ALLY McCoist has always given the impression of being a jammy so-and-so, but now, I fear he is pushing that luck.
His wee outburst against Chukkie Green on Saturday was a nicely-timed smokescreen, diverting the Lap Top Loyal's attention away from the fact Rangers had just been turned over by FORFAR BLOODY ATHLETIC!!! Up there in the great celestial Blue Room, my late father and my late uncles - Bluenoses to a man - must be wondering what is going on back here in Scotland.
No full-time team worth its salt should lose to a part-time outfit; Ally can blame the players, either in public or behind a locked dressing room door; he can cite the effects of the preposterous money-driven politicking inside and outside the boardroom - the so-called battle for the "soul" of Rangers. However, he cannot hide from the fact,, in a results-driven industry, his team didn't get the right result at Station Park; and, since a manager stands or falls by his team's results - those who call: "Taxi for McCoist" have a point. Super Ally's managerial record aint so super.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. I thought, over-rated as a manager though Walter Smith has become, thanks in no small measure to the LTL spinning machine, Cardigan Man did know how to put-out half-decent Rangers team. McCoist, as 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' should have been able to manage a fairly straight-forward transfer of power; instead, the myth of Rangers power has been swept aside by off-field shenanigans and on-field failure.
McCoist, like John Greig before him, has been over-promoted, over-quickly and has been found-out. If any one of the coteries of "Real Rangers Men" win the off-field power battle, he will survive at least as far as the return to the Premier League - provided that happens for the start of the 2015-16 season.
But, if the guys who are only interested in the bottom line - and I include Green in that bunch - carry the day. I see a tearful reunion with Sue Barker on the horizon.
Another point re Rangers. Once upon a time, had Rangers lost to Forfar, it would have made the national news' sports segment. I watched the BBC News Channel's bulletin this morning - a full 15 minutes of sports news. They covered meaningless friendlies involving English Premiership clubs, even mentioned
Steven Pressley's Coventry, facing possible liquidation in England's third tier, and paid homage to a couple of minor sports. The goals from the Celtic game were shown, but, of Rangers' defeat at Forfar - narry a mention. That's how far Rangers have fallen.
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