Charlie Miller- Allys Foiled The Board

[JamieG54 812]

Allys shown how clever he is off the field with a brilliant move that's left Ibrox chiefs completely wrong footed says ex Gers hero Charlie Miller

ALLY McCoist earned his 
status as a Rangers legend by making blindside runs that bamboozled defenders.

After all, he didn’t score 355 goals for the Ibrox club without boxing clever and using game intelligence.

And now, by tendering his resignation as Rangers gaffer, former team-mate Charlie Miller reckons McCoist is using his guile off the pitch instead of on it.

Scottish football was stunned on Friday afternoon when news broke that the manager had handed in his 12-month notice.

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After three years of unprecedented chaos at Ibrox, McCoist has reached breaking point in his battle with the Rangers power-brokers.

It’s believed that seeing long-serving staff at Murray Park – including his own secretary – paid off as part of a new cost-cutting programme was the final straw.

But by putting the ball back into the court of Mike Ashley, who is effectively running Rangers, and his right-hand man Derek Llambias, Miller insists McCoist has pulled a master stroke.

And he feels that his nine-in-a-row pal is right to call out Ashley and his representatives and force them either to back him or sack him.

Miller, who played alongside McCoist for five years under Walter Smith, told MailSport: “I always knew Coisty was clever on the pitch but I think he’s now showing how cute he can be off it as well.

“He was one of the most intelligent footballers I played with. You could see that with the goals he scored.

“He’s taken a lot of stick as a 
manager but if it’s true that he’s 
handed in a 12-month notice, I believe he has been very clever.

“Coisty will probably have been advised legally to do it. He has made his move and the next one is Ashley’s or Llambias’.

“It looks as though Coisty has had enough. A lot of workers have been 
paid off at Ibrox and that will have 
hurt him.

“These are people who have been around the club from way back, even to my time at Rangers.

“Maybe that’s been the final straw 
for him. By offering to resign he’s
effectively saying to Ashley and the board ‘Stop all this nonsense above my head and support me – or cough up what I’m owed to get rid of me’.

“It’s an astute move and one I don’t think Ashley and Llambias were expecting.

“But it doesn’t surprise me with Coisty. Everything he does is for a reason. People always see his light-hearted side but he won’t be taken for a mug and he’s proving that now.”

Miller remains a close ally of McCoist and he knows how much it will hurt the club’s greatest goalscorer to leave Ibrox.

But after three-and-a-half years of 
turmoil at the club, the former Gers 
midfielder insists no one should 
blame McCoist if he does choose to 
walk away.

Miller said: “Coisty is good at putting a brave face on things, he’s shown that in the past few years at Rangers. He’s had to put up with a lot of things that no manager should have to deal with.

“But he has always kept his dignity and tried to do what’s best for the club.

“Now he has to look after himself though, especially if he believes there are people working against him at the club.

“But I know how much it will be hurting him. I watched him being
interviewed after the Queen of the South game on Friday night and you certainly could see that it’s affecting him.

“That club means so much to him. He has given Rangers 22 years of his life
so he will not want to leave without
achieving what he set out to do.

“He always said he just wanted to get the club back to the top flight where they belong – but it doesn’t look like he’ll get that chance now.”

Miller watched Rangers’ latest debacle on the pitch through the cracks of his fingers as McCoist’s men were comprehensively beaten 2-0 by Queens at Palmerston.

The defeat leaves them nine points behind Hearts in the Championship race and battling for a play-off spot with the likes of Queens and Hibs.

Miller admits the team’s performances have not been good enough but is adamant that – with the chaos surrounding the club since Ashley got involved – it’s no wonder the players aren’t performing.

He said: “Everyone knows Rangers have not played well this season and Hearts are worthy Championship leaders.

“They deserve to be where they are and, post-administration, they are in a far
better state than Rangers are.

“Coisty would accept himself that
certain players have not performed
for him but it must be difficult when
they have no idea what’s going on at
the club.

“The players are uncertain about the future of Rangers and now they have no idea whether their manager will still be in charge next week.

“That can’t be a healthy environment to play football in.

“It’s no excuse for some of the
performances this season but it would be hard for any player to concentrate solely on football with all the madness going on around them.

“If everything was settled at Ibrox, I’d have no doubts about Coisty’s 
ability to challenge Hearts and get Rangers back to the Premiership.

“But that has never really been the case, which is a shame for him, the club and the fans.”

Miller also states Ally is a one man club and would never manage a club in Scotland other than Rangers. Reckons Ally could start somewhere in England.

[BridgeIsBlue 66,614]

More speculation.

[AlCapone 7,678]

Read it this morning in a cafe, Miller really is a thick Cnut living in a bubble. If he thinks McCoist is intelligent and cute, just wait till he sees how cute Ashley is by trumping him

[weshallnotbemoved! 714]

Miller has been dragged out by the media as a ned buffoon to ridicule us even more.

[Clemdog 39,389]

"If everything was settled at Ibrox, I'd have no doubts about Coisty's ability to challenge Hearts and get Rangers back to the Premiership.

