Standards at Ibrox are not being met

[Bothwellbear 1,392]

Standards at Ibrox are not being met and Rangers gaffer McCoist is only one who can raise levels

YOU are never more than a couple of games away from a crisis as Rangers manager.

Chris Jack Group Sports Writer

Thursday 02/10/2014

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Rangers boss Ally McCoist has been let down by some of his players with thier sub-standard performances

Success on the park and mayhem off it has kept the dissenting voices quiet in recent years but the fans may be about to make theirs heard.

Few managers would find themselves under the pressure McCoist is after delivering two successive league titles and taking his side to second place at this stage of the season.

But nothing about McCoist's reign has been normal, the Gers boss finding himself in the middle of a situation none of his illustrious predecessors ever did and, fans hope, none of his successors ever will.

The jury is out on McCoist the manager and the prosecution have an ever-growing list of indictments available.

Stirling, Annan, Peterhead, Forfar, Stranraer, Raith, Hearts, Hibernian. The memories are painful for fans and the days still damaging for McCoist's reputation.

In some quarters of a furious, fractured fanbase, enough is enough already.

It is a situation he knows all to well, has been through before and will handle again.

But there will come a point where the status quo can't be maintained. It is likely to be a moment of McCoist's chosing.

He admitted last month that he would know when the time was right for him to leave Ibrox but that is unlikely to be soon.

The heat remains on a beleagured board but the spotlight has been turned on the boss.

Too often McCoist has been let down by players, with performances nowhere near what is required, even in the lower leagues, and certainly not acceptable at Rangers.

The latest embarrassment came on Monday night as Hibs followed Hearts' lead and left Ibrox with three points.

The inevitable knee-jerk reaction saw McCoist once again come under attack, as he has, and will, every time points are dropped this season.

The Hibs game summed up everything that is wrong with Rangers just now.

The team selection was bizarre, the decision to play players out of their natural positions baffling, the tempo flat and the quality low.

The standard of player at McCoist's disposal has increased through the divisions but the nature of his team has not evolved enough.

On paper, the squad is the second strongest in Scotland. On the park, it is far from it.

There is no apparent style, Rangers are poor at the back and have little creativity.

The approach is too often one-dimensional and lethargic and while it has proven effective thus far, fans are entitled to expect much better.

IF the players are not carrying out McCoist's instructions, he should make the big call and drop them from the side.

For too long, the likes of Ian Black and Nicky Law have gotten away with sub-standard performances, and Bilel Mohsni moments of madness.

The standards expected at Ibrox are not being met and there is only one man who can raise them to the levels demanded.

Rangers need a spark. That has to come from McCoist, and it has to come soon, starting at Livingston on Saturday.

While Rangers remain title contenders, there is no chance of the manager calling it quits, and even less of the board pushing the panic button.

Charging the current incumbents with the task of hiring only the 14th man to assume office at Ibrox is surely a daunting, fearful proposition for fans to consider.

That doesn't make McCoist untouchable, though, and the flak will fly his way the next time his side fail to perform.

The calls for him to go every time points are dropped or performances are poor don't help the fraught situation at Ibrox.

Change has to be forthcoming. It must come from the touchline, but that doesn't mean the man in the dugout must first pay the price.

[Bears r us 30,772]

Another load of shite, and I only glanced at the odd sentence.

[there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724]

"IF the players are not carrying out McCoist's instructions, he should make the big call and drop them from the side.

For too long, the likes of Ian Black and Nicky Law have gotten away with sub-standard performances, and Bilel Mohsni moments of madness."

How long have we been saying this? McCoist just keeps picking them even though they are pish!

[Fools Gold 488]

Another load of shite, and I only glanced at the odd sentence.

I thought most of it was accurate, sadly.

[nachothelegend 1,932]

Sorry but no matter how much this is glossed over by his mate's, and ex Players we need a change of Management Team now.

Its quite simple.

[dummiesoot 16,003]

Ally's team picked from a group with too many defensive minded players, too many not very good players, players out of position, players out of form, Ally's players...

[Bears r us 30,772]

I thought most of it was accurate, sadly.

You could well be right, I just cannot bring myself to read any more Ally paper stories about how he will turn things round, if that was what it was about.

[Hamie 4,831]

He's a shite manager and we are not going to get promoted with him in charge.

Change is required immediately.

[Guest]

"IF the players are not carrying out McCoist's instructions, he should make the big call and drop them from the side.

For too long, the likes of Ian Black and Nicky Law have gotten away with sub-standard performances, and Bilel Mohsni moments of madness."

How long have we been saying this? McCoist just keeps picking them even though they are pish!

He signed them, theyre on the highest wages, he feels obligated to play them. But he thinks we cant see past his nonsense and that he just needs to pull the wool over our eyes.

