NeoGeo7

Firstly we don't have money to survive to the end of the season without investment of some kind and secondly but more importantly why on earth would we let a manager who is woefully incompetent and leaving in less than 12 months spend any money on new signings. As stated by another poster its a case of each side playing games to score points but the trouble is everyone knows it and is sick fed up with it. I hope Lambias is the sort of guy who is straight talking and no nonsense and arranges a pay off asap.

McCall answered it by the book. It's a big fat yes from him. Slightly disappointed he didn't state that the drop in attendance is specifically due to the dire football and disillusionment of McCoist remaining in charge. I really don't understand why the media don't pick up on McCoists hypocrisy in staying for a payout when he a) has enough in form of wages and shares b) loves the club and wants what is best for it and finally c) has been so hurt by the redundancies that he now threatens even more jobs by not walking away without any compensation. Contractually he's more than entitled to do this but morally its completely immoral.

Mccoist could have the nou camp full of fans chanting super ally but it still wouldn't change the fact he's way out of his depth, has lost the players and has only one tactic to rely on. He's hopeless and surely knows it but won't go until he gets his money. How can you get behind someone like that who then states he feels for the fans and wants what's best for the club. He's either greedy as we all suspect or he needs a straight jacket.

Does this now finally prove that McCoist is motivated by the money. Strachan and Barry Ferguson have come forward saying if he intends to leave to leave now. While I don't know if the board offered anything McCoist clearly wants more than what is on the table (or the 100% of what his contract states). He's lost the fans and the players and now he stays to drive us into the ground because the board can't pay him off..........now is the time Ally, redeem yourself and walk away or forever tarnish your name.

I would agree with this since he has more of a track record than the likes of McCall however it has to be a short term contract, preferrably until the end of this season with extension option should we get up. I've said on a few other posts I think we've missed our shot at building a new style of football from the bottom up and it may take several years to get to the point where we are stable enough to try it once again. Due to the size of the club failure is never tolerated but had we played a new style of football with 5/6 young players every game in League Two (Div 3 as it was then) I think there would have been more acceptance because we could appreciate the longer term plan. McCoist never had a long term plan as could be seen by the signings of Daly, Miller, Boyd and the continued use of McCulloch. Whether Billy Davies would have ideas on the long term future of the squad and football remains to be seen. Saying all of this I would still like to see us take in applications for the job as I really do feel someone might just surprise us.

Sadly I have to agree. The ship has sailed now and its just a case of adjusting over the next 5 years or so to try to develop a new footballing ethos and youth system. 2012 was a golden opportunity and its been wasted and as you say its now a case of making best what you have and we need a manager to do something like Strachan has done with Scotland, same players but bring back the belief and confidence and play a more attractive style of football.

I think we need to take stock for a minute with this. Unlike Whyte and Green we actually know a bit more of Ashley. He has done good by Newcastle on the whole and is a successful businessman with actual assets unlike Whyte. I said at the beginning he saw Rangers as a vehicle for his Sports Direct brand and to be honest I don't have any issue with it. Unlike the others of the past who wanted to take money directly from Rangers via high salaries, bonuses or shares. I suspect Ashley wants a healthy, stable and profitable Rangers to allow us to get on the field success and therefore provide exposure on the European front for the Sports Direct brand. For me coming in a sacking a number of employees shows to me they actually know what they are doing with numbers and whilst its not the "nice" thing to do its the right thing to do to run this business correctly and try to get it back in the black. Ashley has a track record of doing unpopular things and whilst this is a risk he obviously sees Rangers being of benefit to his brand but only if its kept afloat therefore I highly doubt he'll make any decisions that risk the club further.

