Ally McCoist has left his position as Rangers manager and is now officially on gardening leave.
The 52-year-old handed in his resignation
earlier this month and had started his 12-month notice period.
McCoist remained in charge of the team for the defeat by Queen of the South and Saturday's 2-0 home win against Livingston.
And he said he was "not sure" whether he would attend Monday's annual general meeting at Ibrox.
Rangers were nine points behind Scottish Championship leaders Hearts when McCoist signalled his intention to leave and the Tynecastle side can extend their lead to 12 points if they beat Cowdenbeath on Tuesday.
Pressure on the Ibrox boss intensified after a surprise 3-2 defeat by part-timers Alloa Athletic in the Petrofac Training Cup semi-final and, following the defeat by Queens, the manager admitted Hearts were now "strong favourites" for the Championship title and automatic promotion.
And McCoist was believed to have become alarmed at the number of staff losing their jobs at the club.
Bellshill-born McCoist was a Rangers player for 15 years as well as playing for St Johnstone, Sunderland, Kilmarnock and Scotland.
He had been assistant manager at Ibrox under Walter Smith and stepped up as his successor in summer 2011 while Rangers were still in the Scottish Premier League.
Administration and subsequent liquidation of the former company that ran the club resulted in Rangers playing in the fourth tier of Scottish football at the start of season 2012-13.
A high turnover of players ensued and McCoist led the side to two consecutive league titles to get Rangers into this season's Championship.
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