SpotlightDaily Mail FootballUnverified source· 4 Aug 2026
McInnes faces Ibrox hot seat pressure, warns Souness
Rangers' revolving door of managers has claimed six in six years; can McInnes break the cycle?
Derek McInnes
coach
Role
Rangers manager
Appointed
This summer
Predecessors
Sixth in as many years
Pressure
Finishing second deemed failure
What happened. Derek McInnes returned to Rangers this summer as manager, becoming the sixth in six years, and faces immense pressure to succeed.
- Graeme Souness warns of amplified pressure at Old Firm.
- Souness compares to Bayern Munich and Spanish clubs.
- McInnes knows club as former player and supporter.
“It's amplified here in Glasgow because finishing second is deemed a failure.”
— Graeme Souness
McInnes must deliver success quickly to avoid the fate of recent predecessors.
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