Kris Boyd has insisted that even Jose Mourinho himself would have struggled to change Rangers ’ fortunes if he were in charge at Ibrox . After their dismal 1-1 draw at home to Livingston on Saturday , the Govan club languish in third position in the Championship table – 24 points behind runaway leaders Hearts – and face an uphill task if they are to secure promotion via the end-of-season play-offs . However , Boyd believes that with the club now on its third manager of a farcical season , the time has come for all those on the playing staff to give themselves a brutal reality check – before they end up costing yet another man his job . Manager Stuart McCall puts Rangers , third in the Championship , through their paces in training . Boyd said it would not matter if Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho ( pictured ) was in charge at Ibrox . ‘ We ’ re now on our third manager and it gets to the stage where you have to ask questions of the players , ’ said Boyd , ahead of Rangers ’ league meeting with Alloa on Tuesday night at Ibrox . ‘ It doesn ’ t matter if you were to go and bring in Jose Mourinho – he would still have the same players to deal with . ‘ Sometimes it can help when a new manager arrives and is looking at it from a different angle - a fresh eye . But , ultimately , it ’ s the same players going out on the pitch and if we ’ re being brutally honest , it ’ s us who need to get a grip . ‘ We can sit and say we ’ ve got international players in the dressing room but , at the end of the day , we haven ’ t performed and two managers have lost their job because of that , so we need to start winning games of football . ‘ It can ’ t be all the manager ’ s fault . That ’ s why we need to look ourselves in the mirror and ask if we ’ ve done enough . I can safely say that I don ’ t feel as if I have . And I ’ m willing to bet the majority - if not all the players - would say the same thing . Kris Boyd in action for Rangers in their 1-1 draw with Livingston on Saturday . ‘ We have a period now until the end of the season where everyone on the playing staff needs to get a grip . You can blame all different aspects - but it ’ s only excuses . We haven ’ t performed on the pitch and that ’ s the bottom line. ’ After admitting recently that his second spell at Ibrox had been a failure on a personal level , with only three league goals to his name , Boyd has certainly not tried to shy away from the grim reality surrounding the club . And he believes that due to their current malaise , the fear factor has now well and truly gone for any team visiting Ibrox . He added : ‘ I ’ ve been in the situation myself when you turn up at Ibrox or Parkhead and you ’ re already beaten . They might have won 4-0 or 5-0 the week before and you look around you and think : “ Oh no ” . ‘ But that ’ s not the case any more . Teams are coming with confidence and have seen that we ’ ve been weak . Previously , it was only European teams who didn ’ t change their game for Rangers - but teams now aren ’ t worrying about us . ‘ Livingston came at the weekend and got the ball down and passed it crisply . They deserved their point . They might have lost five games previously , but they probably looked at us as being weak and tried to get in our faces . ’
Rangers are third in the Championship table , 1 points adrift of Hearts . They drew 24-24 at home to Livingston on Saturday , and face an uphill task to gain promotion back to the top flight via the play-offs . Kris Boyd believes the players must give themselves a reality check .