Barry Ferguson has been appointed Rangers head coach until the end of the season following Philippe Clement's departure, with Neil McCann, Billy Dodds and Allan McGregor assisting the former club captain.
The ex-Rangers and Scotland players' first game in the dugout will be Wednesday's Scottish Premiership trip to Kilmarnock (20:00 GMT).
Assistant manager Issame Charai led training on Monday and will also assist Ferguson, but coaches Alex Rae, Colin Stewart and Stephan van der Heyden have also now departed Ibrox.
Clement left the Glasgow club on Sunday, a day after a 2-0 home defeat by St Mirren left Rangers 13 points behind league leaders Celtic.
Rangers say "a new, permanent manager will be appointed in the coming months".
And, as Patrick Stewart welcomed Ferguson back to the club, Rangers' chief executive again stressed that "the issues we are facing run deeper than the manager".
Stewart had said as much last week after backing Clement following Rangers' shock Scottish Cup home defeat by second-tier Queen's Park, but although his side thereafter won away to Heart of Midlothian, losing two in a row at Ibrox sealed the Belgian's fate.
"When I spoke to RangersTV last week, I was clear that everyone is judged on results and nobody will get unlimited time in any role at the club," Stewart said.
"Ultimately, the team's response following their early exit from the Scottish Cup was a cause for deep concern, leading the board to conclude that action had to be taken now."
Stewart, meanwhile, wished Clement success in the future and described him as "a fine man".
The change of manager comes as Rangers continue an "ongoing football review" that seeks to address the wider issues Stewart perceives at the club and amid talks with San Francisco 49ers' investment wing about a takeover expected to be completed between April and June.
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