SteveC 150 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/10686563/Rangers-Cup-Hall-of-shame.html Rangers' Cup Hall of shame Ally McCoist’s three seasons as manager of Rangers have put the shock into shocking when it comes to performances in the cups. Here are nine of the worst Rangers 0 Malmo 1 July 26 2011 Champions League third qualifying round, first leg The beginning of Rangers financial crisis which led to administration and liquidation. A goal from Daniel Larsson in the 17th minute gave the Swedes a vital victory and they drew the second leg 1-1 to deny McCoist’s men entry to the most lucrative competition of them all. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NK Maribor 2 Rangers 1 August 18, 2011 Europa League play-off first leg Forgotten man Juan Manuel Ortiz gave Rangers a half-time lead in Slovenia, only for Agim Ibraimi to equalise in the 52nd minute. Etien Velikonja back-heeled the winner past Allan McGregor in stoppage time and a 1-1 draw in the return leg saw another revenue stream shut down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Falkirk 3 Rangers 2 September 21, 2011 League Cup fourth round Goals from international stars Dorin Goian and Nikica Jelavic looked to have taken the tie into extra time but Mark Millar’s last-gasp free-kick was fumbled over the line by Neil Alexander and the First Division side celebrated a famous win. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers 0 Dundee United 2 February 5, 2012 Scottish Cup fifth round First-half goals from Gavin Gunning and Johnny Russell put United in Easy Street and they cruised into the quarter-finals. Nine days later the club was forced into administration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers 2 Queen of the South 2 (Queens win 4-3 on penalties) September 18, 2012 Ramsdens Cup quarter-final Nicky Clark (remember him?) fired the Third Division minnows in front after 49 minutes and, although Barrie McKay and Lee McCulloch put them in the driving seat another last-gasp goal proved costly as Gavin Reilly took the game into extra time. Rangers’ Kevin Kyle and Queens’ Willie Gibson were sent off before Dean Shiels and Anestis Argyriou missed from the spot in the penalty shoot-out, allowing the underdogs to go through. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 October 31, 2012 League Cup quarter-final Hampden hopes were raised by a 2-0 win over SPL high-fliers Motherwell in the previous round but they were comprehensively beaten by the Highlanders. Andrew Shinnie gave Thistle a first-half lead and goals after the break Gary Warren and Graeme Shinnie emphasised the superiority of Terry Butcher’s men. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dundee United 3 Rangers 0 February 2, 2013 Scottish Cup fifth round Jackie McNamara’s first game in charge of United got off to the perfect start when Russell gave the home side the lead after just 13 seconds. The Rangers fans who boycotted Tannadice were the lucky ones as their heroes were ripped apart. Jon Daly made it 2-0 before half-time and Russell had already made it 3-0 before Ian Black and Kal Naismith were sent off in the dying minutes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Forfar 2 Rangers 1 August 3, 2013 League Cup first round A double from Gavin Swankie gave the Loons a surprise win at Station Park. He took advantage of a McCulloch error to open the scoring and, although Fraser Aird equalised six minutes from the end the part-timers looked the fitter side in extra time and Swankie struck again in the 115th minute. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers 1 Albion Rovers 1 March 9, 2014 Scottish Cup quarter-final A controversial goal from Bilel Moshni 12 minutes from time rescued ropy Rangersat a half-empty Ibrox and earned the part-timers a money-spinning replay. Long-serving Ciaran Donnelly had fired the £30-per-week journeymen from the Second Division into a shock lead after only 13 minutes and they looked set for a famous victory until referee John Beaton allowed Boshni’s late header to stand. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Not sure what the excuse for this will be. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Not sure what the excuse for this will be. Just out of admin 2 years ago, the wind, had a poor pre season almost 2 year ago, Craig Whyte, Charles Green, the wind again, the board, one off matches, cup finals for the under dogs, heavy pitches, the wind again, astroturf, the ball, the wind again, the rain, anything to excuse poor Ally. We have had them all! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc 280 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Not sure what the excuse for this will be. Nothing believable. The performance was rank! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
True_Ger_1872 2 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 And yet after all this.....he's still the Manager of Rangers! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 For me, anyway, the title should be Grim Memories. I'd forgotten about a couple of these. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I think the latest excuse I've seen is something along the lines of us having to adapt to smaller pitches. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 For me, anyway, the title should be Grim Memories. I'd forgotten about a couple of these. I think with the gleefulness of some of the replies the title should be, "Now I've got you, you son of a bitch!" 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,145 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I think with the gleefulness of some of the replies the title should be, "Now I've got you, you son of a bitch!" To be fair the examples do represent an unfortunate pattern of which must frustrate the manager as much as us. I think it represents a lack of motivation (or perhaps self-belief) for one-off games which may not be as obvious in longer league campaigns. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 I agree there's an ominous pattern there although there is plenty of mitigation there for most of the games, but there are a couple of shockers with not much defence. But it's easy to show defeats in the cups as, unless you win it, you lose to someone. In the past three seasons, Celtic have lost a game to 5 out of 6 domestic competitions to the following: St Mirren Morton Aberdeen Kilmarnock Hearts That's without any of our problems - in fact they say they've never been better off. Most of the sides are from the SPL but the relative wealth for the last two seasons is still similar with even Hearts having entered administration. Their European record is a mixed bag and includes five or six draws and losses to mediocre or lowly teams. Going out to Albion Rovers would have been a disaster, losing to DU or Aberdeen in the semi or final, not so much but will not enhance Ally's reputation. If he wins the cup, then that would actually be an achievement despite the negativity for any defeats. He would then equal Lennon in his tenure. The Ramsdens is a must - and there is no positive if we lose the final and little credit if we win. Ally's tenure has been so traumatic off the field that you have to wonder who would have done better in his position, but the problem is that he's not shown himself to be able to rise to the occasion and so lacks anything that raises him above the ordinary and steady. His one chance is the cup this year and he almost blew that in what should have been a straightforward tie. I think his whole reputation for the last few seasons will live or die on whether or not he now wins 4 cup ties in a row. That shouldn't really be the case at a time like this considering Advocaat had a barren season and plenty of famous teams from the blue tinted past didn't win a cup, but the results shown above have made a rod for his own back. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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