Neil Lennon thinks Rangers will “benefit” from Graeme Souness’s appointment to an advisory position at Ibrox. Souness, a former player and manager for the Gers, disclosed this week that he is in talks to take a backroom role at the team.
The Times [October 26] reports that an appointment is almost certain, and Lennon has commended Rangers for bringing Souness on board.
On Friday, October 27, the former Celtic manager stated on PLZ Soccer’s The Football Show: “I think it’ll be a benefit.” In addition to being a fantastic football player and manager, he has a wealth of experience.
“One of the top pundits in the business, he managed Newcastle, Blackburn, Galatasaray, and Liverpool.” If that knowledge exists and he is willing to assist the club, why wouldn’t you want to use it? To him, Rangers remains very important.” He has experience as both a manager and a player in Glasgow, so he is familiar with the environment.
Because he has that kind of personality, he also enjoys that. In whatever role he plays going forward, he will be advantageous to the club. sage decision Earlier this month, Souness assisted Rangers in their search for Michael Beale’s replacement, even though he preferred Frank Lampard to Philippe Clement. The club made a very smart decision by bringing in a man with Souness’ extensive experience, not only in football knowledge but also in activities off the field. With this appointment, there will be more “football men” at Ibrox, which is lacking.
It’s unclear exactly what Souness’ day-to-day responsibilities will be, but he’ll probably have a say in any big decisions like transfers and, ideally, not too soon, selecting Clement’s replacement.
But he has already stepped in too far with his remarks about Lampard, so he needs to be careful about speaking too candidly about Rangers in his capacity as a pundit. It has been a good few weeks behind the scenes at Rangers, with Clement’s feet now under the table and Souness to follow.
