Following his departure from Manchester United in April, Patrick Stewart took some time to travel and recharge his batteries.
After 18 seasons of overseeing legal affairs at Old Trafford, the Aberdonian travelled to Germany to support Scotland at Euro 2024. In the parlance of professional football, he spent some time with the family.
Day one at Rangers could make all of that feel like a distant mirage if he is faced with the most difficult decision any football chief executive has to make.Sharing a name with a famous actor has its downside and Stewart has spent most of his adult life batting away the Star Trek humour which followed news of his return to football as the replacement for James Bisgrove.