Ally McCoist obliterates 'weak' Rangers in rant of a lifetime and claims missed signing would have won the title

Straight-shooting Ally McCoist has branded Rangers "weak" and the type of team rival players dream to play against in the wake of Philippe Clement's axing.

The Ibrox icon has long championed the club he loves but the club's record goalscorer didn't miss as he put the boot into Rangers after the Belgian paid with his job following an abysmal campaign. And McCoist let decision makers at Ibrox have it as he hopes a new era under the San Francisco 49ers offers a genuine fresh start. Rangers' focus now is a Europa League last 16 clash with Fenerbahce with Barry Ferguson in line to take the reins on a caretaker basis.

McCoist sees a team way behind Celtic and one who must fix problems on the park and off it if they are truly to challenge Brendan Rodgers' trophy machine. Speaking to talkSPORT: "Miles behind them (Celtic). It is a good job if you get backed, the recruitment has been shocking, it really has. You look across the city. The one thing you have to do as a Rangers manager, you have got to beat Celtic, if you are a Celtic manager, you have got to beat Rangers. It's relatively simple, to be a success, you have got to beat the other team.

"Rangers, sadly, even including the very comfortable 3-0 win against Celtic a few weeks back, are a good way behind Celtic on and off the pitch. I know Celtic got beat at the weekend. They put in a good performance in Munich and deserved to go to extra time. The gulf between the two clubs, at this moment in time, is massive. So anyone going in there is going to have to take the whole place by the scruff of the neck and give it a right good shake.

"They are going to have to get backed by new owners, who financially back the new coach. The money which has been spent, you could name