Source: Team_Talk
McCoist determined to avoid shock
Rangers assistant boss McCoist was part of the team which suffered one of the biggest upsets in Scottish Cup history when part-time Accies won 1-0 in a third-round clash at Ibrox.[LNB]Sprott was the unlikely hero for the visitors, ending goalkeeper Chris Woods' British record-breaking run of 1,196 minutes without conceding a goal, and his name will never be forgotten by Hamilton fans - or McCoist.[LNB]The 46-year-old former striker will take charge of Rangers on Sunday - as is Walter Smith's wont in all domestic cup ties - and is desperate to avoid a repeat in what is the sides' first Scottish Cup meeting at Ibrox since that fateful day.[LNB]"You don't have to look very far to motivate the lads ahead of this one, do you?" said McCoist, looking ahead to the quarter-final.[LNB]"I played in the game against Hamilton in 1987 and they did really well to knock us out of the cup that day. Fair play to them.[LNB]"I remember the match vividly. We absolutely battered them but their goalkeeper was superb, they defended really well and they took their chance when they got it.[LNB]"Even now, I've still got a bee in my bonnet about it. They were in the same division as us but it was a big shock and we should have beaten them.[LNB]"It was a massive, massive blow to us and if our lads need any reminders of what sort of surprises can happen in this competition, they just have to look at that game.[LNB]"We had some great players in our side - guys like Graeme Souness, Terry Butcher, and Woods - but what happened was a lesson to us all."[LNB]He added in Rangers News: "I remember the atmosphere in the dressing room afterwards.[LNB]"The look on Graeme's face is hard to forget, although with the greatest respect to him, I didn't need to see it to see how bad a result it was."[LNB]McCoist might take some perverse pleasure in the fact Sprott's famous 70th-minute goal earned him only an extra £350.[LNB]And while he has not been allowed to forget his strike, the former Stenhousemuir player does not look back on the Accies' bonus scheme with much affection.[LNB]Sprott said: "We actually hadn't spoken about win bonuses before the game which was a bit unusual for footballers.[LNB]"Usually, you want to know what you'll get if you go on and win but I think it told its own story about what we thought our chances were of winning.[LNB]"We got £500 - which got taxed - so ended up with around £350.[LNB]"I was part-time back then and I think I might have been on about £50 a week plus bonuses. It was peanuts.[LNB]"We actually earned less in the Premier Division than in the previous season when we were in the First Division because of the bonuses."[LNB][LNB] Rangers v Hamilton To Score 5+ Goals: Rangers 8/1[LNB]
