Barry Ferguson first Rangers press conference in FULL as 2 rising stars named, no Clement contact and one MEGA promise

Barry Ferguson is the man in the Rangers hot seat in what has been a whirlwind 48 hours.

The former skipper has been in and around the club now after replacing Philippe Clement along with his new coaching team including Allan McGregor, Neil McCann and Billy Dodds. The hard work gets underway straight off the bat with the team put through their bases with a trip to Rugby Park to face Kilmarnock on Wednesday night.

Jose Mourinho and Fenerbahce in the Europa League is also looming for the new boss. He faced the media for the first time since landing the gig until the summer and he faced a wide-range of questions. Check out the FULL Q&A from Ferguson's first press conference as Rangers boss below.

Bring us up to speed with the last 48 hours

Yeah, it's obviously been hectic, but also it's been enjoyable. I'm surprised that I obviously got the call on Sunday, but it only took five minutes to agree to become the interim manager until the end of the season. Then it was a case of me trying to work things out together, which thankfully took only about 10 or 12 hours, because I was worried in case it would drag on, but thankfully it wasn't the case and I got the three guys that I wanted to come in.

Why did you want the 3 guys as your first choice?

There's a number of reasons, I'll be honest with you. Both Neil and Billy have obviously got experience as managers at a good level. I've obviously, alongside Allan, played with the club, obviously knowing the demands and expectations, so that was important to me as well. They're bubbly about the place, as I mentioned, they're big characters, they like to get in amongst the boys and I think that's important because obviously the last couple of weeks has been difficult for this group