Derek McInnes hoped to repeat his success with Hearts last season
Barring caretakers, Derek McInnes had already made the worst start of any Rangers manager after three games – now it has stretched to four.
It is no surprise many of the home fans were walking away long before the final whistle in Thursday's Europa League third qualifying round tie against Jagiellonia Bialystok, even though there was still the chance of a late goal taking it into extra time.
This time last season, Rangers made a stumbling start under Russell Martin from which he never recovered, with the axe falling in early October.
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McInnes insists that, despite millions spent on nine additions to his squad already this summer, they are still short of the necessary quality.
"The club is built for the Champions League and Europa League, but I don't think the team is ready for it and it pains me to say it," he said.
"We need to get more quality, we need to get more confidence into the team.
"That is the job I came into Rangers to do. Rangers finishing third last season, what was served up wasn't good enough. We have to get things moving in the right way quickly.
"Jagiellonia are a decent team with some good players and I think they're well coached, but Rangers at their best should be winning this."
McInnes thinks it is a continuation of the problems experienced at the end of last season – the inability to deliver a 90-minute performance.
Asked about the team being booed off at the end, he said: "I think it was justified, to be honest. What we served up in the second half was not good enough.
