By John Greechan It was harder work than many expected. And, for a spell, it looked as if a man whose day job involves sticking his hand down cludgies was going to be responsible for plunging Rangers into crisis. Yet Ally McCoist’s men ultimately managed to avoid having their League Cup hopes flushed away by Queen’s Park at Airdrie’s Excelsior Stadium on Tuesday night. A Kris Boyd double either side of a Tony Quinn equaliser, the Carntyne plumber capitalising on a Steve Simonsen howler, was eventually enough to put Rangers into a second-round tie against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. To the rescue: Striker Kris Boyd made sure Rangers progressed to round two in the Scottish League Cup
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Ally McCoist's side struggled to 2-1 victory against Scottish League Two side
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Rangers face a second-round tie against Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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