PAUL MURRAY reckons the 'core values' of Rangers are back in place at Ibrox following the appointment of Mark Warburton and David Weir.

The former Brentford pair were unveiled as the Light Blues' new management team yesterday and have agreed three-year deals as they attempt to guide the club back to the top of Scottish football.

With a new board in place and Warburton and Weir now set to get down to work, fans are far more optimistic about the future for Rangers after years of trouble on and off the park.

There is a huge rebuilding job required at Ibrox but director Murray is confident Rangers now have the right men to lead it from the dugout.

He said: "We spoke to a small number of candidates. We talked a lot about Rangers and how it is important to return the core values that have been missing, from my point of view, in the last couple of years.

"I think Davie particularly embodies that, the same as John Greig does, spirit and value system we want to try and have at the club. I think what Mark offers is a really progressive and interesting look at a modern football club.

"I think the combination is really compelling and the two of them together is a compelling team. In any team, you are going to have strengths and weaknesses and it is about how they interact.

"I know for a fact that Mark had other options down south. He was actually joking that Davie spent the last couple of years telling him how big a club Rangers is.

"When you come here, both of them said today after they had been round the stadium, you realise the magnitude of Rangers and what a big club it is.

"Even after everything that has happened in the last couple of years, it is still a massive club with massive potential."

The appointment of Warburton came after a lengthy search for a boss that saw several names linked with the position in recent weeks.

The 52-year-old has seen off Stuart McCall to land the position and Murray has paid tribute to the nine-in-a-row hero after he answered a call of duty in Rangers' hour of need last season.

Murray said: "I have been involved on the board of Rangers for a long time but I have limited experience of dealing with football guys on a direct basis. But Stuart has been a joy to work with.

"Coming into this situation, he put his reputation on the line by joining for four months with players who weren't his players. I think he really improved the team and the whole way of thinking.

"We came up short in the end but these things can happen in football. There are thin margins.

"It wasn't a determining factor in Stuart not getting the job - it wasn't a case of him getting it if he got promotion and not getting it if he didn't.

"We just felt it was time a really fresh approach. I spoke to Stuart [on Sunday] and he is just a great guy. The way he handled it was totally professional, with total class and he wished me well.

"I told him he's welcome back at the club any time and you see his comments in the Press today sum the guy up. He's just a really good guy."