The St Mirren gaffer played with Light Blues interim boss for Northern Ireland and then coached him as Michael O'Neill's assistant, which culminated in working together at Euro 2016.
Stephen Robinson is not sure what to expect from Steven Davis the manager but he knows his former team-mate will inspire respect from the Rangers players.
The Ibrox board decided to act after defeat to Aberdeen at Ibrox proved to be the final straw. The Light Blues have already lost three league games this season and sit seven points behind Brendan Rodgers and Celtic with that gap between the rivals potentially sitting at TEN by the time they kick-off in Paisley this weekend.
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