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Mark Warburton resigns as Glasgow Rangers manager

Saturday 11th February 2017

Mark Warburton is no longer Rangers manager after a week of sensational behind the scenes manoeuvres which saw the former Brentford boss and his assistant, David Weir, and head of recruitment, Frank McParland, have their resignations accepted by the Ibrox board before their agent attempted to have them reinstated.

Confusion intensified on Friday night after reports suggested Warburton had denied he had resigned his post.

Telegraph Sport, though, can reveal that Warburton and Weir were on the verge of dismissal – they would almost certainly have been gone next week – but by offering their resignations they have saved the club around £700,000. The contorted drama began on Tuesday when Warburton’s agent, Dave Lockwood, approached the Ibrox directors and asked for the trio to be released from their contracts, which had almost another year to run.

The Rangers board convened on Wednesday and agreed to accept the management team’s resignations and the deal was agreed. They were, however, stunned to be approached by Lockwood again and asked if all three could remain in their posts.

During this passage Warburton and Weir were strongly tipped for the vacant managerial positions at Nottingham Forest, but Gary Brazil and Jack Lester were on Friday put in charge at the City Ground until the end of the season. After Lockwood’s proposal that Warburton, Weir and McParland should remain at Ibrox, the Rangers board met and agreed that since their resignations had already been accepted, there should be no change in the club’s position.

A statement on the club website read: “Rangers have accepted the resignations of manager Mark Warburton, assistant manager David Weir and the club’s head of recruitment Frank McParland.

“At a meeting with the management team’s representative earlier this week the club were advised that Mr Warburton, Mr Weir and Mr McParland wished to resign their positions and leave the club on condition that Rangers agreed to waive its rights to substantial compensation. Rangers’ agreement to waive compensation would assist the management team to join another club.

McCANN CALLS FOR RANGERS CLARITY

11/02/17

Neil McCann has called for clarity over the chain of events which saw Rangers announce their management team had resigned on Friday.

The club released a statement on their website at 9pm saying manager Mark Warburton, his assistant David Weir and head of recruitment Frank McParland had had their resignations accepted.

However, less than an hour later, Sky sources learned the three "categorically deny" that is the case.

"It's a mess and it's so unclear so we need to find out what's true and what's not,” former Rangers winger McCann said.

"It's important we get some clarity on what decision has been made and by who. One way or another, it has to come out.

"Clearly, we have to make this situation better than what we're seeing just now. Rangers are a massive club and we need them back at the top of our game to create competition.

"It's clear that results haven't been good enough and to be sitting 27 points behind Celtic is by no means good enough.”

Head of recruitment Frank McParland was bringing in players from his daughters agency, there's a lot to come out before we find out what really went on.

Warburton thought bhe was getting the Forest job,and asked to be released,but then didnt get bthe job.The Rangers board also found out he was skimming money from transfers by using his daughters agency.Was sacked by Brentford for similar allegedly.This could get messy

My God a manager taking a skim shock horror , Cloughie was a master at it, it is rampant throughout the game.I think Warburton is a decent manager and Rangers need stability at present.

My God a manager taking a skim shock horror , Cloughie was a master at it, it is rampant throughout the game.I think Warburton is a decent manager and Rangers need stability at present.

Was very common place back then but shouldn't be happening these days.
I also think he's a great manager. He had Brentford playing some superb passing and attacking football.