[dan_ger 1,454]

I just don't see how he's going to change things now. The style and attitude of the players and team is now chronic. The odd good performance is followed by 4-5 sub-par, just scrapping it, sometimes not, performances and it simply doesn't cut it. With the squad of players assembled, the best of the rest in the spl, it's just not good enough to warrant any more of a sympathetic attitude from fans.

[Jelavic191 4,399]

He hasn't shown any sort of change in four years what makes the writer think he's going to do that now?

[TheBluenose1972 1,405]

Another load of shite, and I only glanced at the odd sentence.

Maybe you should of read a bit more and you'd see most of it was sense...Heres a few sentences for you...

The team selection was bizarre, the decision to play players out of their natural positions baffling, the tempo flat and the quality low.

The standard of player at McCoist's disposal has increased through the divisions but the nature of his team has not evolved enough.

On paper, the squad is the second strongest in Scotland. On the park, it is far from it.

There is no apparent style, Rangers are poor at the back and have little creativity.

The approach is too often one-dimensional and lethargic and while it has proven effective thus far, fans are entitled to expect much better.

IF the players are not carrying out McCoist's instructions, he should make the big call and drop them from the side.

[BridgeIsBlue 66,604]

Maybe I should become a journalist,paid money for doing fuck all

[Bears r us 30,772]

Maybe you should of read a bit more and you'd see most of it was sense...Heres a few sentences for you...

The team selection was bizarre, the decision to play players out of their natural positions baffling, the tempo flat and the quality low.

The standard of player at McCoist's disposal has increased through the divisions but the nature of his team has not evolved enough.

On paper, the squad is the second strongest in Scotland. On the park, it is far from it.

There is no apparent style, Rangers are poor at the back and have little creativity.

The approach is too often one-dimensional and lethargic and while it has proven effective thus far, fans are entitled to expect much better.

IF the players are not carrying out McCoist's instructions, he should make the big call and drop them from the side.

Thanks for your advice. After reading that only Ally could raise the standards required I decided I did not need to read further.

Having now read the article it is exactly the same as the two yesterday in the Sun & Herald which I very much agree with. I also think anyone on R M could have written the same things. Cheers.

[Bluepeter9 5,167]

Another load of shite, and I only glanced at the odd sentence.

Wait - so unless it's - say Michael Stewart then you don't read it or agree with it !

[Johnstone Burgh 1,637]

Wait - so unless it's - say Michael Stewart then you don't read it or agree with it !

Michael Stewart was correct in what he said - yet again.

[B1872 20,654]

Whole club needs a clear out from top to bottom!! Turns out we have a Fenian boot now on the payroll working as a reporter.

[Bears r us 30,772]

Wait - so unless it's - say Michael Stewart then you don't read it or agree with it !

I have made a mental note not to make posts before 10am, since I did not explain myself very well in my first post before 9am. Post 14 above was an attempt to explain it a bit better.

What I am saying is that IMO Ally cannot make the changes required to sort out the team. I fully respect you opinion BP9 which will be different.

So my attempt at saying I had only glanced at a few lines was because I could not be bothered reading the same as I had read yesterday from Stewart and someone else in the Herald.

[Madina 3,802]

Ally saying the same things he's been saying for 3 seasons now. The definition of insanity is doing (or in this case saying) the same thing over and over again and expecting different results!

[CrackFox 245]

standards not being met? Board are now taking the absolute piss out of us.C....c supporting female now employed on Rangers tv! Its a fuking joke.

[The Godfather 71,735]

standards not being met? Board are now taking the absolute piss out of us.C....c supporting female now employed on Rangers tv! Its a fuking joke.

Where is that thread?

[Frank Reynolds 3,359]

Where is that thread?

I think it's been deleted, fuck knows why.

[The Godfather 71,735]

I think it's been deleted, fuck knows why.

Fuck sake

[TheBluebells 6,898]

Wait - so unless it's - say Michael Stewart then you don't read it or agree with it !

Like a broken record who choses to ignore what people have said regarding this article, once again you just seem to be on a mission of trolling this forum.

[Bluepeter9 5,167]

I have made a mental note not to make posts before 10am, since I did not explain myself very well in my first post before 9am. Post 14 above was an attempt to explain it a bit better.

What I am saying is that IMO Ally cannot make the changes required to sort out the team. I fully respect you opinion BP9 which will be different.

So my attempt at saying I had only glanced at a few lines was because I could not be bothered reading the same as I had read yesterday from Stewart and someone else in the Herald.

Ok fair enough - I look at a few of the games where we have played really well this season - we dropped points to hearts in a game where I thought we were the better team - and we had a shocker against Hibs - that happens - but based on some of the football we have played, the fact that Ally hooked Perlata ( who had played a couple of decent games but had a shocker on Monday) then it's far to early ( for me) to start panicking about the league - which has a long way to go.