McCoist favours Division 3 start

Ally McCoist has come out heavily in favour of newco Rangers joining the Irn-Bru Third Division.

McCoist declared that the “sporting integrity” argument that saw 10 Scottish Premier League clubs reject their top-flight application means Rangers cannot then be re-launched in the First Division.

The Ibrox manager says he needs to sign about a dozen new players and claimed he would have a better chance of rebuilding the club from the bottom as he called for an end to the “punishment”.