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Ally McCoist admits he withdrew Steven Naismith from Rangers' Europa League play-off first leg defeat against Maribor last night because he feared the attacker would be sent off. The Scotland internationalist had been cautioned in the first half and McCoist defended his decision to replace him at the interval with Kyle Lafferty, who was making his first competitive appearance of the season.
Rangers lost 2-1 and must hope to rescue the tie at Ibrox next week. Steven Whittaker and Madjid Bougherra were both sent off in Rangers' Champions League qualifying exit to Malmo and McCoist was keen to avoid a repeat.See the full content of this document
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"I thought there was a distinct chance that Naismith could have been sent off," said...
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