McInnes a good fit to rebuild Rangers - McPherson

Derek McInnes is a logical appointment who will thrive on the challenge of rebuilding Rangers, says Dave McPherson. The Hearts head coach is being strongly linked with a move to Ibrox, with Danny Rohl expected to depart for RB Salzburg. "Rangers need a bit of stability," said former Scotland defender McPherson, who had two spells with the club, along with two stints with Hearts. "Derek's proved – not just at Hearts, but in previous clubs he's been at – that he can build a good team, get the best out of players, and get results, and that's what Rangers need at the moment. "He'd have been my choice as Rangers manager way back, but I think he's proved even more at Hearts how good a manager he is. "Rangers are there to be rebuilt and I think it's a good time for a Scottish manager and a guy that's played for Rangers to go in there and say, 'right, I can start from the bottom up and build something big here'. "He's going to have some funds behind him but it will still come down to recruitment. You have to recruit the right players, and I think that's where Rangers have failed in the past. "If you think of the job that was done at Hearts last year, it was a fantastic set-up, and everybody wanted to play for Hearts. He got the best out of the players, and I think if he can transfer that to the Rangers job, then it'll be a good Rangers team to watch next season." McInnes moved to Tynecastle from Kilmarnock last summer, with Hearts going so close to a first title in 66 years. Defeat at Celtic Park on the final day left the Edinburgh side two points behind the defending champions and eight points in front of Rangers. Hearts captain Lawrence Shankland has already made the switch from Tynecastle to Ibrox and McInnes taking the same path would be "a massive blow", according to McPherson, although he is confident the club is can cope without the key duo. "I don't have any idea who they're going to go for, but there's big shoes to fill there," he said. "Having spoken to a lot of people at Hearts last season, they've got a really good set-up. They're built in such a way that if they do lose somebody, then they've got things in the background that's going to be able to replace a player or a manager, so I've got every confidence in Hearts doing really, really well next year again."