GORDON Durie today urged Rangers players not to let the off-field turmoil at Ibrox affect them - and concentrate fully on getting results on the park.

Former Gers striker Durie has been promoted to assistant manager as part of the coaching reshuffle that followed Ally McCoist's departure.

And he will be in the dugout alongside caretaker boss Kenny McDowall in the SPFL Championship match against Hibs at Easter Road tomorrow.

The 49-year-old is determined for the Glasgow club to end another turbulent year on a high with a morale-boosting victory over the capital club.

And he has told the League One champions that the resignation of McCoist, who has been put on gardening leave, is no excuse for failure.

He said: "We've got to be professional and we've got to look forward now. We'll stick together and the players will too.

"We've got to focus on what's happening on the pitch.

"Our focus has to be on getting results on a Saturday. That starts this weekend.

"We're looking forward to it. It'll be a tough game.

"We're disappointed with the result against Hibs the last time but the boys have an opportunity to put it right on Saturday.

"I've been involved in the game a long time and these are the kinds of games you want to be involved in.

"The Rangers fans have got their own ideas of what's been going on.

"Us, as a staff, don't really have anything to do with that.

"Our focus is preparing the team for Saturday and making sure we are bang up for it against Hibs."

Durie added: "We are 12 points behind Hearts. We know what our job is.

"We have to focus on it game by game and win as many as we can.

"Yes, there has been turmoil, but we have to try to get that away from the players so they are going to produce on the park, not just for themselves and us but for the supporters.

"Whatever happens with Hearts, we have to look after ourselves.

"Saturday comes first and we will look forward to that."

Durie has been saddened to see attendances at Ibrox on match days drop below 20,000 in recent weeks - and is hoping that Rangers can start to tempt fans back by winning games.

He said: "The fans have been fantastic for the last two or three years.

"Yes, the crowds have been a wee bit short in the last few months but we can only hope that if we start winning games they will come back."

Durie spent nine months in charge of East Fife back in 2012 before standing down due to ill health and is hopeful that will help him in his new role at Rangers.

He said: "When I finished at East Fife, I didn't think I was finished in coaching, although I did say then that I didn't think I would be a manager again.

"This job, being on Kenny McDowall's right hand side, is something I'm looking forward to. I'll give him as much support as I can.

"I've had a wee bit experience of the management side, so if I can help Kenny in any way I can, I will do."

Durie added: "It was a wee bit different at East Fife, with boys not turning up for training sometimes because they couldn't get a baby-sitter and stuff like that. Hopefully we won't get that here!"