McLeish braced for battle

ALEX McLEISH braced himself for the axe as Rangers manager when he was summoned for crisis talks with chairman David Murray.

The Ibrox boss has revealed how he spent last weekend preparing for the news that he no longer had a job ahead of the meeting in Edinburgh on Monday.

McLeish was instead handed a stay of execution and told his position would be reviewed again in early December, meaning he has the daunting task of transforming the club’s fortunes in their next three games.