Rangers Banter Archive August 10 2014

10 Aug 2014 21:15:50
McCoist must go. He is tactically inept and seems incapable of motivating his team. None of the players out there look like they want to fight for this man. Please walk away, you don't have what it takes to be a manager of Rangers. It's the same BS excuses after every bad game and I have had enough.

11 Aug 2014 00:05:23
SAD BUT TRUE. This is McCoist’s fourth season in charge of Rangers and he has failed to impress in all four. Yes he had to deal with Rangers’ administration and liquidation. As well as the fallouts from Whyte and Green’s abysmal running of the club, but his time of being given the benefit of the doubt has long disappeared.

However, Rangers’ financial state is proving to be the tipping point in all of this. The Ibrox board cannot sack McCoist as it would be too costly for them to do so. He may have dropped his wage of £800,000 per annum to help the club out financially, but he is still the most expensive paid manager in the Scottish game currently and to pay him off will mean Rangers have to not only pay him out of his current deal, but also all the backdated money that he cut to help the club out.

Sacking McCoist could push the financially stricken Championship side back into administration.

Their financial situation is so dire that they are having to woo the city of London with the promise of riches [on the scale of Scottish Premiership standards] in return for £4 million. Their attempts at trying to raise £10 million failed as quickly as the Rangers fans celebration today.

If Rangers had not imploded financially at their own hands two years ago and misspent tens of millions of pounds since then, do you really think McCoist would still be in a job?

Take a look at another Rangers legend, John Greig, he won two League Cups and two Scottish Cups with Rangers during his managerial reign between 1978 and 1983. But while he is regarded as Rangers’ greatest ever player, his managerial career was deemed a failure.

Greig failed to win a single league championship as Rangers manager and under intense pressure from the terracing, the media and the club’s directors – Greig quit in October 1983.

So what of Ally McCoist, who Greig coincidentally signed when Rangers manager, will he do what is best for Rangers and walk away or will he continue to pick up his pay check until Rangers’ journey to the promised land of the Scottish Premiership is complete?

McCoist’s haul of lower league championship titles is not going to quell the angry mob that is baying for his head and two games into the season already against Hibernian and Hearts – two of Rangers’ title competitors – Rangers fans’ rectums are twitching at the thought of failing to secure promotion thanks to McCoist’s management style [or lack thereof] and his policy in ditching youth players for veteran players on higher wages.

To make matters worse McCoist tried to pin the blame on former Rangers chief executive Charles Green and the timing of his news that he is trying to raise £10 million to invest back into the club.

Speaking after today’s match McCoist rounded on Green, saying: “Whether he comes back or not remains to be seen. I thought the timing of it again… it is a big day for the players, a big day for the supporters and even bigger day for Sandy Jardine’s family. I just didn’t think the timing of it was great.

“For the first time, one or two of the players actually said to me about the timing of all that kind of stuff. Everybody does their level best to keep players sheltered and away from it and we will continue to do that because they have to concentrate on results on the park. Sometimes it is a little bit of a sideshow we can do without.”

While Green’s comments with George Soros have been rubbished in several Sunday papers, the sideshow surrounding Rangers has been going on for longer than Green’s reappearance earlier this week. Dave King and his Union of Fans puppets have been calling on Rangers fans to boycott the club’s season ticket sales to force them into capitulating to their demands – where was McCoist’s comments then?

He kept silent despite the failed attempts of blackmail by King [who subsequently did a bunk] and the Union of Fans having a negative effect on the club’s financial health, their ability to raise capital and caused division among the Rangers support once more.

Under Craig Whyte and Charles Green, McCoist happily rolled out in front of the cameras to sell season tickets to the masses, this year he decided to choose a vow of silence and refused to be the poster boy for Rangers season ticket sales. Was this his penance for back two individuals regarded as fraudsters by the Rangers fans? Either way with 18,000 less season tickets sold this year compared to last year – the boycott has had a damaging effect on Rangers finances much to the delight of the Union of Fans and the Sons of Struth who see this as a victory against a board that was not responsible for Rangers’ woes, during the Whyte or Green era.

