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    Good summary from itv

    in Jimmy Bell's Kitroom

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    Ally McCoist's Rangers' future remains in doubt after he would neither confirm or deny reports that he had offered to resign before their defeat to Queen of the South on Friday night.

    Here Press Association Sport's Andy Newport looks at where it has gone wrong for the Light Blues' record scorer.

    SIGNINGS

    Despite the club's financial implosion, McCoist has had money to work with during his three-and-a-half year reign as boss. But the 52-year-old repeatedly put his faith in players he knew with Scottish Premiership experience who failed to recreate their former performance level.

    Allies of the manager will point out that he did not have a scouting network to rely on, but moves for highly-paid figures like Ian Black, Nicky Law, Jon Daly, Kenny Miller and Kris Boyd simply did not work, while others signings such as Emilson Cribari, Fransico Sandaza and Arnold Peralta were outright disasters.

    STYLE OF PLAY

    The signs were good for McCoist when he first took over and Rangers managed to rack up a 15 point lead over Celtic in his first season. But as that lead was thrown away, a frailty in his management was brutally exposed.

    But worse was to come for the former Scotland striker as despite the mammoth resources he could call upon as he faced up to part-time minnows following the club's liquidation, his side often struggled.

    Tactically naive, one-paced and lacking creativity, the club's loyal faithful soon grew tired as they toiled against sides they should have been ripping apart.

    CONTRACT

    Rangers have staggered from one crisis to another - all the while wasting millions of pounds in the process.

    But McCoist did himself no favours by accepting a £800,000-a-year deal to manage the club while it was marooned at the depths of the Scottish game.

    Even when he volunteered to take a 50 per cent wage cut, many fans were disappointed that it took several weeks of negative headlines before it was finally agreed.

    YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

    Many Gers supporters thought that by going down to the Third Division, Rangers would be able to flood their team with young recruits while they stock-piled cash for their Premiership return.

    But McCoist was reluctant to put his faith in his Murray Park youngsters, claiming they were not good enough to see the club back through the divisions.

    The only youngster to have made any impact in recent years has been Lewis Macleod. The Scotland Under-21 midfielder is undoubtedly a promising talent but one graduate from an entire youth system seems wasteful to many.

    CUP RECORD

    Since replacing Walter Smith in the summer of 2010, McCoist has failed to win a single cup competition in 11 attempts.

    His side remain in this season's two major domestic knock-out tournaments this season but suffered fresh shame when they blew a two-goal lead against Alloa as they crashed out of the Petrofac Training Cup semis earlier this month.

    Other humiliations include losing last year's Challenge Cup final to Raith Rovers and being taken to a replay by League Two outfit Albion Rovers.

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    in Jimmy Bell's Kitroom

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    I like how he had to google search how to do a mac screenshot, was dedicated to making this thread and nothing would stop him :pipe:

    Put yer pipe away. No google required after previous desperate but dedicated attempts at threads. Good effort though...unlike this thread yes.

    Personally I thought it was poor advertising, thought id point it out. That'll teach me.

    ***The Official Rangers v Dunfermline Match Thread***

    in Jimmy Bell's Kitroom

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    I love my trips to Ibrox,but after reading a few threads im not really up for this.I will leave home at 9 tonight,train to cardiff,overnight sleeper up,arriving 7.30 sat morn.I then have to slip out of game early(1st time subway army :lol: ) to get to Glasgow central for the 4 o clock train to Brum.I got 30 mins before my train on to cardiff,if my trains late im stranded in Birmingham for 12 hours!!!,and all to watch what may be a shadow team...

    Finished around 2.30. Plenty time

    Any Rangers song your wean likes?

    in Jimmy Bell's Kitroom

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    I change the lyrics when im singing Every other saturday him, change my wee pal joe to his name, he loves to see his mammy with her blue scarf on and he loves to hear his daddy roar. :lol:

    Just wait until No Pope of Rome gets it's first airing, one of his wee toys already plays the tune to it. :lol: coincidence btw...

    Haha my boys first steps baby walker plays it too

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