Rangers players were booed off again after a turgid Europa League defeat to Aris Limassol – but chief executive James Bisgrove skipped the trip to the Mediterranean as he ramped up his bid to find a new manager.
A few potential candidates may have been alarmed by the miserable display in Cyprus but the potential successors to Michael Beale appear to be lining up with the international break fast approaching.
The Light Blues face St Mirren on Sunday in Paisley and then the Scottish Premiership will go into cold storage – giving the Ibrox board a chance to make a decision on who will hold the hotseat long-term.
Interim boss Steven Davis was joined by Alex Rae in the dugout for the defeat to Aris – which will have not have helped his case for stepping into the post permanently any favours.