McCoist’s tactic of using Green as an excuse is an embarrassing one, as it shows up his lack of man management skills if he cannot get his players focused for the league opener and arguably their toughest test of the whole season.

So why do the board keep the faith with McCoist in the face of widespread criticism and derision from the club’s supporters? Is it down to simply his legendary status? Is it down to their belief that he will come good eventually? Or is it simply down to the fact that they cannot afford to pay him off and they are waiting for him to walk away?

Will the Monday morning papers or the radio phone-ins highlight the pundits opinions on McCoist and his time as Rangers manager or will they simply fob off the result as one of those things saying that Rangers do not have a god given right to win every game? Radio Clyde pundit Derek Johnstone has been one of McCoist’s greatest ally’s in the media both in print and on radio – will he now follow the fans and say time is up for McCoist or will he continue to play the dutiful pundit who just happens to be employed by Rangers also? I cannot seem Big DJ rounding on McCoist on Monday night’s show, in fact I can envisage him defending his former team-mate in the face of angry Rangers punters calling for his head.

Ultimately the decision on McCoist’s future as Rangers manager is not down to the fans, it’s not down to the media and it is certainly not down to the board who are trying to find as many pennies as they can down the back of the chairs at Ibrox. It is down to McCoist whether he walks away from the club he states he loves or continues to pick up a wage as Scotland’s highest paid manager.

There is no denying that McCoist is still one of Rangers’ greatest sons, but sadly his managerial career is creating a love/hate relationship with the fans who once cheered and sang his name. Some players are right for management others aren’t and just like John Greig, McCoist is not one of those right for the managerial hotseat at Ibrox.

10 Aug 2014 19:41:41
I thought Rangers were very good today just very unlucky, I think the game changed when Black went off, it left us a little ipeb to counter attacks, it just shows how good a player he is. I thought Temps was a little disappointing today and I hope he's made to do extra training to get natch fit. Chin up guys, a lot of positives today and I'll be surprised if we don't win the trible this season

The trible? Was that not a furry wee alien that appeared in an episode of the original Star Trek series?

10 Aug 2014 18:45:15
Sorry but a few words sums it up. Mccoist must go.

10 Aug 2014 20:49:25
We have a monumental problem here. McCoist and his back team will not resign because they are on to much money and the board (who are a joke) won't sack them. Maybe the best thing that happened today was that we lost. It might not be a bad thing if Falkirk win on Friday either. It might bring hasten the end of this festering boil which we have witnessed for the last two years. Only fan power can sort this out one way or another. Go Ally go.

I agree if results are poor and the fans get on his back maybe the board will try to appease us by sacking him sooner rather than later, I think Rangers will finish top half due to the size of the squad but I cannot see McCoist winning this league or any other professional league.

10 Aug 2014 18:32:10
well wonder what the brothers grim were thinking watching today this is a team that started of in highlands then america then st georges park all costing a lot of money against a team who cost virtually nothing who looked far far fitter than us and then we the usual macoist after match comment unnaceptable how many times have we heard this statement from him zalukas looked better than any of our central defenders boyd has started where he left off standing like a traffic polis kenny miller put in a shift foster should be left in the can templeton tried hard with no luck mcleod tried u could go on and on what I want to know is when will the brothers grim and there cohorts say its unaceptable and show macoist and co the door

10 Aug 2014 22:05:51
Wull61 why do u continually make comments as u have further down the page with your improving comment then after u read other posts u join in with them if u have an opinion & belief stick to it . champs at end of season wait and see Rangers then Rangers now Rangers forever . remember that!
r.f

Rf I say it as I see it at the time everything changes dday by day what I said is correct only the brothers grim can change management or the media whom I am surprised have not been sore on him his excuse about charles green is diabolical

10 Aug 2014 18:07:44
already thinking we might be lucky to get into the play offs, and with a bit more luck we might avoid going down :) :)

10 Aug 2014 16:57:49
Hearts done the right thing when came out of admin&blodded all the youth that looks like paying off. pity rfc didn't go with youth. be lucky to get out this league. lifeless no creative play by passing midfield looking unfit. no width long ball tactics. ally just go!!

