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(Image: PA)<\/p>\nThe Ibrox icon has dropped a truth bomb on the Liverpool icon amid rumours he could return to the dugout(Image: PA)<\/p>\n
Rangers icon Ally McCoist has warned Steven Gerrard<\/a> that he has to get his next management job right after closing the door on a return to Ibrox.<\/p>\n But he has revealed he has already heard suggestions that 49ers Enterprises – who own Rangers and Leeds United – could eye the Liverpool icon for the Elland Road hot seat.<\/p>\n Before the appointment of Danny Rohl<\/a> as Russell Martin’s successor, Gerrard was locked in talks with chairman Andrew Cavenagh and Paraag Marathe of 49ers Enterprises but walked away after several rounds of discussions.<\/p>\n The former England international \u2013 who ended Celtic<\/a> ‘s stranglehold on the Scottish Premiership by bringing the title to Ibrox in 2021 \u2013 has since admitted nagging doubts forced him to step away from a stunning return to Glasgow<\/a>.<\/p>\n Gerrard has been out of work since leaving Al-Ettifaq in the midst of a disappointing Saudi Pro League season last term.<\/p>\n He has emerged as the early bookies favourite to replace Rob Edwards at Championship promotion-hopefuls Middlesborough after the gaffer joined Premier League outfit Wolves.<\/p>\n And McCoist told talkSPORT Bet<\/a>: \u201cIt’s difficult. The bottom line is that we’ll never know. I know the fans, myself included, were very keen on Steven coming back (to Rangers).<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it’d have been a good move, but he obviously saw something that he didn’t fancy. Steven’s next job, I’d suggest, is vital. He has to get it right.<\/p>\n \u201cSteven has probably looked at the club right now, the level of the playing staff, people above him and something hasn’t taken to his liking.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom that point-of-view, he’d probably tell you that he’s made the right decision.\u201d<\/p>\n Gerrard has long been on the agenda for 49ers Enterprises having been on the shortlist of candidates for the new owners in the summer alongside former Southampton boss Martin and Davide Ancelotti<\/a>.<\/p>\n Leeds United<\/a> coach Stewart Downing also claimed that he was previously on the NFL investment wing’s radar in Yorkshire<\/a> before they appointed Daniel Farke.<\/p>\n And with the German facing mounting pressure amid a disappointing return to the English top flight, McCoist has revealed he has heard chatter about Gerrard joining Leeds.<\/p>\n He told talkSPORT: \u201cPeople have said to me, would Gerrard be interested perhaps in the Leeds job. You\u2019ve got to appreciate that there\u2019s already somebody in the Leeds job. Big club.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I think it\u2019s really important for Gerrard, and I\u2019m sure he will want back into the game, I don\u2019t have any doubt about that, but I think his next appointment is absolutely vital for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Follow Record Sport on Twitter<\/a>, Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> for all of the up-to-the minute breaking news, video and audio on the SPFL, the Scotland national team and beyond.<\/p>\n You can get all the news you need on our dedicated Rangers<\/a> page, and sign up to our newsletters<\/a> to make sure you never miss a beat throughout the season.<\/p>\n We’re also on WhatsApp where we bring all the latest breaking news and transfer gossip directly to you phone. Join our Rangers community here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tune in to Hotline Live<\/a> every Sunday to Thursday and have your say on the biggest issues in Scottish football and listen to Record Sport’s newest podcast, Game On<\/a>, every Friday for your sporting fix, all in bitesize chunks.<\/p>\n![\"Ally](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-190131.png\")
Ally McCoist<\/p>\n