bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30196256 Former Rangers coach John Brown says it is the players and not manager Ally McCoist who should be taking the brunt of criticism from supporters. But he believes McCoist has shown before he can overcome the abuse from a section of fans to succeed at Ibrox. Rangers fell nine points behind Hearts after losing 2-0 to the Scottish Championship leaders at the weekend. Allys got the strongest squad in the division and its up to the players to step up to the mark, said Brown. Id say to the fans to stick with it. Ally McCoists been given the task to get consecutive promotions and its still there, its still achievable. You can criticise the manager, but a lot of the senior players, international players, have not been pulling their weight and its time they did something about it. I still believe with players like Kenny Miller, Kris Boyd and Lee McCulloch, experienced guys, theyve got to go and show a bit more to bring the team on. Lewis Macleods a young promising player, but he needs a lot of support from a lot of senior players who are just not pulling their weight this season. You run for your team-mates, you go that extra yard and I dont see that with some of these players. Its about time they stood up to be counted, rather than letting the manager take the flak. McCoist joined Rangers as a player in 1983 but initially struggled for form and he was subjected to abuse from his own support during a game against Dundee in 1985, when Brown scored the winner for the Dens Park side. Brown later became a team-mate of McCoists at Ibrox as the striker went on to ensure legendary status as top goalscorer in Rangers history. I remember in the mid-80s under Jock Wallace when he was getting abuse, but he was there at the target end to miss chances, getting abuse and a lot of the other players in that period, famous names, werent at the races, Brown told BBC Radio Scotlands Sportsound programme. But Ally always put himself out there to be shot at and hes man enough to handle any situation. He has done it once and will do it again. This is his third season, hes had back-to-back titles. Were only in November and prizes dont get dished out until April or May. Id say to the fans to stick with it. Hes been given the task to get consecutive promotions and its still there, its still achievable. Brown thinks that supporter disquiet at the way the club is being run by a board they do not believe they can trust has had an adverse effect on both the players and their followers. A big part of the unhappiness is the whole state of their football club - the way its been run from the board and everything thats gone on at boardroom level, he said. The one that gets the brunt is Ally, hes out there, hes speaking to the press and its a hard task. Ive been to games where, because the fans are not happy with the board, that transfers on the park as well.///Chris72
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:22:05 +0000
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