Former Dundee manager Gordon Chisholm reckons Ally McCoist will actually carry less of a burden now that Rangers are in administration.
The Light Blues finally bowed to the inevitable this week following months of speculation over their finances under the ownership of Craig Whyte.
Chisholm, who had to endure a build-up of troubling news stories as the Dens men moved towards their second administration in 2010, reckons boss McCoist will be dismayed by developments but nevertheless glad to finally have some certainty.
”It will be a horrible time for Ally and everyone at Rangers,” Chisholm told The Courier this week. ”I really feel for them but in a way they might feel a bit of relief because there has been so much speculation and rumour about what was going to happen. At least now it’s out in the open and they can deal with it.
“I have been through it and it was the worst thing I have experienced in over 30 years in football. At Dundee, we were reading in the newspapers that it might happen for a while beforehand. Every day there seemed to be something new and it makes things difficult.
”You do your best to shield the players and everyone tries to put it out of their minds but it always trickles down to some degree. When it was confirmed that was what was happening, it was like a weight off your shoulders because you knew the direction things were going in.
”It wasn’t any easier to deal with but I would imagine Ally will be looking at it and saying: ‘Right, this is what’s happening now I can move forward.”
Chisholm added: ”At a club like Rangers the players will be in a better position than at smaller clubs because they have been on good money and if the worst does happen then they will probably find other clubs.
”The people you can’t forget are the people you don’t see. It has a big impact on those in the offices, the commercial department and all those people.
”It is more than football to them it is their lives. It is a real shame.”
Chisholm is in no doubt that McCoist a former team-mate at Sunderland is the right man to guide Rangers through their troubles.
”Coisty is a strong character and he will lead Rangers through this,” said Chisholm. ”He is a club legend and he is passionate about Rangers so that’s exactly what they need right now.
”Hopefully they will be able to come through this and be in a better position further down the line.”