Russell Martin recently engaged in a phone call conversation with Barry Ferguson, the former interim Rangers manager has revealed.
The club legend stepped into the Ibrox hot seat back in February for four months after Philippe Clement was sacked.
Ferguson wanted the job on a permanent basis this summer.
However, the club's new American-based ownership conducted the recruitment process for a new head coach, and ex-Southampton boss Martin prevailed as the top candidate.
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Now, Ferguson has revealed that he recently spoke to Martin for the first time since all of the recent goings-on.
And he has backed him to be a success in his new gig at Rangers.
"I like the way he speaks to the press, I've spoke to him privately and it was the first time I spoke to him," Ferguson told Go Radio's Football Show. "I came off the phone with him and I was impressed by him.
"He gets it, he understands it, I think if something doesn't go right he'll go and fix it."
