Rangers ordered to pay former kitman Jim McAlister £13,000 after unfair sacking

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Rangers chiefs have been ordered to pay former kitman Jim McAlister almost £13,000 after he was unfairly sacked.The ex Dundee and Greenock Morton midfielder - a lifelong Gers fan - won a legal battle against the club he dramatically hung up his boots for three years ago.The 38-year-old is now working with Steven Gerrard’s Al Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia in another behind the scenes position.But an employment tribunal in Glasgow has found Ibrox chiefs liable for McAlister’s “unfair dismissal”, saying they were in “breach of contract” over his departure last year.Meanwhile, sources said the ex footballer was “devastated” to be sacked by the club he’s supported his whole life “for no apparent reason”.McAlister, who grew up on the Isle of Bute, made over 350 appearances for Morton over two spells at Cappielow and also played for Hamilton, Dundee and Blackpool.He played two seasons in the top flight over a three-year stay with Dundee and won each of the three lower-league titles in Scotland.But in 2021 McAlister announced his shock retirement from playing, with the club saying he was quitting “to pursue a career elsewhere”.It was later revealed that the former Morton skipper was moving to Rangers to work off the field for his boyhood heroes. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. That opportunity was initially reported to be a logistics role behind the scenes at the Rangers’ training centre, involving working with long-serving Ibrox kitman Jimmy Bell.But the legendary Gers’ kitman’s passed away in 2022 and McAlister assumed full responsibilities.He was understood to have left Ibrox in July last year and the circumstances around his departure were never