McCoist Travels to Dumfries

Rangers boss Ally McCoist has arrived at Palmerston Park as uncertainty continues to surround his future as boss. Reports have suggested the 52-year-old has tendered his resignation as Ibrox boss on Friday afternoon. But the club's record scorer was first off the team bus as it arrived in Dumfries for Friday night's Scottish Championship clash with Queen of the South. So far, the club is refusing to comment on the speculation over their boss and McCoist - who said nothing as he rushed past a throng of TV cameras and reporters on his way into the stadium - will be back in the dug-out for the Doonhammers meeting. It was also claimed that the club's board was in London when developments broke but both football board chairman Sandy Easdale and his PLC director brother James have arrived in Dumfries for the game. McCoist has come under pressure from supporters in recent weeks, with the Glasgow giants trailing Hearts by nine points in the race to win promotion back to the top flight. The former Scotland striker was a real Ibrox favourite as a player, scoring 355 goals in all and was part of the Rangers team which won nine league titles in a row in the 1980s and 1990s. However, McCoist's tenure as boss since taking over from Walter Smith in 2011 has been far from plain sailing. Supporters' criticism of his tactics and signings have increased this season in the wake of some poor performances and results. Aside from defeats to Championship rivals Hearts and Hibernian, the Gers have failed to beat Alloa in three attempts, with the recent 3-2 Challenge Cup defeat to The Wasps - after blowing a two-goal lead - bringing McCoist's managerial abilities under even more intense scrutiny. McCoist, who had been assistant to Smith, led Rangers through a turbulent time in the club's history. Rangers entered administration in February 2012 before liquidation saw them resume in the lowest tier of Scottish football. The former Scotland striker had famously said: "We don't do walking away'' at the height of the club's crisis which strengthened his hero status in the eyes of the supporters. However, two successive title wins were no more than was expected for a club which continued to spend big money on players' wages. Despite being unbeaten on his way to the League One title last season, McCoist was pilloried for Scottish League Cup defeats to Forfar and a loss in the Challenge Cup final to Raith Rovers. In addition to general disgruntlement at Rangers' performances and style of play, the seemingly-endless battle for power at the cash-strapped club over the past few years has left many fans disillusioned and that has led to falling attendances at Ibrox. One bookmaker immediately installed former Rangers players Stuart McCall and Terry Butcher as 3/1 joint favourites to become the next Ibrox boss. Another former Ger, Billy Davies, is next in the betting at 10/1.