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An admirable ambassador, but what now for McCoist the manager?

'THIS situation we are in has brought a dimension to my job which I would never have envisaged in 100 years." Just two months into 2012 and Ally McCoist has surely already posted a contender for understatement of the year.

Upon succeeding Walter Smith as Rangers manager last summer, McCoist could not have imagined his problems stretching much beyond a lengthy injury list or a poor sequence of results. Being asked to be the de facto leader of the club during a time of crisis – when its very existence is at stake – surely never crossed his mind.