ALLY McCoist has confessed that he loves having a selection headache over who to play up front for Rangers.

McCoist gave the nod to Kris Boyd and Kenny Miller in the game against Raith Rovers at Ibrox on Saturday.

And they repaid their manager's faith in them in the SPFL Championship match by each netting in an emphatic 6-1 win.

But Jon Daly, who missed the start of the season after undergoing knee surgery, came off the bench and banged in a late double.

Elsewhere, Nicky Clark has also performed superbly for the Gers whenever he has been selected in the 2014/15 campaign.

McCoist has a big call to make over who to play in attack in the Petrofac Training Cup quarter-final with East Fife at Methil tonight.

That situation is a far cry from the last two seasons when the manager often struggled to fill the forward positions.

He said: "It's a great problem to have. In fact, it's something we've been crying out for is a problem like this.

"Kenny scored and Boydy finally got off the mark in the league on Saturday. Nicky's been doing well and could consider himself slightly unlucky to be left out.

"And, of course, big Jon comes on in the second half of the game and scores two goals himself. It's a nice headache to have."

McCoist continued: "The most important thing is that you're getting goals, that you're getting a return.

"Healthy competition for places is definitely very good, not just for forwards, but all over the place.

"If you're looking over your shoulder knowing someone's on the bench ready to come in and score goals then it'll keep you on your toes. I had it myself as a player here.

"So having a recognised two is fine and if they're doing the business, fine, but I'd far rather have three or four that will guarantee goals no matter who you pick."

McCoist was delighted to see Irish hitman Daly, who was Rangers' top scorer last season, get his first goals of this term on Saturday.

And he has predicted the former Dundee United player will go on to bag many more in all competitions in the months ahead.

He said: "Big Jon did absolutely everything we asked of him at the weekend. He came off the bench, put himself about and scored two really good goals.

"It's really reassuring to know he's there and I don't have any doubts at all that Jon could start and would do fine.

"I was particularly pleased for Jon at the weekend because he had an operation at the end of last season.

"With the greatest of respect, I probably didn't do him any favours at all last year asking him to play when he shouldn't have. But we didn't have anyone else to play up front and big Jon kept putting his hand up to play and, at the end of it, he needed an operation.

"Jon is highly regarded here on and off the park. Towards the end of last season, we could all see he needed a rest, but, sadly, with personnel injured, we couldn't, and he played on.

"I'm pleased for him he's come back. He's looking like his old self and scored two goals at the weekend."

McCoist continued: "Big Jon is completely different to anybody we've got. You could maybe liken Kenny and Nicky a little bit and Boydy is completely different.

"Big Jon gives us something we've not had for a long time, he gives us an out-ball, he plays like an old-fashioned centre-forward and he's a real threat.

"If you put the ball in the box from higher up the park, you know he'll attack it. His two goals against Raith Rovers were clearly evidence of that."

McCoist was, much to his chagrin, famously left out of the Rangers starting line-up for long spells when Graeme Souness was manager at Ibrox.

But the Light Blues all-time record goalscorer insists he has no concerns about any of his players taking the hump about not being selected.

McCoist continued: "I don't expect players to be happy when they're not playing. Having been in that position myself, I can understand their disappointment totally.

"I'd be more disappointed if they weren't disappointed, to be honest with you.

"I'm sure they all realise we've got jobs to do and we do pick teams we believe will win games, and it's for the benefit of the entire squad and the football club."