Ally McCoist reopens Rangers wounds with astonishing SFA 'shambles' blast over zero PSV fixture help
Ally McCoist has fired a stinging blast at the Scottish football authorities for failing to help Rangers after the Dutch FA came to PSV Eindhoven’s aid in the Eredivisie’s quest to see off the Ibrox side and reach the Champions League group stage.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side will enjoy extra time to prepare for the huge second leg clash in Holland after their fixture with Volendam on August 20 was pushed back to August 31.
Rangers face a tough trip to Hibs on August 20 and are in Premier Sports Cup action against Queen of the South on August 30 but McCoist believes more should be done to help Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men and Scottish clubs in general.
And the Rangers strike legend and former boss reopened old wounds as he recalled how ex-SFA President George Peat revealed how one prominent Scottish football chairman warned ‘not to help Rangers’ during the bitter 2008 fixture row when Rangers were faced to play five games in 11 punishing days as a result of a backlog due to them reaching the UEFA Cup final against Zenit St Petersburg in Manchester.