There are many commodities - whether it be players, money or even luck - that any manager or coach requires. All Ceri Bowley wanted and needed was time.
That asset is always in short supply at Rangers but every circumstance and fate is unique. As a result, Bowley's tenure as first team coach was measured in months rather than years, defined by failures rather than successes.
The Welshman was the final addition to Giovanni van Bronckhorst's coaching staff when he arrived at Ibrox in August. Come November, he was heading for the exit door as Van Bronckhorst paid the price for Rangers' European and domestic troubles and was sacked just a year after his appointment that promised so much more.
