Willis 20,919 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 I'm watching the Super Ally video that came out in the 90s, I must have watched it 100 times as a kid Early in the video theres a clip of Davie Cooper talking about how much of a character Ally was and says "he's probably the Gazza of scottish football because of his personality, but i think Ally's a better player than him actually" Was he right? The clip is at 4m30s Great video, Allys birds maw thinking he's an alky cause she thought Irn Bru had alcohol in it 😅 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassaaaa 11,406 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Another McCoist thread , this has fuck all to do with him. Short memories from some on here....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds_Bear 8,102 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, sassaaaa said: Another McCoist thread , this has fuck all to do with him. Short memories from some on here....... Selective memory from others! McCoist gardening leave situation still riles me up to this day, but if it wasn't for him we'd have been hamstrung by a 5 way agreement and had titles stripped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis 20,919 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, sassaaaa said: Another McCoist thread , this has fuck all to do with him. Short memories from some on here....... Smell yer maw 🖕 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis 20,919 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Leeds_Bear said: Selective memory from others! McCoist gardening leave situation still riles me up to this day, but if it wasn't for him we'd have been hamstrung by a 5 way agreement and had titles stripped. My post is nothing to do with mccoist as manager, its about him as a player, you'd think at this amazing time that folk could put that petty nonsense aside Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds_Bear 8,102 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Willis said: My post is nothing to do with mccoist as manager, its about him as a player, you'd think at this amazing time that folk could put that petty nonsense aside I know mate, just pissed me off to say this is nothing to do with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,009 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 25 minutes ago, sassaaaa said: Another McCoist thread , this has fuck all to do with him. Short memories from some on here....... What has fuck all to do with him? That man stayed to do a job nobody else was taking when we got fired into the third division. Like or not he was a big part of our climb through the first couple of leagues. In terms of Ally the player his legend status at the club isn’t even debatable and it never will be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,009 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 To answer the OP there’s no way he was a better player than Gazza. His overall contribution to the club was greater but his ability as a player wasn’t even close to Gazza, he would happily admit that himself. Gazza was world class Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassaaaa 11,406 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 minute ago, .Williamson. said: What has fuck all to do with him? That man stayed to do a job nobody else was taking when we got fired into the third division. Like or not he was a big part of our climb through the first couple of leagues. In terms of Ally the player his legend status at the club isn’t even debatable and it never will be. The McCoist fan club in full swing , this team and what they have achieved is fuck all to do with him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis 20,919 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Just now, sassaaaa said: The McCoist fan club in full swing , this team and what they have achieved is fuck all to do with him. Fuck all to do with you either wee sacks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,009 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, sassaaaa said: The McCoist fan club in full swing , this team and what they have achieved is fuck all to do with him. This isn’t a thread about our title win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis 20,919 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: To answer the OP there’s no way he was a better player than Gazza. His overall contribution to the club was greater but his ability as a player wasn’t even close to Gazza, he would happily admit that himself. Gazza was world class I agree although I thought it was an interesting comment especially since it was Cooper that said it. Even though he does have a wee joking smile when he says it. Just goes to show what a player McCoist was though, never the greatest in ability or skill but an amazing ability to find the net To be honest I'm basically just stroking it after watching the Super Ally video, this title win has me feeling like a kid again, buzzing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,071 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, sassaaaa said: The McCoist fan club in full swing , this team and what they have achieved is fuck all to do with him. Wow. Chill out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,009 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Willis said: I agree although I thought it was an interesting comment especially since it was Cooper that said it. Even though he does have a wee joking smile when he says it. Just goes to show what a player McCoist was though, never the greatest in ability or skill but an amazing ability to find the net To be honest I'm basically just stroking it after watching the Super Ally video, this title win has me feeling like a kid again, buzzing Some goal scoring record against them Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