I'm sorry but I simply cannot agree with that.

[sandyinroyalblue 16,478]

“Now he has to look after himself though, especially if he believes there are people working against him at the club.

Who is Charlie talking about? the players?

[Guardian 4,281]

Miaow, miaow, miaow........

Charlie says............

Its all the boards fault and the players fault. Everybody but Ally.

If the money grabbing spiv felt so bad at his secretary getting paid off, he could have paid her himself. Her annual salary is probably less than a week of his.

Its getting boring watching his mates trying desperately to build the image of caring Ally shocked at the cutbacks. An awful lot of the need for them stems from him.

He has taken millions out, and his brand of football has cost millions in stayaway fans.

Unless folk are considering that aspect to, they are only writing puff pieces.

[kaiser1041 9,088]

Ally's about as smart as Davies Dodds was handsome

[The Godfather 72,052]

Well the fans would rather not have McCoist and the board play fucking tit for tat games when our club is suffering as a result.

Also McCoist is very smart, he has used our board issues to keep himself in a job earning millions despite being a piss poor manager.

Smart yes, honourable? We shall see

[Laudrup1984 25,100]

If Charlie or anyone thinks Ally is being cute here then in my opinion they are wrong. If Ally has done as suggested it should leave a very bitter taste in all our mouths. We the fans and Ally himself know a number of individuals have benefited financially more than anyone can imagine out of our situation and we have almost all to a man and women criticised them, correctly in my opinion. If Ally has manoeuvred himself into a position whereby he will he will receive even more money on top of all the money he's received it will make him no better than all who have gone before. Legally he's no doubt entitled and of course he didn't draw up his own contract however he can't criticise others and then appear to be exactly the same as then. 2 wrongs don't make a right and morally, in my opinion it is just wrong especially in our current predicament and considering Ally won't be short of a few bob.

[Mor3los_1 3,672]

It's Ashleys fault we have a team of players that are murder? Cool story bro.

[Bears r us 30,822]

That was so hard going I only read a few lines, but what I did read was the usual pish. We have on paper the best team in our league, but playing pure shite, a possible 12 points behind and that rests at Ally's door. Nothing to do with the board on this occasion.

[delamonty 992]

Ally's stunt resignation will bite him in the arse. Ally thought he was being clever. imho ends up looking less than clever here. Gordon Smith was 100% spot on.

[Jimfanciesthedude 24,607]

i see all they days drinking and smoking with his mates in castlemilk after training reduced charlies IQ to about 1

thick as fucking shite

[montana100 335]

Whilst HIS staff are being put out of work he cements his financial security. F*&k the little people it's all about Ally. And the media love him for some reason.

[WCPRANGERS1 2,997]

Wish people would stop using recent redundancies as reasoning for this.

[onefootwillie 1,518]

Pretty much anyone's fault but Ally according to Miller has he been to any games lately

[Loyal Bear 72 363]

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[bornabear 6,208]

Well done Charlie, I can see why your father gave you that name, he should have preceded it with "right fuckin'".

"Ally was clever cos he scored goals"' you're having a laugh, Peter Beardsley could score goals, enough said.

What a load of shite that Charlie spouts, best laugh I've had in ages.

[KingKirk 25,695]

Its not about backing or sacking anymore its when he goes that's now the issue.

[HG5 11,154]

Hasn't done his pal any favours at all - makes him out to be a real scheming c**t.

[Jimfanciesthedude 24,607]

What a load of pish. His financial security is cemented regardless. McCoist will either refuse a payoff or will donate it in a way that will benefit Rangers. He can't admit that at the moment as he needs to be in a strong position with regards to the board.

Some fans seriously need to have a look back at the club's history and show some fucking respect to the people that helped build that history.

[Zulu 981]

What fukin stone did this dick crawel from under you read this pish then read GS letter there is no comparison

[Beaujolais 1,371]

Charlie Miller ignores the fact that this is actually a battle between Ally McCoist and the Club. If McCoist wins the Club suffers.

The Board are representatives of the Shareholders who own the Club. MA only holds approx 10% of the shares. The other 90% is held by a good many people other than MA including many genuine fans. So why keep on singling out MA? I would hazard a guess because he is an easy bogey man for Ally McCoist and his backers to try and switch all blame onto.

The accounts show that Rangers is in a loss making situation. A loss making situation that was happening prior to MA becoming the new "blame figure". MA had to give us a 3 million pound loan. He has placed Llambias on the board. Since Llambias has been placed on the board it would appear there is an endeavour from the Board to start to cut expenditure and to try and get the books to balance. So therefore Llambias and therefore MA are the ones destroying Rangers!- is their completely insensible argument.

Do Charlie Miller and Ally McCoist think Rangers fans are that stupid. Ally McCoist is now destroying Rangers and everything he once achieved. To MA Rangers is a business opportunity- it either works or it does not. To Ally McCoist Rangers is a cash cow- one that has created a personal fortune for him and other Rangers staff over the years- but significantly a cash cow that he is prepared to risk butchering for the chance of another big pay day.

[geronimoo 1,474]

Miller is a wank