McCoist prepares recruitment drive starting with Craig Beattie
On Friday the SFA announced that they had come to an agreement to grant Sevo Rangers’ membership with a transfer embargo starting on September 1.
That gives McCoist five weeks to build a team with departures expected as Sevco prepare for life in Division Three without the prospect of European football and a dramatic drop in income.
Craig Beattie and Ian Black trained at Murray Park yesterday with McCoist scouring the list of free agents to put together a squad- within budget- to win promotion.
At one stage it was suggested that Green was looking to change manager but with McCoist’s status to the clubs’ support Green has become a big fan of his manager.
“Rangers is a name but it’s also the manager who the players want to come and play for,” Green claimed.
“I think people within Rangers have seen first-hand what Ally has had to do since February.
“But the reality is the players who are looking to join have seen it from the outside.”
Striker Andrew Little looks like joining Lee McCulloch, Lee Wallace, Neil Alexander and Kirk Broadfoot with Green pleased by that development.
He added: “Andrew Little is coming back to the club. We have agreed terms with him and hopefully he’ll re-sign so I think people will see Rangers coming out the mire.”
If they are granted a licence Sevco will face Brechin on Sunday in the Ramsdens Cup with the League Cup tie with East Fife put back to August 7 to avoid a clash with Celtic’s SPL opener against Aberdeen.
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