Ally McCoist sits down with TNT Sports and picks his all-time Rangers XI.
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Hi guys I’m Al mcco and I am here with the unenviable and bording on impossible task of picking my alltime Rangers 11 and it is impossible well I definitely got decision right away is in goals who am I going to go for in goals and I’m going to go for Andy
Goram excuse me I played with Andy for a great number of years shot sto him incredible Brave as a lion you know terrific good center backs in front of him argue could argue maybe he didn’t come off his line as much as he should have he didn’t need to as I said earlier
Honestly played with center backs it would head of the way but it was golf butcher guys he just commanded it Andy was as Brave as a Lon a brilliant goalkeeper honorable mentions Chris Woods have played with as well Chris was a terrific goalkeeper come up from England obviously with Terry butcher at
The time and was excellent for us and clearly Alan McGregor Alan McGregor’s been an absolutely wonderful servant to Rangers and I will never forget he save in Breman and that yeah for and he see and Breman was just absolutely ridiculous so honorable mentions to Griggs and he’ll give me a bit of stick
But I played with I played with gorm GS come on give me a break I played with him so there you are it gets really really difficult here now defensively I thought about going with a three because I want to get as many attack-minded players in my team as humanly possible
So I’ll start with a three I’m going to go for a kind of three VI two um and bizarrely and madly a lot of people would say when I’m going for this street I can’t believe I’m not having Sandy Jordan and and my three at the
Back but uh at this moment in time if I’m playing three if I’m playing a four sandies in all day but if I’m playing a three I’m going to go for Richard gof Terry Butcher and John Greg um which I’m sure most Rangers fans if not all Rangers fans would agree
Would be able to handle anything defensively the three of them at their peaks were Sensational football players brilliant Defenders great attitudes all captains that you’d want to play for lad big zample didn’t ask you to do anything they wouldn’t do themselves Scottish Captain England Captain you know and
Gregy most appeares for Rangers in history that would be some back three as I say if I’m going for a four Sandy would probably be right back across the middle two guys that have been my team would be allowed up gascoin who were Geniuses abs absolute Geniuses for different reasons Brian was an
Incredible Talent he really was as was Paul so I’m going to go Lou up in the right gas coin in one I’m going to have gam soon sitting now it’s another one that would be up for debate I don’t think there’s any doubt that gam sunis was one of Scotland’s or has been
One of Scotland’s greatest players of all time but I think probably even gram would say that perhaps his best days were not at Rangers but he’s in my team they’re a phenomenal player and in the left hand side I’m going for Jim backer and David
Cooper um and I need to tell you my hand in my heart that Midfield is as good as anything you’ll get anywhere anywhere on the planet I really I really believe that think about what I’ve just said to you there Lou gas coin sunus backer and Cooper I mean for a lot
Of guys perhaps younger guys didn’t know Jim baxer Jim baxer was phenomenal player Jim legendary played keep up at Wembley and the time Scotland became world champions because we’re the first team to beat England when the you guys won the World Cup and I don’t know if you’re aware of this but that
Automatically made us world champions that particular day um and and BX was playing keep up Jim was a phenomenal Talent slightly before my time I didn’t see enough of Jim as I would have liked to but reputation goes before him as well and the left hand side I’ve got
David Cooper arguably one of the most talented players I ever played with Davy and Davey wasn’t quick he only had one foot he couldn’t tackle and he couldn’t head the ball uh and I’m telling you right now he’s one of the best players I’ve ever played with my life rud hulet
In fact has David kooper and his best ever team there you yeah that will tell you about the talent that David Cooper had we played I remember we played rud Hol I think one of his first games um he came over to I I think he played with C
At um we played oh I can’t remember it be the early 80s anyway and you C played the side with rulet and I think Davy’s performance that night stuck with rulet oh the great story about c as well is um as I’ve just said to you his left foot
Was a wand an absolute wand and God bless him his testimonial dinner all the boys had to get him a present and we thought you know what can we get the man effectively everything you know and we presented them I know the one thing that David Cooper does not
Have and we presented him at the dinner with a right leg right it’s cuz he didn’t have a right leg and we went we went to one of the shops in the town one of the the model dummies and we took the right leg off it and got it wrapped up
We presented the C his testimonial din went down really really well but there’s my Midfield and you know something more I think about it dear me what a Midfield it is lad gas coin sunus backster in Cooper and I’m playing somebody in a number 10 role and I’m playing a one Center forward
Center forwards a nearly impossible one is it’s nearly impossible Mark kitley phenomenal phenomenal for Rangers um Mo Johnson I thought we Mo brilliant we Mo’s first year at Rangers when he signed I honestly believe he was in the top three Strikers in the world at that particular time I played with him for
For a good number of years International level and I played with him at Rangers and he’s first year at Rangers I stand by it was one of the top three strikes Akers in the world at that period um but he’s not going in the team just for
