Those in positions of power at Rangers have been warned they risk following in the footsteps of Manchester United should they appoint Barry Ferguson as the club's full-time manager.
The former Gers captain was last week appointed as interim head coach until the end of the season following the dismissal of Philippe Clement.
He won his first game 4-2 against Kilmarnock, with the team recovering from 2-0 down.
However, everyone associated with the Scottish Premiership giants were brought back down to earth with an almighty thud on Saturday, as Motherwell ran out 2-1 winners at Ibrox for a second successive season.
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan voiced his concerns over Ferguson being given the reigns on an interim basis when speaking to Jim White on their talkSPORT show last week.
Now, ahead of tonight's Europa League clash against Fenerbahce, he has warned that this situation could quickly turn into something experienced at Man United when they eventually appointed club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on a permanent basis.
"I don't know why they would be comfortable with him being in charge," Jordan told talkSPORT. "Because surely they wanted an elite manager to be comfortable with their team winning?
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"So if they're comfortable with the optics of 'one of their own' managing their team, when he doesn't win any games, he'll still receive the same treatment as someone who isn't 'one of their own' gets when they're not winning.
"Ferguson, for me, has no credentials to be the Rangers manager, besides the optics of trying to placate a disconnected fan base from a dysfunctional team.
"And they mind themselves in the territory of Man Utd, when all of a sudden Ferguson does a few things that are relatively meaningful and they find themselves compelled to give him the job.
"Rangers were going well in Europe. The challenge wasn't Europe. The challenge for Clement was bridging the gap between them and Celtic.
"Even when they beat Celtic, they go away and lose against opposition that they shouldn't lose to. Al la Queen's Park."