No news of these guys resigning therefore I guess they want the full compensation from being sacked rather than doing the honourable thing. If McCoist isn't taking the team to the next game as well does that mean these two are in charge??? Suppose we can take the pain in the short term as long as we get a positive change. I am worried about who is going to take over, knee jerk reactions to appoint anyone with a rangers connection is troubling me more than seeing McCoist, McDowall and Durrant take one last game in charge.

i think we need experience through the core but the energy and drive from youth. The experience would come from Bell, Wallace, zaliukas, law and Miller. I'd play mcgregor at centre back with sinnamon on the right, the very least it would give foster a reality check. Midfield I'd have law alongside Macleod. Law has been off form but I think getting him to play as the deep lying play maker and letting Macleod get forward would help. Black should be this player but the sooner he leaves the club the better. I'd then have 2 alternative formations. Standard wide midfielders for which aird and templeeton would do. Then Miller and Clark up top. The other option for me would be playing inside forwards in the form of airs and McKay, with templeeton in the hole behind Clark. I feel Clark has a lot to offer but needs a decent run as mccoist and co have destroyed the confidence he had during his last season with QoS. I'd punt Boyd, daly, mcculloch, black, Mohsni, foster, faure, smith

What are you on? How many years did Stoke play long ball and try to outmuscle their opponents, very little change if that happens apart from his man management, get the feeling he knows how to give players a bollocking.

I agree that we need to start again but I think as long as any new manager tries to play good football the crowds will come back regardless of the league. It's the shocking football that has primarily led to the fall in attendances. Isn't one of the biggest problems with McCoist the fact that when the going got tough he's stayed on despite what everyone else can clearly see. McCall left with his dignity intact as he realised he'd done what he could and was no longer capable of matching expectations. I agree though that the former rangers players should count for nothing, we need applications as you never know who would be interested. First things first we need the deadwood out, preferably without paying a penny.....fingers crossed.

For me McCoist is showing many poor traits as a man (never mind a manager). When the second goal went in last night I thought to myself the silver lining might be McCoist actually resigning and not handing in his notice in the post match interview. If he had an interview today he'd probably point out that its only 9 points (never mind its because Hearts game was postponed). As a manager he is rotten through and through, he blasts the players and then plays the same team, what kind of message does that send to the players that such poor performances don't result in them being dropped....I've said all along even if the youngsters aren't great they will have hunger and determination and getting dropped for an 18 year old might be the kick up the arse these overpaid pansies need. I know a lot of people say McCoist has been shrewd with the offer of resignation but I think it just simply highlights he's now in this for the money. He's hiding behind being committed to the club but he's committed to his yet to be paid salary regardless of whether its because he's doing the job or he's been booted. QoS taught us a lesson last night and I suspect Hibs will do the same later this month, will McCoist have the brass neck to stay on.......of course he will he has the blinkers on focussing on the money. He's got more than enough to do a Whyte and leave the country if it all goes sour (which it will do if he stays in charge). Its time for some damage limitation for both the club (that you say you love) and for your own reputation and just leave without taking a single penny more.

Whilst I agree with the last sentence here just exactly how do we get a well organised debt free rangers? Wasn't that the opportunity (rather than punishment) we had in the summer of 2012? A whole string of terrible decisions made since have led to an opportunity that not many clubs will ever get (huge fan base in lower leagues with top facilities to develop talent in house) evaporating and leaving us in much worse a position than before administration kicked in the first time around. The whole thing is a shambles from the board all the way to the players and it doesn't look like the pantomime is ending any time soon. Every person in a position of power at the club is interested in one thing.....lining their own pockets. McCoist is just the tip of the iceberg but at least if he goes and we get a good replacement the footballing aspect of the club will recover.

Frightening how close to the truth this was.......2 mins off and shiels instead of smith and you were spot on. Mccoist just has nothing in his locker at all .

The one irrefutable piece of evidence that mccoist shoulders a good chunk of the responsibility and therefore the blame is that I doubt the players consistently decide to play the long ball game after game or pick the team amongst themselves. True, the players are sub standard but if we had a manager that I could believe would paint the dressing room walls with rather than joke around with I think we'd see more out of them even playing that long ball pish. The fact of the matter is mccoist is way out of his depth and I can't see any area of his managerial credentials that are up to scratch. Time to go Ally before it's too late for the club and also you.

No man is bigger than the club........unless he has an unpayable compensation package.

