article_snippet.sent: Yet despite leaving the club under a cloud, Walter Smith insists that both men have something left to offer in football, and Walter Smith blames boardroom turmoil under Craig Whyte, Charles Green and the Mike Ashley-Easdale Brothers axis for contributing towards an unmanageable situation.
article_snippet.sent: I think both men want an opportunity,’ said the former Rangers manager and chairman of his two former colleagues.
article_snippet.sent: After working with both men for a number of years and both men getting the opportunity to go in and take over, which I got when Graeme (Souness) left, the boys were always hoping the boys would get the opportunity.
article_snippet.sent: Signings such as Dean Shiels, David Templeton and Ian Black arrived on wages which were barely justified by David Templeton and Ian Black performances in a light blue shirt.
article_snippet.sent: Some voiced doubts over McCoist’s tactical acumen while others asked why younger players weren’t given more of a chance to blossom in the lower leagues.