Walter Smith says there may be life after Rangers
Rangers manager Walter Smith says that he may carry on in football after he steps down as boss of the Scottish Premier League giants at the end of the season.
It has long been known that Smith would end his second reign as boss of the Ibrox club at the end of the 2010-11 campaign, with the reins being passed to assistant Ally McCoist, and it was widely believed that the 62-year-old would retire.
However, he has claimed that is not exactly the case and hopes to continue his involvement in the sport he loves.
At the Scottish Football Hall of Fame dinner, where he was being inducted by former Rangers star Richard Gough, Smith said, "Everybody says I'm retiring, but I'm actually leaving Rangers.
"I still hope I'll be able to do one or two things. Maybe not as a manager, but I hope to be involved with something."
Meanwhile, after Smith was hailed as one of the "godfathers of Scottish football" alongside Celtic legend Jock Stein and Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson by Gough, the modest former Everton boss said he was not quite at the same level as the other two
coaches.
"I wouldn't put myself up with those two managers. They are in a league of their own. Scotland has produced many great managers over the years. To be mentioned among them is enough for me. But I'm afraid the two (Gough has) picked are out
on their own, as far as I'm concerned.
"I'm very fortunate to have had a great career. I've worked with some great people in management and great players."
Smith won seven league titles in a row in his first spell as Rangers manager, before winning back to back championships after returning to the post in 2007.
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