The protest shouldn't be a personal attack. Sure he needs to know he doesn't have the backing but it doesn't have to be personal and hurtful. An organised protest against the management during the game (not when the half time or final whistle goes) should surely drive the message home. If he still says he is continuing then it's got to be money either that or he needs to get checked out by a psychiatrist.

I agree, logical thought process nowhere to be seen. Has anyone seen an impartial party come forward saying give him more time? We've had brown, Johnstone, Miller, Goram to name a few.....sure there have been more. As you say it's defence of a pal and these comments are water off a ducks back and if anything rile up the fans even more.

Whatever reason mccoist has for not walking be it his pride, determination, greed or delusion I was wondering what would cause him to go back on his words and walk away with no compensation package. I think realistically if we fail to get promotion that's when he'd go though I have my suspicions that he'd still try to cling on. For the record I'd have left after losing to Raith Rovers in the Ramsdens Cup Final after playi such a defensive formation.

Rose tinted specs of delusion I'm afraid for those who idolised mccoist. i was 8 when we had arguably the best season of recent times, the 92/93 treble. McCoist was my hero and I always had 9 and McCoist on my shirt but that cannot sway me from my current opinion. I was worried during smiths last tenure when McCoist managed the league cup games and we were really poor. I haven't resorted to name calling but the longer he stays the more damaging it will be and waiting for a payout from a club you love for me is unforgivable. I have nothing but admiration for the player but I think so little of him as a manager but also now as a man. His recent actions in his mind might be commendable....sticking to his principles in the face of adversity however to me he has to man up and admit he is to blame, even if he did that and stayed on id have a little more respect for him just now. However, stating that you are still focussed on the job and have the support despite "hiccups" he will not resign just infuriates me.

You've hit the nail on the head. We'll win our games, badly, and make a recovery of sorts until the Hibs game when we'lol lose that and it will be the players fault once again for deciding to ignore the manager and play long balls. I can only imagine the nonsense mccoist will come out with if we lose on Saturday.

Haven't you contradicted yourself here. Pressure that defines us but you are trying to ease the pressure not add to it. We know the definition of the man.....he doesn't walk away regardless of what it means for all of the fans who pay his salary. While it was admirable at first with everything going on surrounding the club its time to admit, as much as it pains you to do so, that for the greater good you are stepping down. I'd say that the pressure is the only thing that will prompt change....that or getting thumped by Celtic or the worst case scenario failure to get promotion.

From a football perspective I agree, a new manager and a rebuild in the championship would be better than the alternative.....get promoted via play offs and mccoist stays in charge and renews the contracts of the dozen or so players out of contract at the end of the season. However, failure to get promoted will be disastrous in terms of the business. This is why surely alarm bells should be ringing loud and clear if only the board would pull their fingers out their ears (as well as their arses). Getting a new manager with new training methods, more than one tactic in his arsenal and a more effective man management skills will give us the boost to get the play off place I feel and perhaps pressure hearts. With mccoist in charge all we can do is wait for us to fall apart....either in this league and fail to get up or in the premiership where we'll be a bottom 6 team if we get up and mccoist remains in charge. It's time to speculate to accumulate

Shouldn't this thread title be "everything other than Ally being blamed for Ally's failings" Honestly to never once hold your hands up and take accountability of your decisions, your actions before and during the game is just disgraceful. It doesn't just mean he is a terrible manager in that respect but also it reflects so badly on the man himself, any decent person would hold their hands up and if it kept happening resign. Show a bit of decency and respect for the fans you claim to represent and stop patronising us with cliches. Please, please, please stop damaging the club and what is left of your status

Hutton??? We'd be better giving Murdoch a go, Hutton shouldn't have had a renewal. I also think shiels on the wing would be rather ineffective. My team (would never happen) Simonsen Sinnamon, Halkett, McGregor, Smith Aird, Murdoch, Law, Templeton Clark, Miller We'll see no youth in place of absentees, we'll see players out of position and either daly or Boyd getting the ball pumped up to them.......I have never wanted Rangers to lose in my life and whilst I don't want to start the silver lining on a doing by cowdenbeath might be the sacking of the dud.....he still wouldn't walk even if we lost 5-0 on Saturday, it would be because the wind was blowing the wrong direction.