McCoist plays key role in victory
ANIMATED Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist can often be seen on the touchlines "kicking every ball" as he watches his side in action, but he took the cliche literally on Wednesday when the Ibrox side put their title chances on the line against Motherwell.
With the clock ticking, and Rangers still being held 0-0 by Mark McGhee's side, a Motherwell clearance was hoofed down towards the Bill Struth Stand.
Showing the same rapier-like reactions which bagged him 355 goals during his playing career at Rangers, super Ally sped out of the technical area to stop the errant clearance – overstepping the line and controlling the ball while it was marginally still in play.
As an embarrassed McCoist was ordered back to the dug-out, referee Charlie Richmond was forced to restart the game with a good old-fashioned 'stoat-up' instead of awarding Rangers a throw-in.
From the bounce ball, though, Barry Ferguson won possession, a corner was forced, and the captain popped up with the winner. A touch of divine intervention from McCoist?
The full article contains 182 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
08 May 2008 10:29 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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