When you remove emotion and sentiment from the equation, there should be no prospect whatsoever of Barry Ferguson still being the Rangers manager at the start of next season.
Nothing that happens in Thursday night’s Europa League quarter-final with Athletic Bilbao should change that. Not even a Rangers victory.
Why? Because even if the Ibrox side were to cause a seismic upset at the San Mames, Ferguson’s credentials for the job can’t be viewed purely through the prism of a couple of games in Europe.
Clubs can often get themselves into a mess with this stuff.