Longevity I’m going for Derek Johnson up front himself because Derek was my hero grown up as a kid I ended up was fortunate enough to play with Derek um his goal scoring record is absolutely phenomenal considering the number of games he played all second half and didn’t take
Any penalties he keeps reminding me so his goal scoring record gets him in just ahead of plus as I said my hero just ahead of Mark kitley and and the and we Mo and of course there’s other great Rangers Center forwards as well me Jimmy Miller and Ralphie brand and all these
Guys as well so it’s it’s virtually impossible one missing and I’m playing on in front of the Midfield and just behind the big Center forward that’s inant inant along with David Cooper two best homegrown players ever played where ever saw I’ll tell you how good inant
Was before his injury both the great um Ray wikins and Gam sunis both said that gerant was the best young player they’d ever seen in their lives and believe me he was without doubt he was box to box he stamina he’s timing the runs into the opponent box was absolutely incredible
I’ll tell you how good he was he got an injury um a career um threatening injury and a career defining injury uh and a and a game up aberin and he was that good he completely transformed his game and turned into more of a passing midfielder um still got himself forward
But he just perhaps wasn’t as mobile as he once was but his brain his intelligence was was his great greatest asset by a 100 miles um and after an an injury which would which would have ended most players careers he come back transformed his game turned into another
Type of player back playing Champions League back playing International Football brilliant player so there’s my there’s my living for you I’ll run through it again as I say I can’t believe I’ve not get Sandy Jan in it there’s guys that I mean there’s just so
Many I could if I’m playing my fourth I said ear if I’m playing my four four2 I change it Sand’s my right back all day Gary Stevens would consider himself unlucky Gary was brilliant for us Trevor Steven was brilliant for us but I’m going three at the back I’m going Andy
Gorman goals who I would suggest would have a quiet 90 minutes right i’ then go Richard gof Terry butcher John Greg five across the middle louer gas coin sunus backer Cooper in front and big Derek Johnson apologies to those who haven’t made it but I’ll probably change my mind
Tomorrow and you’ll get back in Captain could any of the three cent any of three at the back right or soonest for that matter I’ve got a decision to pick out the four of them I go for sunus G butcher or Greg John Greg’s my captain I’m
Manager there’s no doubt about it I I’ve picked that team so I’m manager and my co-manager is without doubt Walter um in fact Walter’s manager and I’m his assistant I don’t mind that at all that would be my dream that would be the dream Walter manager me assistant manager and that’s my team
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Ally forgot to mention that the day Scotland beat the world champions at Wembley, our captain was none other that the greatest ever Ranger, John Greig. Also good to see the legend that is DJ at number 9 though I think a place on the bench for wee Tommy Mclean would be required as he must have set up half the goals DJ ever scored.
John Brown would be in any starting 11…the most underrated Rangers player ever..Best Value for money signing ever..Bomber was class in many different positions..Never let Rangers down in any game
Davie cooper a god of a player π
A wish a had saw durrant before the injury .. most have been amazing
Butcher had left before Goram arrived. Iβd say it was more Goigh, McPherson, Brown etc that bailed Andy out more
Super Ally up front instead of DJ π¬π§
That ** simpson destroyed Durrants career.
Iβm no a rangers man but surely Newman needs to be in there
Stein or hateley up front
Some midfield Rangers had Laudrup in his prime he would go for well over 100 million in today's game.
Which Andy Goram is Ally chosen, because there was two Andy Gorams as far as I can recollect.
Thats a fantastic team
Souness, Gazza, And Laudrup in Midfield π³π³π³
Ally my opinion rangers greatest player Jim baxter
Geoff
Liverpool loyal
was a huge fan of the advocaat era. not the best in terms of overall contribution, but my faves
klos
numan
butcher
gough (c)
tavernier
van bronkhorst
gattuso
gascoigne
laudrup
mols
mccoist
subs:
goram
amoruso
albertz
souness
negri
Are both clubs included in this? Maybe change the title?
DAVIE COOPER ABSOLATE LEGEND BRILLANT FOOTBALLER …UP THE GERS ….
Great team ally but youβd be up top in my team mate, legend!
There's only 1 Walter Smith π«Ά
Weve been very lucky over the yesrs to have had these players wear the π
What a team, they would steamroll( literally) everything and everyone in front of them.
What a team. Watching the Rangers teams of the 90s was a real treat as a lad.
My team based on the players I've witnessed in my lifetime would be Goram – Tavernier – Gough – Brown – Numan – Laudrup – Gascoigne – Ferguson – Albertz – McCoist – Hateley
Thereβs not a team like the Glasgow Rangers π΄βͺοΈπ΅ Coisty the legend π
I gottae say a hundred percent pal
usual4theusual HERE WE GO KEEMON
Glasgow rangers π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώπ
Hammer in all day long
Boruc
Mcgrain
Gemmell
Mcneill
Van dyke
Murdoch
Mcstay
Johnstone
Collins
Dagliesh
Larsson
Laudrup..toop player..n1…..goal game abdeeren…..fantastic
Derrick Johnson was a good player but he is no gert muller
Aberdeen 83, with the legend SAF in charge and not cheating financially would be Coistys lineup.
Some team from a Celtic supporter. But Coisty should be up top. Id probably go Big Hately or Jelavic if Coisty can t choose himself.
As a Celtic fan I canβt disagree with these picks. I saw all of them at one time or another. Could even have picked Sandy Jardine in the back 3. A great player.
That midfield is ridiculous πβ€π
Come on Celtic