RANGERS fans today dismissed renewed claims by Charles Green that Ally McCoist must deliver a cup as well as the league this season to hold on to his job.

Green, who last week made a surprise return to the Ibrox club as a consultant, angered McCoist with his comments in a newspaper interview.

The former chief executive stated the manager's position would be jeopardised if he failed to land the League Cup or the Scottish Cup in the 2013-14 campaign.

Despite the furore about his controversial remarks, the Yorkshire businessman reiterated his assertion in two television interviews on Tuesday evening.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Green stated: "The club has the second highest wage bill in Scotland. Fans expect that he wins a cup as well as the league, and Ally knows it. Otherwise we are not getting value for money."

However, Rangers fans today rejected those comments and stressed that winning League One and promotion to the Championship is the ultimate objective.

Rangers Supporters' Association spokesman Drew Roberton said: "Maybe Charles Green should come out and ask the fans what they think before he makes these public comments.

"Personally, I don't think any Rangers fan expected the club to win either the League Cup or the Scottish Cup before the season started.

"We are all very realistic.

"We have to get things into perspective. It is wrong to say to Ally that unless the team wins the league and the cup it is not good enough. It is only my view, but I am sure it is shared by the majority of fans.

"I believe that the team should be good enough to win the Ramsdens Cup and the League One title. Winning another promotion is the most important thing.

"What would be the point of finishing the season with three pieces of silverware in the trophy cabinet if we fail to land the League One title?

"Yes, losing to Forfar in the League Cup last Saturday was disappointing. I am sure everyone at the club would like a cup run because of the additional revenue it would bring in.

"But I think it is wrong for anyone associated with the club to put the onus on the manager like this and say: 'If you don't win a cup, it is not good enough'.

"We all want the team to be successful. But I don't think we are in a position at this moment in time to expect the club to win a national cup competition."

Rangers Supporters' Assembly president Andy Kerr agreed: "Without any doubt, the No.1 priority this season is exactly the same as last season.

"We have to progress from the league we are in into the next one up. Sitting immediately underneath that is a desire to do well in the cups.

"A mentality has evolved over the years at the club. There is still an underlying expectation that we win every game.

"As a result of that attitude, anything less than outright victory results in great angst and anguish. But, taking into account all the factors, is it reasonable to expect the club to win a cup?

"A subjective view would be that it is not.

"People have been disappointed with the performances in the second half of last season. Displays have not been good enough with the standard of player we have and with the squad we have got.

"We should certainly be doing better than we have been. Unquestionably, we should have been able to beat Forfar Athletic in the League Cup on Saturday.

"I would stress that this is my opinion.

"But I have spoken to other fans about this and many of them agree. I wouldn't go so far as to say we expect the club to win a cup.

"That is not the case. We expect the group of players to do better than what we saw in the second half of last season and again at the weekend.

"When we played Dundee United in the Scottish Cup last year we didn't play well. I think many people accepted it wasn't reasonable to expect us to beat an SPL club in that situation.

"Anyway, where does winning a cup put us in the bigger picture? We have invested in the squad to get us back up the ladder not to win a cup competition."

Kerr expressed his unhappiness that Green, who stood down as chief executive in April amid allegations about his links with former owner Craig Whyte, had made his comments public.

He stated: "I was a bit disappointed he was being as pointed and specific about what he expected in the public eye. These matters should be discussed at internal meetings.

"I think he wanted to push himself on to the front pages for wider reasons.

"I think Charles Green's return to the club as a consultant is a direct response to the requisition for board changes.

"Anyway, I think the fans gave their majority response to the situation between Charles Green and Ally McCoist at the Newcastle United game the other night."