to do what you can as a player and be the best every day and what will happen will happen."

Barron has learned a lot from former Scotland midfielder Ferguson plus other ex-Rangers and Scotland players on his staff, Neil McCann and Billy Dodds.

"All three of them have been great. Individual sessions after training, little bits after games here and there," he said.

"I've just been a sponge taking it all in and it's been great working with them so far."

Clive Lindsay
BBC Sport Scotland

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He has been much maligned and handed a perhaps unfair share of the blame for Rangers' failure to challenge for silverware this season, but Cyriel Dessers has shrugged off the criticism to rise to the top of the Premiership scoring charts.

The 30-year-old Nigeria striker's double in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Dundee United took his total to 17 goals, one better than Celtic forward Daizen Maeda and Dundee's Simon Murray.

Considering the contrasting seasons the rival Glasgow clubs have had, that is no mean feat.

Indeed, his five goals from his past four appearances takes his total in all competitions to 28.

Score again in Saturday's final league game away to Hibs and Dessers will match a run of goals last achieved by a Rangers player just over a year ago by captain and right-back James Tavernier.

The last Rangers forward to achieve that was Alfredo Morelos in his prime four years ago and suggests that, whoever takes over from interim head coach Barry Ferguson at the end of the season, Dessers will be viewed as an asset rather than a liability.

Read all the final weekend Premiership picks

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• After their 2-0 win in April, Hibs could pick up back-to-back top-flight victories over Rangers for the first time since November 2005 under Tony Mowbray.

• Rangers are unbeaten in their past 25 top-flight away games against Hibs (W16 D9) since a 2-1 defeat in September 2006 under Paul Le Guen.

• Hibs have only won their final game in one of their past eight top-flight league seasons (D4 L3 – including curtailed 2019-20), a 4-0 victory over St Johnstone in 2021-22.

• Rangers have only lost their final game in one of their past 16 league seasons (W9 D6 – including curtailed 2019-20 season), a 2-1 defeat to Kilmarnock in 2018-19.

• Cyriel Dessers is now the top scorer in this season's Scottish Premiership with 17 goals, scoring in each of his past four games in the league (five goals). The last player to score in five successive appearances in the competition for Rangers was James Tavernier in April 2024, and the last forward to do so was Alfredo Morelos in March 2021.

Rangers have held positive discussions with Real Madrid assistant Davide Ancelotti over their head coach vacancy, a decision is expected by the end of May and, although no contract has yet been tabled, the 35-year-old will not wait for other clubs to table offers for his services if he decides the project is right for him. (Rangers Review), external

Rangers managerial target Davide Ancelotti is set to join his father, Carlo, in moving from Real Madrid to the Brazilian national team in South America for World Cup qualifiers against Ecuador and Paraguay in June but has interest from a number of clubs in his services. (The Athletic), external

Rangers are set to step up their efforts to bring Steven Gerrard back to Ibrox as they approach the end of Barry Ferguson's spell as interim head coach. (Football Insider), external

Sean Dyche, who has been without a job since leaving Everton earlier this season and has been linked with the Rangers job, says he has no immediate plans to return to management. (Stick To Football podcast), external

With Vaclav Cerny's future uncertain as he approaches the end of his loan spell with Rangers from Wolfsburg, the 27-year-old winger's wife, Denisa, has posted a picture of a packed suitcase on her Instagram account saying they will be spending some time in their native Czech Republic this summer. (Scottish Sun), external

Read Friday's Scottish Gossip in full.

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Sportscene pundits Michael Stewart and Charlie Mulgrew discuss Cyriel Dessers' performance against Dundee United and whether Rangers need to replace the striker.

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Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers expressed his pride at scoring his 50th goal for the club, but admits the lack of silverware this season is "very painful".

Dessers, 30, scored twice in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Dundee United, taking his tally for the season to 28.

Despite the Nigeria international's excellent season statistically, it has been another disappointing one for the Ibrox outfit, which will end on Saturday at Hibernian.

"That's very painful, because obviously when you score this number of goals, you hope you can keep something in your hands as well," Dessers said.

"But this will only give more fuel for the summer, to work hard in the summer and go again and never give up.

"I think that's something that you have to say as a team, whatever happened, we never gave up, but we know we need to do better and we will hopefully do it.

"50 goals in two seasons. Yeah, it makes me very proud to achieve this milestone for a big club like Rangers in the first place.

"It a very special feeling and to do it at Ibrox in a game you win is obviously a very nice feeling."

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