Rangers legend Ally McCoist has just eviscerated Kevin Thelwell | OneFootball

Rangers legend Ally McCoist does not hold back on Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell, following their dismissals.

Speaking to Online slots site talkSPORT Be he said:

I’m not shocked by Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell sackings – their recruitment was ‘appalling’

“The departures of Patrick Stewart and Kevin Thelwell are not a shock, not a surprise. I’ve been constant with this all along, the recruitment has been appalling, really. It has been appalling. Not poor, not bad. Appalling. 

“We have signed players this year, and not one of them has been better than any of the players we have let go. So that’s one of the reasons that we are where we are.

“We’ve signed one or two centre-backs, neither of them are as good as Leon Balogun. We’ve played a couple of boys at left-back, none of them are as good as Ridvan Yilmaz or Jefte. 

“We signed the big boy up front, Youssef Chermiti, who will not score as many goals as Cyriel Dessers or Hamza Igamane.

“Djeidi Gassama has played well, by the way. And he’s without doubt, in my opinion, probably the best signing that we’ve made. However, he isn’t any better than Vaclav Cerny. 

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“So, when you put it like that, in layman’s terms, it’s pretty straightforward. You’re signing players that aren’t as good as the players you’re letting go. Now that can only be a recipe for one thing, and it isn’t success.

“It is not success. Look at the centre-backs, we had Conor Goldson and Balogun, solid boys, boys that went to the European final. You had Alvaro Morelos up front, you had Ryan Kent. 

“These are good, good players that are miles better than we’ve got at this moment in time. So the recruitment has to stand up and be scrutinised and accounted for. And it hasn’t been good enough.

“So the decision effectively isn’t a surprise. I believe what will happen is, I would expect the management or the ownership to to probably say that fan protest wasn’t the be-all and end-all their decision due to the fans, but you also have to listen to the fans. 

“You have to listen to the fans, and I thought personally there was too much water under the bridge for them to survive, and I think that it’s no major surprise to me that it’s happened.”

Andrew Cavenagh and the 49ers have shown they’re going to be ‘ruthless’ at Rangers

“I think the owners have maybe got a little bit of a shock at the reaction from the fans, media, and everybody. What they’re like is different. They are completely different.

“And the businessmen that have come in to take over the club, I think they’re showing they’re to be ruthless, right? They’ve shown they’ll be ruthless and they won’t stop in pursuit of excellence and take Rangers back to a level where they should be and where they belong. 

“I for one don’t mind that. There’ll be a few decisions that will get made that people will not agree with. But if they’re done solely in people’s belief that they’re in the best interest of the club, I can live with that.”

I’m backing Rangers to draw against Braga – it would be a step in the right direction

“It’s tough. I watched them get outplayed by the Italians in the last game against Roma. In the last game they could have won two-nothing. I just looked at the Italians and saw they could have gone up another gear, really could have. 

“Rangers lack creativity in forward areas. As I say, we’ve lost Vaclav Cerny, we’ve lost Hamza Igamane, we’ve lost Cyriel Dessers. That’s well over 60 goals out of your team, and you’ve not replaced them. 

“So if Rangers can get a draw against Braga, I think that would be a step in the right direction, and I would take a one-each right now.”