Ally McCoist has creeping Rangers 'crisis management' fear as he names the Barry Ferguson reckoning that sparks deja vu

Concerned Ally McCoist fears Barry Ferguson has been thrown into Rangers to "crisis manage" the club - just like he was during his time as manager.

After a manic 24 hours that saw Philippe Clement axed and Ferguson come through the door, the club legend is now set to get to work with Wednesday's clash with Kilmarnock just around the corner. Ferguson has been handed 15 games to lift the mood around Ibrox - and can extend his interim tenure with a victory over Fenerbahce in the Europa League Rangers’ only realistic shot at silverware this season.

However, McCoist fears the iconic Light Blues captain is up against a similar uphill battle that faced him when he stepped into the hotseat. The legendary striker took over from Walter Smith in the 2011/12 season but by February, owner Craig Whyte had put the club into administration with financial woes engulfing Rangers - leaving the club to climb the ranks of Scottish football from the Third Division under McCoist.

Having branded the players "weak" off the back of the defeat to St Mirren, he called out the dressing room again with Ferguson set to take his first training session on Tuesday. He on the talkSPORT Breakfast Show: "The players right now, Europe aside, they look damaged.

"They look damaged, they look low on confidence, the look all over the place particularly in the last two home games. Getting them to understand what the club is all about and getting them to play might be two different things. Obviously, I am very, very hopeful but it’s a big task that they have got.

“A leopard doesn’t really change its spots. You might get a reaction over a couple of games or whatever it may be, but I look at the team and they are weak. I look at that team for men - leaders, who