ALLY MCCOIST insists he is still as depressed now as he was during any point of Russell Martin’s ill-fated reign as Rangers boss.
The Ibrox legend watched with horror as the Light Blues were humiliated by Brann in the Europa League last night.
He admits any renewed optimism with the appointment of Danny Rohl is well and truly hard to find.
Gers lost 3-0 to the Norwegian side, who finished runners-up in their division last season.
Rohl’s men barely laid a glove on them, but for a Youssef Chermiti chance that went begging.
Speaking on talkSPORT this morning, McCoist suggested the new head coach has his work cut out to make Rangers a side capable of even climbing to MID-TABLE in the Scottish Premiership.
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He said: “The three teams that Rangers have played (in the Europa League) are bang average, that’s the first thing you’ve got to say.
“But I’ll be brutally honest with you, last night was as depressed as I’ve been during this whole debacle.
“I actually feel for the manager, I don’t know what he’s going to do.
“He might improve them in terms of organisation, set plays, you can always do bits and pieces.
“But I do not think there is a level of improvement in that team required to even get themselves up the league domestically.
“They are absolutely miles off it.
“They are getting out-fought, out-muscled, out-run.
“It’s actually very sad to watch.”
McCoist’s anger didn’t stop there.
He took aim at the standard of defending as well, saying that it was LAUGHABLE.
He said: “Look at the goals that were conceded. They were, in many ways, synonymous with the goals Rangers have been conceding.
“They were laughable.”
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