JOHN GREIG, Sandy Jardine, Laura Tarbet.

As far as Ally McCoist is concerned, all three of those names should adorn the Hall of Fame wall on Ibroxs famous marble staircase.

The first two are club legends, synonymous with Rangers and the glory years of the past.

The other? An ordinary, working-class lady who spent 43 YEARS as the managers secretary serving the likes of Willie Waddell, Jock Wallace, Walter Smith and McCoist himself.

But Tarbets reward for her work at Ibrox was to be yet another innocent victim of the clubs brutal cost-cuts carried out by the current regime.

Whether her treatment was the final straw for McCoist before he tendered his resignation is up for debate. Undoubtedly, there were other reasons.

But as he eulogised about his former colleagues commitment to Rangers over the years its clear her exit was a contributory factor.

Greig, Tarbet and Jardine, who passed away in April, are no longer part of the furniture at Ibrox. And now McCoist has decided to go as well, whether its in 12 days, 12 weeks or the 12 months of his notice period.

Without divulging all of his reasons, the Rangers boss hinted that his sadness at losing key figures at the club played a part in his decision to quit.

He said: Its difficult to see people losing their jobs.If youve worked with someone for 20 years or so and they leave, its extremely sad. Im talking about very good people, great people.

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Rangers are losing too many people who are synonymous with the club, says Ally McCoist