Ex-Nottingham Forest boss reveals missed Rangers manager interview as he stands ready for football return
The former Nottingham Forest manager has had his say on a chat with Rangers that didn’t happen.
A former Nottingham Forest boss has revealed he was due a call about potentially becoming Rangers manager - but the phone didn’t ring.
Billy Davies cut his teeth in management at Motherwell before gigs at Preston, Derby County and two spells with Nottingham Forest. His role at Nottingham Forest to this day remains his most recent, despite leaving the club in 2014, but a couple of years later a Rangers opportunity arose.
He was due to get a chat with former managing director Stewart Robertson over taking charge at Ibrox, but it didn’t happen. Davies is now just keen to get his boots back on. When asked if he had ever spoken to Rangers about the manager gig there, Davies said: “Yes. My agent got a call, I think it was 2016/17.
“My agent gets a call from a Rangers board member, that Rangers board member tells him that the Rangers board want to speak to me about the job. The following morning we are apparently getting a call from Stewart Robertson because we are going for an interview to become the Rangers manager and we have not heard anything since.
“The interesting thing is since 2004, I have been linked with this job every single year or two. My name comes up and I have never spoken to the club. They have never even given me an interview.
“I’m ready to go and I am desperate to get the boots back on again. I have never felt more prepared and ready, on and off the pitch. I can’t wait to get back to my day job.