article_snippet: With the repayment of Mike Ashley’s £5million loan, and running costs of upwards of £25m over the next two years, the Rangers need a top-class executive team in place as quickly as possible to map out the club’s financial future.
article_snippet: Under Kenny McDowall management, performances have been poor with Rangers winning just two of performances last six games.
article_snippet: But it would take a collapse of monumental proportions for the Ibrox side to be overtaken by Falkirk and Queen of the South for a place in the play-offs.
article_snippet: What is unarguable is this: the new man needs to coax better performances than managed by Ally McCoist and McDowall if the Rangers are to overcome a Hibs side that has swatted Ally McCoist and McDowall aside with ease in the Championship this season.
article_snippet: The sheer volume of out-of-contract players makes it easy for the new boss to carry out a mass cull of what was described by Ibrox legend Richard Gough as ‘probably the worst ever’ team in Rangers history.
article_snippet: Analysis by the Union of Fans suggests that for every £10 spent on merchandise, Rangers receive an eye-wateringly poor 75p.
article_snippet: Rangers fans regularly complain about the decrepit state of Ibrox.
article_snippet: Furthermore, Rangers will have to fork out to appoint a team of talent spotters given that the club’s scouting network was scrapped when Neil Murray left in April 2013.
article_snippet: Former boss McCoist previously described the need for a scouting system at Rangers as:
article_snippet: Money needs to be spent on bringing Ibrox back up to an acceptable standard .