ian1964 10,761 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 RANGERS boss Ally McCoist is hoping his squad can remain intact after new fears were raised over the future of the Ibrox club. The troubled Glasgow giants announced yesterday that they need to raise at least £3million from a new share offering later this year. That shock admission led to speculation that Gers stars like Lewis Macleod and Lee Wallace could be sold to generate much-needed cash. Light Blues left-back Wallace has been linked with a move to English Championship club Brighton during the summer. However, McCoist has not been told he has to offload anyone and is hoping the transfer window closes on Monday night without his top players leaving. He said: "I'm happy with the squad I've got. In an ideal world, we'd have tweaked it a wee bit here and there but we have a good pool of players. We have strengthened up front and at the back. "Like every other manager and coach in the country, I would like to add a little bit here and there. "But if we don't have the opportunity to do that then I'm delighted with the boys I've got. "I haven't been told people have to go before people come in. Without stating the obvious, in the current climate I don't see much incoming activity at the moment." However, McCoist accepted the financial uncertainty at Rangers could result in rival clubs making knockdown bids for his leading players in the coming days. He said ahead of today's match with Queen of the South: "I would obviously hope as a manager that bids would be turned down. "I'm happy with my squad and I don't want to see it being depleted. "But I do know what's involved in football and I know that sometimes people make decisions that can alter your squad. That's part and parcel of football. "I could understand if clubs felt we may have to sell players, but I would hope that no bids come in for any of the players. We'll just have to wait and see what happens." He added: "If we did lose someone we'd just have to regroup and get on with it. "As I say, I'm not expecting to lose anyone. I'm expecting to go with the squad we've got and hopefully that's the case. "You obviously look at the squad and would like to add in one or two departments to make us stronger. "But the whole thing is a very slow process. We are absolutely miles away from where we want to be, but at the same time we are definitely stronger than we were a year or two years ago. Hopefully we will continue to grow in strength. "I spoke with Graham this morning and met him earlier this week. " There haven't been any budget talks as such but we have spoken about players and the squad. He didn't say that we had to sell. "I could let this get me down if I allowed it to. But I'm looking forward to a good game against a really good team. "That's how you keep yourself positive and focused because this will be a real game." http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/rangers/rangers-boss-mccoist-in-transfer-plea-to-board-178352n.25188235 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,257 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Ally says he speaks/meets Graham Wallace all the time but never knows anything, do they talk about horse-racing ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangersitis 0 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Without stating the obvious, in the current climate I don't see much incoming activity at the moment." From two weeks ago : McCoist said: "I had a couple of hours meeting with Graham this morning and he's been nothing other than supportive. "He knows what we'd like to do and there's a period of time in the transfer window. "We'd be hopeful there would be movement, perhaps both ways. "Graham understands the need to be strong enough to get through the campaign and I'd be hopeful we can do that in the next couple of weeks. "There's a couple of positions that would be top of my list, but I'm no different from any other manager." Somebody is ripping the piss here. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,257 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 From two weeks ago : Somebody is ripping the piss here. The multi-layered gravytrain never have answers for the supporters, only spin and patronising repetitive pish. Including these two. Upstairs / GW:.................................. 315K basic (+100% bonus?) Downstairs / AMcC............approx 750K basic (50% deferred since January?) 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Just sheer ignorance from the man. We can't afford what we have but he still wants more. Whether we need it or not is irrelevant. Any CEO with a brain and a set of balls would simply tell Ally to half his current wage bill, work within our means and get on with it. He would still have more tools than every other manager in the country to play with outside the obvious one. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 If Ally can't win this league with the squad he has now, then it's time for him to go. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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