But he certainly won over his team’s supporters at the Victoria hall in Selkirk on Saturday night.

Mr Murray was amongst the special guests at the first ever Border Bears dinner.

And he was given a standing ovation for his efforts at finding stability during the Ibrox Club’s recent seasons of uncertainty.

President of the Rangers Supporters Assembly, Andy Kerr, was also warmly received by the 250 supporters as he enlightened them on the ongoing struggles off the pitch.

But it was the legends from a bygone era of greatness, Mark Hately and Andy Goram, who were given the biggest cheer of the night.

Goram made 184 appearances for Rangers between 1991 and 1998 - earning 43 caps for his country - and Hately turned out no fewer than 169 times in his two spells at Ibrox between 1990 and 1997.

Stuart Douglas from the Border Bears told us: “It was the first diner we’ve held since the four supporters clubs - Selkirk, Galashiels, Hawick and Kelso - joined together.

“We never thought the dinner would be as successful as it was. We sold all the tickets pretty quickly, and it was a great night.” The dinner also celebrated Selkirk’s Rangers Supporters Clubs 25th birthday.

And despite all the recent financial problems in Govan, which saw Rangers reborn as a third division club in the summer of 2012, Mr Douglas believes that the local supporters clubs have a bright future.

He added: “The numbers for some of the clubs have gone down slightly since dropping down the divisions but some clubs, like Hawick, have seen supporters numbers go up.

“Once we are in the Championship next season and then the Premiership I think all the local clubs will see an increase.”