Ally McCoist believes the extended Rangers manager search has implications for his former club’s impending ownership.
The Ibrox icon has been watching as the Light Blues ramp up their search for a new manager. Following links to Real Madrid coach Davide Ancelotti, interim manager Barry Ferguson has declared that he will return to his club ambassador role to make way for a new first team captain.
Rangers are also under consideration for a purchase by a consortium led by 49ers Enterprises and US health insurance mogul Andrew Cavenagh. On his morning talkSPORT show with famous commentator Jeff Stelling, McCoist was asked about Ancelotti and Ferguson’s departure from the dugout.
Ally McCoist on next Rangers manager and takeover
“He played the cards he was dealt and I think he, I thought he really handled himself really well, Jeff. Interviews and things like that, I do. It was a very difficult job for him, not his players and they did well. But I always felt there was an inevitability about a new man coming in. I don’t know, I would be lying if I said I know an awful lot about David Ancelotti other than the obvious. He’s obviously been with his dad a long, long time. He feels now’s the time to get out himself. Yeah, I don’t have a problem with that. I go into it with an open mind.”
Jeff Stelling disagreement on Rangers next manager chase
Something wasn’t sitting right with Stelling though, who interjected: “I noticed that the club were saying this week that talks about a new manager are progressing well. Well, it’s been three months, three months since the last manager left. How long do you need to make your mind up?”
McCoist responded with his hunch over what the 49ers mean for the next Rangers manager chase. He added: “Well, the only thing I would say, Jeff, there’s no point in appointing a new manager if there’s new owners coming in. So I would suggest that the delay has been due to the fact that there’s a potential change in ownership. And clearly, once the new owners come in, they want to appoint one, mate.”
Stelling continued: “Yeah, and I get that completely, but equally you really want a manager in place who can take a look at what’s going on. Decide who he wants to keep and who he wants to bring in. Whoever comes in is not going to have that liberty, unfortunately, from their point of view.”
