Ally McCoist has Rangers hunch over what 49ers takeover means for next manager as Jeff Stelling blasts club

The Rangers icon has a feeling about the next manager chase and takeover.

Ally McCoist has a hunch over what the lengthy Rangers manager chase means for the imminent takeover at his former club.

The Ibrox icon has been watching on as the Light Blues ramp up their search for a new gaffer. Amid links to Real Madrid coach Davide Ancelotti, it’s been announced that interim boss Barry Ferguson is returning to his club ambassador role to make way for a new first team leader.

Rangers are also subject to a proposed takeover by a consortium led by 49ers Enterprises and US health insurance tycoon Andrew Cavenagh. On his morning talkSPORT show with legendary broadcaster Jeff Stelling, McCoist was asked about Ancelotti and Ferguson’s exit from the dugout.

Ally McCoist on next Rangers manager and takeover

Stelling started with “on Ancelotti Jr. possibly being in the Ibrox hot seat, I think more significantly, what are your thoughts about Barry Ferguson leaving, was that inevitable?” McCoist responded “I think it was, Jeff. I publicly said I think Barry… I genuinely believe Barry did a good job at going in and steadying the ship. I always felt new ownership would want to go in another direction and a new man would come in but I would thank Barry for his efforts and his staff, I really do.

“He played the cards he was dealt and I think he, I thought he really handled himself really well, Jeff. Interviews and things like that, I do. It was a very difficult job for him, not his players and they did well But I always felt there was an inevitability about a new man coming in. I don’t