10 Aug 2014 17:33:07
It was a decent game, but I'll tell u what, hearts just showed other teams how to beat us! Stop Wallace bombing up the winger, and keep attacking our right back foster all day, easy! Iv been backing mcCoist up on here for weeks, but a canny dare bring myself to do it after that game today, it took him till the 90th minute to take foster off? Total joke, no footballing brain whatsoever in that boy foster, shouldn't b anywhere near the team, the midfield aren't pushing up the park to help the strikers one bit, long high balls into the hearts defence all day, they loved that, they just ate them up, a work in a normal job mon to Friday, and I can spot what's wrong, y can't mcCoist?

If Rangers had gone down that road with a real manager we could be a force to be reckoned with by now, but McCoist and his dads army are more farce than force and will struggle against half decent opposition tactically, I hope whoever eventually replaces McCoist can get something out of the has beens and nobodies he has saddled us with, I'm sure the quality players like Temps and Mcleod would flourish under proper management and training as well, 3 years (and counting) too late but better late than never.

10 Aug 2014 16:41:06
Usual garbage from us today I'm afraid it's going to be a long painfully season with Ally in charge, fantastic poacher as he was he will never be a manager not as long as there's a hole in my arse! Black off Hutton on?? No point in having Boyd and Miller if you can't give them service. Ally has got to go down as 1 of the worst managers in our history the football he wants us to play is from the dark ages and he will be found out this year.

10 Aug 2014 15:30:05
How did our four Hearts players lose to their three Rangers ones?

1) the third was Scott Gallacher who came on for Alexander!!

10 Aug 2014 16:05:44
what we need in the middle of the park is a john Greig, Scott Brown, Roy Keane, Billy Bremner, Someone with killer instinct and a huge desire to win EVERY ball, can't help thinking its a blessing that Boyd and Miller only have 12 month contracts, I feel sorry for Clark, he never gets a look in, TOUGH season ahead!!

10 Aug 2014 15:42:42
Nuff said! Over two home games think we have had 4 attempts at goal! Even you ally supporters must now hold there hands up and say that was awful truly awful this guy couldn't manage a junior team! Why buy Boyd when you don't play to his strengths? Crowds are going to be very interesting! Never thought I would say this but I would be willing to lose a few games if I thought it would mean ally would be shown the door

10 Aug 2014 15:29:30
what a tepid performance by rangers, no creativity what so ever, how can you possibly lose a goal 10 secs after equalising is beyond hope. Mcoist simply has to go.

10 Aug 2014 15:22:10
immediate problems need addressing - Law and Black combo is not working! AND sad to say neither is Miller and Boyd.
Overall we are improving but WE STILL don't LOOK FIT!!

10 Aug 2014 16:27:54
Boyd and Law were like invisible men. I thought Miller worked his socks off early on but tired. Black is useless

10 Aug 2014 13:30:14
lewis mcloed gets moved everywer so law and black are in the centre of midfield mcloed is our best centre mid without doubt mccoist has stuck him on right midfield will not dump golden boy black and law still needs prove himself mccoist is a joke of a manager and will be proven how bad he is this season when we loose a few games

10 Aug 2014 15:38:32
After only one league game Robbie Neilson already looks far more tactically aware than Ally after all his time in charge.

Really? Hearts are no great shakes either, yes we got beat, we were poor, but nothing to fear in this league from hearts

10 Aug 2014 10:41:32
Can anyone explain to me the 3-5-2 formation? Why didn't we play it in any pre season games? Why wait til our first important game to go with an untried formation? I thought the point of pre season was to practice any new ideas and to get fit? Seems strange to me.

It was played several times

Why is Mcgregor not in the starting line up today I think the world of big Jig but surely zalukis and Mcgregor is the way forward I hope bell never gets injured mcculloch may find himself doing nets.

10 Aug 2014 15:29:13
the only tactics is back to front, bypassing the midfield. kick and rush. totaly inept. I am getting cataracts watching this crap

It wasn't played several times in pre season we played 4-5-1 don't know who u were watching @1

McCulloch will be in the team no matter what, when he shouldn't be, he isn't even a defender, Kyle Hutton is mince aswell, said it before Ally McCoist is not a manager, he is trying to copy what Walter Smith done and is making a pigs ear of it