Jimmy Nicholl was the man who handed over the reins at Rangers to Steven Gerrard at the end of a turbulent, traumatic season in May 2018.
The Northern Irishman took over on a temporary basis from Graeme Murty in the aftermath of a 5-0 hammering from Celtic and with three games left of a season that still hadn’t secured European football. Nicholl got them there with a third placed finish after beating Kilmarnock and drawing with Aberdeen - who finished above them - before a classic 5-5 draw with Hibs at Easter Road kept them three points ahead of the Edinburgh outfit.
With the job done, Nicholl - who had played for and captained Rangers in the 80s - was happy to walk away to leave the much-needed rebuild to Liverpool icon Gerrard and his coaching guru Michael Beale. Four years on and Rangers are at another crossroads. And this time, having taken a career detour away from Ibrox via Aston Villa and Queens Park Rangers, Beale looks to be on his way back as the main man.
