ian1964 10,625 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Ally McCoist will turn to David Templeton to inject some zest into his Rangers team tomorrow. The Light Blues were knocked out of the Scottish Communities League Cup during the week when they were soundly beaten 3-0 by Inverness Caley Thistle at Ibrox. It is the second cup competition of the season Rangers have been dumped out of after being eliminated from the Ramsdens Cup by Second Division Queen of the South. And, despite eventually moving to the top of the Third Division, a number of the performances in the league have been well short of what McCoist has demanded of his team. But he is now hoping the return of Templeton will prove the catalyst in increasing the quality of his team's attacking play as the winger prepares to make his top team return tomorrow afternoon against Alloa. McCoist knows he must avoid crashing out of the Scottish Cup to prevent further heat on him and is hoping to hand the man he signed from Hearts on the final day of the transfer window a starting slot. Templeton made an immediate impact at Rangers when he netted a double on his debut in a 5-1 win over Elgin City but he suffered ankle ligament damage in his next match at Annan on September 15. The 23-year-old hasn't kicked a ball since and McCoist was desperately hoping he would have been ready to feature against Caley Thistle during the week but it was just too soon for the player. However, with the prospect of not having any involvement in the cup competitions beyond Christmas were they to lose at home to Paul Hartley's side, McCoist is now ready to take a chance and deploy Templeton. McCoist said: "I lost my argument with the medical staff for the League Cup game and I don't mind losing the odd fight. "But I'm very hopeful of having some good news regarding him nearer the end of the week ahead of the Alloa game. Again, the medics might say otherwise, but that is not what I am saying. "He's back in training, back running and looking okay. He felt a bit of tightness this week, but that is just as a result of being out of action for a few weeks and was nothing to do with the injury." http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/rangers/ally-mccoist-set-to-unleash-fit-again-rangers-star-david-templeton-106065n.19306948 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Rebo's Big Blue Nose 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hope he's good at surviving on knocked downs from Ally's preferred tactic of the long aimless high balls 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy dewhurst 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 hope he is not being rushed back 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hopefully the player who might just turn the tide for us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Rebo's Big Blue Nose 0 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hopefully the player who might just turn the tide for us. I won't hold my breath 54... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,474 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 He will make a huge difference. Pace on the wing will prevent the opposition from have their 2 banks of 4 no wider than the 18 yeard box. It will give us a lot more room to stretch teams. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,625 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Glad to hear he is fit again and ready to play,the kind of player we are missing 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 He will make a huge difference. Pace on the wing will prevent the opposition from have their 2 banks of 4 no wider than the 18 yeard box. It will give us a lot more room to stretch teams. Didn't work with Aird, though Templeton might be better escaping double marking. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Didn't work with Aird, though Templeton might be better escaping double marking. We need one on each wing though..... as it is, everything has been going down the left. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,625 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Hope he's good at surviving on knocked downs from Ally's preferred tactic of the long aimless high balls Why does every thread turn into a negative one?. It's good news that he is back. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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