Crisis!; Alex Mcleish Insists He Isn't Panicking yet, but John Barnes Would Vouch That the Arrival of Inverness Caley Thistle Could Spell Trouble, Writes Natasha Woods
Sunday Herald › September 22, 2004
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IN football's equivalent of circling the wagons, Alex McLeish has taken to defending his players to the hilt amid the current barrage of criticism.
They will come good says a manager whose own position is now so vulnerable he may not be given the time to find out whether his prophesy will come true.See the full content of this document
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Crisis!; Alex Mcleish Insists He Isn't Panicking yet, but John Barnes Would Vouch That the Arrival of Inverness Caley Thistle Could Spell Trouble, Writes Natasha Woods
Today, Inverness Caledonian Thistle - who were the final nail in the coffin of John Barnes' reign as an Old Firm manager - visit Ibrox on league business and then Rangers face a potentially perilous trip to Aberdeen on Wednesday as the CIS Cup starts getting serious.
It is not inconceivable that failure in both those ties could spell the end for McLeish before he even has the chance to rally his players ahead of the second leg of their Uefa Cup tie against Maritimo a we...See the full content of this document
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