JamieG54 812 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 OOPS...HAS ALLY DONE IT AGAIN (pix gpg.)Would Ally McCoist ever "do the right thing" - were he to see it that way - and walk away from Rangers?The received wisdom in football is that he won't, and that few ever do. A toiling football manager, come what may, is said to hang on for grim life, or, more accurately, for a compensation cheque when his contract is ripped up in the event of a sacking.The time might come soon for McCoist to make such a decision. His Rangers team is leaden and unimaginative and has served up nearly three years of eyesore football. And now it is all starting to bite at the Ibrox manager.McCoist is a Rangers legend, which helps to draw some of the sting. But enough fans are now clamouring for him to go.Would McCoist ever put the club first? If he believed that he was failing, or that his stewardship of Rangers was damaging the club, would he ever say: "I need to leave. A better way is needed for Rangers. It is best for the club that I go."?It would be quite an honourable thing to do and, as much as some are baying for his blood, would vouchsafe McCoist's reputation in the eyes of many otherwise angry Rangers fans.The heat is now on McCoist big time. A miserable draw against Alloa and the 2-0 defeat to Hearts has left him looking distinctly sackable as Rangers manager.Yes, this is still November, and yes, almost six months of the season remain. There is time yet for McCoist to turn things around.But things right now look pretty awful for Rangers. And the club's manager has done little to convince the game's observers that any of his many talents lies in a football manager's office.McCoist needs a minor miracle to salvage his reputation.On Saturday at Tynecastle the result, in one sense at least, was not the main bone of contention for Rangers fans.Instead, what struck home was a Hearts team bursting with youth and self-improvement, against a Rangers team under McCoist that was built on age and experience, with next to no imagination or flair apparent in its construction.We can say it one more time, even at the risk of tedium. McCoist and Rangers could have chosen a different path back in 2012 when the club had to rebuild from scratch. But the emphasis on youth and organic growth was dismissed in favour of bought-in stiffs to get the job done.Many supporters are contemptuous of that strategy, and they are not using an easy hindsight. At the time many said they desired another way, a better way, and would support McCoist as a more youthful Rangers journey - risks and all - was undertaken.It is inconceivable, even amid the club's various political messes, that a Rangers coaching team could not have produced a younger, leaner, more dynamic team for the future. Hearts, to cite one club, have done it.But it didn't happen at Ibrox. Instead, some durable and plodding ex-SPL yeomen have been hired to grind their way through the divisions. That was all well and good, until McCoist and Rangers faced stiffer competition. Then the truth comes out.On Saturday McCoist and Rangers face Kilmarnock - another team with nothing like Rangers' material advantages - in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. Victory would greatly aid McCoist in his precarious state. Defeat, and he'll be staring down a barrel.It is said that Rangers cannot currently fire or hire a manager, because the club's board is in such disarray. But with a PLC board and a club board still in place, this cannot be true. Never mind Mike Ashley - like him or not - and his growing power.McCoist seeks no sympathy, no bleeding hearts, no pile of excuses for his perceived failings. But the one thing he wants and needs - time - is fast running out.He lacks the cynical football edge that Walter Smith had. And whatever that elusive gift is that successful football mangers have, which propels players to be a success, McCoist appears to lack as well.If McCoist, by some miracle, suddenly transforms himself in a dugout, and starts to garner trophies, then we will all line up to apologise to him. And I will be at the head of the queue.Somehow, I just can't see it. It may be that, for the sake of Rangers, he has to step down. It may become a question of honour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,260 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 In before the Bored-gif mob shout this down Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,031 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Not a bad article although Ally would also have been found out if he played the youth and I don't think he would have lasted a second season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
6superbarry6 14,109 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Really don't think Ally has any intention of stepping down his "we don't do walking away" quote has taken care of this,nope the leech will cling on for dear life while sucking every last bit he can out of the club he claims to love,a serve serving charlatan who only cares about Ally McCoist Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,524 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Did someone say bored gif? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,205 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I'm pretty sure Ally would go out with Britney in a flash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyinroyalblue 16,478 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Graham Spiers article deary me Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,439 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Speirs is a fucking prick! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuistraHairDo 12,449 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 doesn't matter how much you dislike Ally the manager, I still wouldn't read that cretin britneys drivel. cant believe ppl will still post his stuff in here just because it fits the agenda. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluedoo 2,652 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 The same guy that demanded we show some contrition, and we are guilty of a form of cheating, get to f##k Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 14,204 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Words of wisdom from Spiers and the right honourable Keith Jackson and an article from the Sun that never even existed. We've had them all this week.I'm off to bathe in bleach. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbroxybear 660 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 As much Speirs is a wank cant argue much with the article. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieG54 812 Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 As much Speirs is a wank cant argue much with the article.This. He appears to be speaking sense these days and let's hope he asks Ally questions at media conferences. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk and disorderly. 14,204 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 This. He appears to be speaking sense these days and let's hope he asks Ally questions at media conferences.Used to be a Bear so he did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Fuck him, filthy Rangers hating bastard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getstiffed 8,863 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Sook up to the support all you want, we know you, we remember what you said and we remember what you done.We won't forget no matter how many articles you pen siding with us.Fuck yourself ya lady boy shagging wierdo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,142 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hopefully no-one tells the cum-guzzler that the Killie games not till Sunday .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 10,946 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 As much Speirs is a wank cant argue much with the article.Only really that the Killie game is on Sunday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HG5 10,946 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hopefully no-one tells the cum-guzzler that the Killie games not till Sunday ..Beat me to it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Sook up to the support all you want, we know you, we remember what you said and we remember what you done.We won't forget no matter how many articles you pen siding with us.Fuck yourself ya lady boy shagging wierdo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrup1984 25,100 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I've not bothered to read the whole article. Speirs is a prick. He writes and speaks shit 99% of the time. No doubt, that once in a while he, Jackson, Leckie, English, the ginger rhat etc actually say something that is plausible. However, why any Rangers fan would give these cretins any credit, platform or acknowledgement is beyond me. I hate when anyone connected to Rangers speaks to them or gives interviews however that is the only time I pay attention to their articles as at least I can take out the actual, factual quotes from our players/board and ignore the rest of their propaganda. Reading their articles with their own views though? No chance. We all know the situation at Rangers and have been discussing this forever, especially the Ally situation, and don't need these type giving their tuppence worth. Generally speaking, I genuinely couldn't give a toss what anyone outwith Rangers thinks about us. Their opinions mean nothing to me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,469 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Fuck him, filthy Rangers hating bastard.Spiers or Ally? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Soprano 13,964 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Sook up to the support all you want, we know you, we remember what you said and we remember what you done.We won't forget no matter how many articles you pen siding with us.Fuck yourself ya lady boy shagging wierdo.Boooom ma man Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 I won't shoot the messenger - though it's hard not to. He is absolutely correct. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianferguson 2,619 Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 My loathing for speirs rivals my feelings for Lennon but this article is spot on even if unoriginal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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