Who is Mervyn Day? The Rangers talent spotter who became history maker after ground swallowing interview

Given the feelings towards Ross Wilson from the Rangers fans towards the end of his time at Ibrox, perhaps it’s better to remain anonymous when it comes to being involved in the recruitment at the club.

The former sporting director, along with managing director Stewart Robertson, became a target for angry punters who held him responsible for the poor track record of incoming players despite the man who has now left for Nottingham Forest saying "Ross Wilson doesn't sign football players here” at the Rangers AGM last last year.

So maybe Mervyn Day won’t have thanked his boss Michael Beale for mentioning his name as he talked about how he would cope without Wilson. Day was mentioned alongside former Celtic scout John Park and Neil Banfield as a trio of staff members who are helping him. Plenty is known about Park from his time across the city and in particular being associated with unearthing gems such as Virgil van Dijk and Victor Wanyama. And as Beale’s assistant manager who followed him from QPR, Banfield is also fairly well known.

But Day’s name will have had many Rangers fans searching to find out his background as he has barely had a mention and that is despite being at Ibrox for more than three years from Steven Gerrard’s days at the club. So who is Mervyn Day? Here, Record Sport delves into his career to see what he could offer Beale.

Day is a former goalkeeper who started out his career at West Ham United under the legendary Ron Greenwood and progressed through the youth ranks. He made history at the east London outfit when he helped them win the FA Cup in 1975 and at 19 was the youngest goalkeeper to play in the final. John Lyall’s Hammers defeated Fulham 2-0 at Wembley thanks to an Alan Taylor double. He spent