Why is Ally McCoist not walking away?
During the dark days of
administration, along with the great Sandy Jardine, Ally McCoist was a superb
figurehead for the Rangers support.
administration, along with the great Sandy Jardine, Ally McCoist was a superb
figurehead for the Rangers support.
Alongside our late icon who now
has a stand named after him, McCoist galvanised the fanbase and was the ideal
leader for us to look up to. He coined that famous phrase of not walking away,
and while it rang hollow some years later, at the time it was the perfect
fillip.
has a stand named after him, McCoist galvanised the fanbase and was the ideal
leader for us to look up to. He coined that famous phrase of not walking away,
and while it rang hollow some years later, at the time it was the perfect
fillip.
No one can take away McCoist’s
legendary playing days, his leadership in the hours we needed him, and the
sheer astounding stress any manager post-2012 would be under, and that includes
McDowall and the current incumbent, Stuart McCall.
legendary playing days, his leadership in the hours we needed him, and the
sheer astounding stress any manager post-2012 would be under, and that includes
McDowall and the current incumbent, Stuart McCall.
So this entry is not designed as
an attack on McCoist, far from it – overlooking his rather woeful management of
the playing side, as an inspirational figure during the worst of it in 2012
along with Sandy Rangers could do little better than the pair of them.
an attack on McCoist, far from it – overlooking his rather woeful management of
the playing side, as an inspirational figure during the worst of it in 2012
along with Sandy Rangers could do little better than the pair of them.
However, when he finally did do partial
walking away, and was placed on Gardening Leave, the view of many Rangers fans
was when the board was overthrown, McCoist would sever himself from Rangers
entirely, foregoing his ongoing salary, in the best interests of the Club
because he is a real Rangers man.
walking away, and was placed on Gardening Leave, the view of many Rangers fans
was when the board was overthrown, McCoist would sever himself from Rangers
entirely, foregoing his ongoing salary, in the best interests of the Club
because he is a real Rangers man.
With the right men now in charge
of the Club, the support was under the impression multimillionaire McCoist
would have had his anti-board point made, cut off the salary and completely
quit.
of the Club, the support was under the impression multimillionaire McCoist
would have had his anti-board point made, cut off the salary and completely
quit.
It simply has not happened.
A week and a half on and Kenny
McDowall has already moved on – presumably a payoff, but then, he is not a ‘real
Rangers man’ and never was. Nor did he ever claim to be, in all fairness. If
anything he is a Buddies man, with the lion’s share of his playing career
taking place in Paisley. Then as a coach he
was with Celtic before switching to Ibrox under Walter in 2007. He is not a
dyed-in-the-wool Bear.
McDowall has already moved on – presumably a payoff, but then, he is not a ‘real
Rangers man’ and never was. Nor did he ever claim to be, in all fairness. If
anything he is a Buddies man, with the lion’s share of his playing career
taking place in Paisley. Then as a coach he
was with Celtic before switching to Ibrox under Walter in 2007. He is not a
dyed-in-the-wool Bear.
But McCoist is. Or is supposed to
be. He proxied his shares to the RST to give fans’ the vote prior to 2013’s AGM
and voted in favour of King et al earlier this month at the EGM.
be. He proxied his shares to the RST to give fans’ the vote prior to 2013’s AGM
and voted in favour of King et al earlier this month at the EGM.
So, with a salary of £800,000,
why is McCoist still picking up the wage from Rangers when his predecessor, who
would have infinitely less reason to show any kind of empathy for Rangers’ best
interests, went without really a lot of fuss?
why is McCoist still picking up the wage from Rangers when his predecessor, who
would have infinitely less reason to show any kind of empathy for Rangers’ best
interests, went without really a lot of fuss?
This is cash Rangers cannot
afford. Nearly a million. Just like Lee McCulloch. Both are draining the Club
of £1.6M a year and neither is giving it a single thing.
afford. Nearly a million. Just like Lee McCulloch. Both are draining the Club
of £1.6M a year and neither is giving it a single thing.
What is the delay in McCoist
severing his ties and saving the Club around £500,000? I am all for the man
playing a lesser role at Ibrox, but his feeding off the fat of the land, even
with the old board gone, does not fit with the image of a ‘Real Rangers Man’.
severing his ties and saving the Club around £500,000? I am all for the man
playing a lesser role at Ibrox, but his feeding off the fat of the land, even
with the old board gone, does not fit with the image of a ‘Real Rangers Man’.
I am far from saying McCoist is
not a Rangers man, he is. But this salary issue is ugly and he has the freedom
to waive it.
not a Rangers man, he is. But this salary issue is ugly and he has the freedom
to waive it.
He is apparently not.
And that is worrying.