STUART McCall today revealed he won't be uncorking the champagne if Rangers clinch promotion on Sunday - out of respect to former club Motherwell.

McCall described the prospect of the Gers having to play 'Well in the SPFL Premiership play-off final as "a nightmare scenario" when he took charge in March.

But with the Steelmen finishing second bottom of the top flight and the Light Blues progressing through the quarters and semis, that is what has happened.

The 50-year-old spent four hugely successful seasons at Fir Park and led them to "Best of the Rest" finishes in the league three times.

The Nine-In-A-Row great isn't taking anything for granted heading into the first leg of the double header at a sold-out Ibrox tonight.

But he has confessed that he won't be celebrating if the Glasgow giants do complete "The Journey" and seal their return to the Premiership.

He said: "I'm not even going to think about it. There certainly won't be anything from my point of view.

"I don't really want to talk about that just now, though, because it's like tempting fate a little bit.

"I've got my family from down south coming up. In years gone by, during my time as a player at Rangers, we would always have a big function back at Ibrox after a cup final or big game - win, lose or draw.

"But I know there won't be one in the aftermath of Sunday."

It is considered good sportsmanship in the professional game for a player not to celebrate a goal when he scores against a former club.

And McCall, who is hoping to win promotion and earn a full-time deal as Rangers boss, admitted he agreed with that approach.

He said: "I can relate to that 100 per cent. I'm quite a loyal person. I signed as a player for Sheffield United when I was 38 and went back to Bradford City.

"We won 5-0 and Dean Windass ran the length of the pitch after scoring one of the goals - shirt off, big belly out - and he was a bit of a favourite at Bradford too.

"We went back the next year and I had the worst game I've ever played. We beat them 2-1 and I scored but there were no celebrations from me. I was embarrassed to score.

"These two games mean everything to both sets of players and clubs, and of course to the supporters. We'll wait and see what the outcome will be.

"But seriously, I won't be celebrating regardless of which way it goes."

Meanwhile, McCall confirmed he had still not heard anything about his future despite meeting with major shareholder Dave King for breakfast on Friday.

He said: "My first question to the board when I came in was 'Do I need to get promoted?' They said I needed to change things round and make it better.

"We've got to the stage where we will have a full house on Thursday night. There's no doubt we have improved.

"I've mentioned it many times, there is nothing there to say that if we don't go up I don't stay at the club, or that if we do go up I do stay.

"My focus is just on these two games. I've had no thoughts as to what's happening beyond that."