Former Rangers star Derek Johnstone believes if Graeme Murty cannot lead the Gers to either second place in the Scottish Premiership or success in the Scottish Cup then his chances of staying on as manager will be slim.
Murty has rallied Rangers since being handed the job on a permanent basis until the end of the season and in the lead-up to Rangers' meeting with Celtic earlier this month title challenge talk was doing the rounds.
But after losing 3-2 at Ibrox against Celtic, Rangers then lost at home again, going down 1-0 against Kilmarnock and questions are being asked over whether Murty can keep his job beyond the end of the season.
And for Johnstone, Murty needs to do one of two things to put himself in a strong position to stay on.
"I think Graeme is still the favourite to keep the job at this moment in time but the board have to be considering all their options", Johnstone wrote in his Evening Times column.
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"If Rangers don’t finish second in the Premiership or win the Scottish Cup then I think it is fair to say that Graeme’s chances would be very, very slim."
And Johnstone says he does feel for Murty, who stepped up from his job as youth coach to answer the call, and on whom the board's decision will have a big impact.
"I do feel sorry for Graeme and whatever the call the board make will obviously have a huge impact on him."
Murty will be looking for Rangers to regroup over the international break before going into action against Motherwell at the end of the month.
