Charlie Nicholas has named two former English Premier League managers who should be 'serious contenders' if Rangers decide to axe Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
The Light Blues manager is under increased pressure following defeat at St Johnstone on Sunday with the Ibrox men now falling seven points behind Celtic at the top of the Premiership table after Ange Postecoglou's men fired two late goals at home to Dundee United to win 4-2 on the Saturday afternoon.
James Tavernier was confronted by angry supporters at McDiarmid Park with Rangers also recently dropping home points against Livingston. The Champions League campaign that ended in six defeats and a 'worst ever' tag after a -20 goal difference has also left supporters angered with Van Bronckhorst's future at the club the huge talking point in Scotland after the weekend defeat. Former Celtic man Nicholas reckons Sean Dyche and Ralph Hasenhuttl, who have both worked previously with Ross Wilson, should be right in the mix if a new manager is needed. He also reckons both would jump at the chance to challenge for silverware and improve their CV's just Brendan Rodgers when he joined the Hoops.
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Speaking in the Scottish Daily Express, Nicholas said: "Sean Dyche and Ralph Hasenhuttl should be serious contenders to replace Giovanni van Bronckhorst - if the Rangers board axe him.
"Ibrox sporting director Ross Wilson worked with Dyche at Watford as well as Hasenhuttl at Southampton, who sacked the Austrian yesterday.
"Dyche is also out of work, with Burnley having ended his 10-year tenure there in April. They are both options if Van Bronckhorst is shown the door.
"Dyche would instil belief and a battling mentality in the players, although he isn't known for being a builder of teams as I didn't see too many youngsters at Burnley.
"I don't think Dyche or Hasenhuttl would be averse to kick-starting their managerial careers in Scotland. It would give them the chance to compete for silverware, test themselves in Europe and improve their CVs, just like Brendan Rodgers did when he took the Celtic job."
Rangers face Hearts on Wednesday and then St Mirren at the weekend before the World Cup break with the Premiership shutting down until mid December.
Talk surrounding the Dutchman and his Ibrox future is in overdrive but Nicholas believes he will not call it a day on his own accord and that he still has credit in the bank in Govan.
He continued: "I doubt Van Bronckhorst will resign because he is too proud. However, I still think the Dutchman has credit in the bank.
"He might only have won one piece of silverware - last season's Scottish Cup - but look at the money he has brought in with the sales of Nathan Patterson, Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey, along with the Europa League Final run.
"The anger of Gers' support seems to stem from the fact their team was embarrassed in the Champions League. But I just fail to see what sort of results they expected against teams of the calibre of Napoli, Liverpool and Ajax."
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