ALLY McCOIST scored bucketloads of goals at Ibrox during a trophy-laden 15-year spell at the club during the 1980s and 1990s.
But for one weekend at least during that period, rock-daft Ally reckons Glasgow group Simple Minds blew even his Ibrox achievements out of the water.
A general view of Ibrox stadium, which hosted the famous gig in 1986[/caption]
Ally McCoist is a huge Simple Minds fan[/caption]
The star-struck Ibrox icon was interviewing Celtic-daft frontman Jim Kerr and his fellow Hoops fanatic Charlie Burchill on TalkSPORT this morning.
The Hoops-daft singer, who told recently how he was locked in a meat freezer by Rangers fans in a job before entering the business, and guitar hero Burchill are still going strong after some 50 years in the business.
And perhaps he was a little surprised that they namechecked the famous Govan ground as they transported him back to June 1986 and a sell-out weekend at the newly redeveloped stadium which was one of the first big gigs of its kind in Scotland.
The line-up included the likes of The Waterboys and The Cult as support acts.
McCoist innocently asked: “Venues, what previous venues what have been your favourites and what are you looking forward to?”
Cue hilarity when Kerr replied: “Ibrox! Remember we were there the day before!”
Quick as a flash, McCoist replied: “I was there!”
“And just for the record you played a lot better at Ibrox than I did.”
As it happens Simple Minds are due to play a triumphant homecoming gig at Bellahouston Park on Friday June 27 – and McCoist will be in attendance.
Kerr even joked that the open air concert venue is just about close enough to Ibrox to be the final resting point for some of McCoist’s more wayward shots.
He said: “Funnily enough the first gig we do is Bellahouston Park and you probably put a few balls into Bellahouston Park!”
McCoist replied: “It’s end of June, I can’t remember the date, but I’m coming along.
“We actually used to do our preseason training running round the park, so it will be a pleasant change just to listen to you.”
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