Ally McCoist devastated Celtic fans ‘aren’t even laughing’ at Rangers as Barry Ferguson conjures something even worse

Ferguson has ushered in a new era to Ibrox after replacing Philippe Clement – but it hasn’t convinced everyone

Gutted Ally McCoist reckons that Barry Ferguson’s appointment as Rangers boss doesn’t even have Celtic fans mocking them anymore.

The Ibrox icon reckons that their rivals not feel SYMPATHY for the Light Blues as he faced a brutal grilling from Hoops’ diehard Alan Brazil over the appointment. New interim boss Ferguson has been handed 15 games to lift the mood around Ibrox after taking from Philippe Clement – and can extend his interim tenure with a victory over Fenerbahce in the Europa League Rangers’ only realistic shot at silverware this season.

He will start his tenure against Kilmarnock on Wednesday night after facing the media for the first time on Tuesday – and pleading for the fans to judge him on his three month tenure rather than his previous spells in the dugout at Blackpool, Clyde, Kelty Hearts and Alloa. He will be joined by Allan McGregor, Billy Dodds and Neil McCann in the dugout.

And speaking to the talkSPORT Breakfast Show, Brazil wouldn’t let the Rangers hero off without talking about the overhaul. He quizzed: “I have got to say, with the greatest of respect, what the hell is happening at Ibrox?

McCoist quickly clamped: “I don’t want to talk about it.” Undeterred Brazil went on: “You’ve got to! The goalkeeper (Allan McGregor) – what badges has he got to coach?”

McCoist offered some support to the new management team: “I don’t know, I don’t want to talk about it. I’m fully behind the boys and I hope they do well, that’s all I’m saying on it.”

Baffled Brazil said: “When I saw the news on my phone I was like ‘what?’ Has it gone down a sinkhole, Ibrox, or something?”