From the 2022 intake the new boss will find Ben Davies, Rabbi Matondo and Ridvan Yilmaz on lucrative deals, topped up by Sam Lammers, Cyriel Dessers and Danilo while a scattering of free agents aren’t at Murray Park for the weather or playing golf.
During the 2011/12 season McCoist managed a club that stopped paying Her Majesty Income Tax and National Insurance from player and management wages.