Yes, says Matthew Lindsay

AS debuts as a manager go, it could not really have gone any worse.

Kenny McDowall was helpless to prevent the Rangers team he inherited from Ally McCoist being beaten 4-0 by Hibs at Easter Road.

The Ibrox club were so poor that it could, and probably should, have been an even more embarrassing scoreline.

But the reverse in the capital does not necessarily mean that McDowall can't succeed in his new role.

An away game against one of the form teams in the SPFL Championship was a demanding start for "Koj".

In the first game after the emotional departure of McCoist especially.

It will be far fairer to judge the former Partick Thistle and St. Mirren man after he has had longer in the position.

McDowall must be given time to implement his ideas and stamp his authority on the squad.

Anyway, can the Ibrox club actually afford to bring in a permanent replacement for the caretaker if he struggles?

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