left winger 14,118 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 McCoist was obviously nowhere near the player Gazza was. However, Gazza was nowhere near as important a player for us as McCoist was. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ger4life_1872 29,446 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 What a weird thread to have a meltdown in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis 20,919 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 And to be honest folk who still have a big grudge or feel like Ally was the main reason for our troubles need to get a grip. McCoist wasn't the only manager to struggle with us, even Gerrard struggled, Ally did what he could as a manager, and I was one of those shouting get him to fuck like most of us were At the end of the day nothing about the journey went the way we dreamed it would But the dream came true this season in a a way that was almost better than a dream. The best thing for us as fans is to look back and reflect on the journey. And to forget some parts and people involved and to forgive others One man who definitely deserves some forgiveness is Ally McCoist, he stood by us and took on one of the hardest tasks anyone at Rangers has ever taken on, and he failed, but he was part of it as much as anyone. And he was one of the main men fighting to keep our titles. Without him and a few others they would have ran us Into the ground I'm glad that the majority of us see him for what he is, one of the Clubs greatest heroes who's praises have and should be forever sung Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude 20,026 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, sassaaaa said: Another McCoist thread , this has fuck all to do with him. Short memories from some on here....... 32 minutes ago, sassaaaa said: The McCoist fan club in full swing , this team and what they have achieved is fuck all to do with him. Did Ally fuck yer Mrs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willis 20,919 Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, tm91 said: I do think that Ally was a far better player than he was probably given credit for - he was more than just a poacher when he wanted to be - but aye no where near Gazza. I'd imagine that was Cooper having a bit of a laugh. Depends what way you look at it, Gazza was clearly the more talented and attractive players in terms of skill, but Ally scored more than 4 times more goals domestically in his career than Gazza, granted the competition was different. I think Gazza was special for his sheer talent as a player while Ally was special for his sheer dedication and love for his club. Every time Ally scored you could see how much it meant to him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,521 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Ally - In terms of overall contribution and goals Gazza - in terms of skill and vision and it’s a draw in the daft as a brush stakes if Gazza had played the same amount of games as Ally then I think he would hold legendary god like status. both helped with 55 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk Blue 67 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Its like the argument about who is the greatest ever Ranger, obviously in terms of ability John Greig would not even be in the top 10 but he was voted the greatest ever Ranger because of his achievements and importance to the club Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rab wilson 3,246 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 32 minutes ago, Willis said: And to be honest folk who still have a big grudge or feel like Ally was the main reason for our troubles need to get a grip. McCoist wasn't the only manager to struggle with us, even Gerrard struggled, Ally did what he could as a manager, and I was one of those shouting get him to fuck like most of us were At the end of the day nothing about the journey went the way we dreamed it would But the dream came true this season in a a way that was almost better than a dream. The best thing for us as fans is to look back and reflect on the journey. And to forget some parts and people involved and to forgive others One man who definitely deserves some forgiveness is Ally McCoist, he stood by us and took on one of the hardest tasks anyone at Rangers has ever taken on, and he failed, but he was part of it as much as anyone. And he was one of the main men fighting to keep our titles. Without him and a few others they would have ran us Into the ground I'm glad that the majority of us see him for what he is, one of the Clubs greatest heroes who's praises have and should be forever sung Fuckin best post ever on RM.well said Willis. No Surrender Rab Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billythebear77 10,386 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 30 minutes ago, The Dude said: Did Ally fuck yer Mrs? Cannie believe I just liked one off yer posts!, must be the title buzz still flowing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie Walnuts 1,061 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Probably comes down to that old argument ‘you can’t compare players that play in different positions’ Had McCoist on the back of my top and a kid and loved him as he was the one getting the goals I thought he was the best player, but as I got older I appreciated what Gazza did more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayWilson 3,371 Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, .Williamson. said: To answer the OP there’s no way he was a better player than Gazza. His overall contribution to the club was greater but his ability as a player wasn’t even close to Gazza, he would happily admit that himself. Gazza was world class Gazza remains the most talented player to come out of the uk in the last 40years. Its no insult to McCoist to say he wasnt as good. They way it ended for McCoist soured things for a lot of people. Lets face it, he wasnt a coach and some of the football played was desperate. But with the passing of time you look back and appreciate the job he did in near impossible circumstances. You can bet he was as happy as any of us at the weekend and its daft to say he didnt play his part in the club getting back to the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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