McCulloch relishing McCoist regime

Rangers midfielder Lee McCulloch is well aware that he and his team-mates will not be getting an easy ride under their new boss Ally McCoist. A new era begins at Ibrox next season under the Light Blues legend who has moved up from assistant boss following the departure of Walter Smith.Over the years McCoist has earned a reputation as a happy-go-lucky character but McCulloch, 33, says the Gers squad has already discovered that the former Rangers striker can be a disciplinarian as much as a comedian."The boys in the dressing room definitely know there is another side to him," said McCulloch, who admitted McCoist had been his boyhood hero."It's not all just laughs and smiles."I was taken aback when I first saw his other side, just like the rest of the boys."It's not nice - put it that way."I saw it at half-time in a few games where we have not started well, and after games."I always thought that being as successful as he was as a player, winning the trophies he won and scoring the goals he scored, that there has got to be another side to him."I heard some stories from when he played, and he used to dig out players like Laudrup and Gascoigne and was nearly fighting with them."That just shows you what a fighter and winner he is."The majority of the boys in the dressing room have seen that side to him so he has total respect."McCulloch is hoping Craig Whyte's recent takeover of the Ibrox club will allow McCoist to build on three successive SPL title wins under Smith."It's a challenge and we are looking forward to it," the former Scotland player said."For the first time in a little while the club maybe has a bit of money and the chance to bring in some players is welcomed by the players already there."So I think it is exciting times ahead for everybody."The league is all that matters this season and anything else we can get with that will be a bonus."But the pressure at Rangers means you have to win every game."McCulloch has two years left on his contract and he is determined to enjoy the rest of his time at Ibrox. "I know that I am at an age where it is going to come to an end sooner than I would want it to," the former Motherwell and Wigan player said."But I feel good, I feel fit, and I feel as if I have a good few years in me."I don't know what the future holds, it's all about trying to get in the team this season and trying to do well."So I will be giving it my all to try to win silverware before I go out."

Source: Team_Talk