Scottish FA reveal Rangers contact over Smith

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GLASGOW (AFP) — Scottish Football Assocation chief executive David Taylor has revealed that Rangers have asked for permission to speak to Scotland coach Walter Smith about the vacant manager's job at Ibrox. Smith is the hot favourite to replace Paul Le Guen after the Frenchman resigned as Rangers boss on Thursday and Taylor admitted the Glasgow club had made contact with the Scottish FA.

Ibrox chairman David Murray wants Rangers old boys Smith and Ally McCoist to take charge of the struggling team, who suffered an embarrassing Scottish Cup defeat at Dunfermline on Sunday. Taylor admitted he will speak to Smith about the situation on Monday to determine if he is interested in returning to the club he managed from 1991 to 1998. "There has been contact from Rangers but at this...