Former Crystal Palace owner, Simon Jordan, has warned Rangers against bringing in Frank Lampard as their next manager.
Lampard, according to reports in Europe, is one of the managers being considered for the vacant post at Ibrox.
The former Chelsea midfielder has been without a job since ended his short spell as an interim manager at Stamford.
The Englishman’s record as a manager has not been great and Jordan says he is not ready for a top job.
Jordan describes Lampard as ‘an illusion’ of a manager, telling talkSPORT, “With Lampard, the only reason you put him in the conversation is because it’s Frank Lampard the player, not Frank Lampard the manager.
“It makes no sense to me. Where was Rangers’ ambition when they went after Michael Beale? What did that tell the fanbase?
“I’m sure he was a great coach and was a really instrumental part of the Rangers makeup that got some success under Steven Gerrard, and with that in mind what made them think he was a leader? Because he wasn’t.
“Michael may yet go on to be a manager, I’m sure he will be… but Rangers have got to show ambition now of a leading club – albeit in a smaller league – with a history and legacy, size and the scale of that football club.
“Come on, now – Lampard is just a figure of people’s imagination!
“He needs to go away and regroup and become a football manager, rather than have the illusion that because Frank is educated and erudite, doesn’t offend anybody, is balanced and has a legacy of being a wonderful player that somehow that translates in the dugout.”
