Dodds 'refreshed' for new challenge after Rangers
Ferguson had Dodds and Neil McCann as assistants after taking over as interim head coach in February following Philippe Clement's sacked.
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The incoming US-based consortium decided to replace Ferguson as head coach with Russell Martin, but Dodds believes they "made a difference" and "the big tanker was slowly turning" despite finishing 17 points behind Celtic.
Asked what it was like to have three former Rangers players with previous experience of managing clubs working together, Dodds told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound: "Barry was the front man, the bigger name.
"He would come in an odd time, but Barry was happy for us to shell out the training and make sure everything is ready.
"I was in there for seven o'clock every morning to make sure everything was spot on.
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"I just wanted it to be on the money because I know they are elite players and they want it professional. We were on it from the start and I made sure of that.
"I don't think we could have done any more in those three months, whether it was tactical information to the players, the analysts doing all the set pieces and all the bits of strengths and weaknesses of the other teams."
Dodds believes there was a limit to what they could achieve as some players "lacked the mindset" to play for Rangers.
"Just delighted that we got the opportunity in the first place," he added. "It is a brilliant place to work, facilities to die for, you've got to be happy going to work there and I certainly was for three months.
"When we left, they were thriving and I think genuinely the boys enjoyed it and certainly myself, Barry and Neil enjoyed the experience."
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