New Rangers boss Stuart McCall admits he would never have landed the job if Mike Ashley was still pulling the strings at Ibrox . The former Motherwell manager has been put in charge until the end of the season . The decision to replace caretaker Kenny McDowall , who has now left the club , is the second major upheaval at the club in the space of a week following Dave King 's boardroom coup last Friday . Stuart McCall has been named Rangers manager until the end of the season . McCall , like the club 's new board , is a man the Light Blues faithful can trust following his trophy-laden stint as Rangers player during the mid-90s . But the 50-year-old does not believe the former regime , backed by Newcastle United owner Ashley 's millions , would have welcomed him through the front door on Edmiston Drive so readily . He said : ' I do n't think I 'd have been offered the job if the new regime had n't come in . ' I had a chat with John Gilligan yesterday and Paul Murray late last night . It was a whirlwind . ' I 'm delighted for the people in charge of the club because I know how much it means to them . I 'm delighted for the supporters because that is what they want . McCall will attempt to guide Rangers to promotion from the Championship to the Scottish Premiership . 'That 's not to say the people on the board are going to be great successes . But whatever they do , it will be for the good of the club . ' McCall hopes he can lead the club to promotion and claim the job on a permanent basis . But he acknowledges the task will be a tough one . The former nine-in-a-row midfielder - who will give up his coaching duties with Scotland while in charge at Ibrox - said : 'My first question was : What do they deem a success ? 'You could turn things around slightly , get to the play-off final , get your goalie sent-off after five minutes and then lose on penalty kicks . These are the thin lines between success and failure . ' I think success would be if we could start putting results together , getting belief in everyone , smiles on faces and turn things around . '
Stuart McCall has taken over as Rangers boss until the end of the season . He replaces caretaker manager Dave King who has left the club . Kenny McDowall has made the first move of his tenure after his boardroom coup . McCall admitted he would not have come in under the old regime .