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ALLY: NOT MY PALLY

irstly, I just want to say that I love – the best football magazine by far. I may have green-tinted specs on, but Ally McCoist being lauded alongside Eusebio, Jackie Milburn and Kenny 316] was going too far. McCoist was a good player, but benefited from English clubs not competing in Europe after Heysel, English stars going abroad and [ex-Rangers chairman] David Murray throwing money away. Not only this, but Scottish football then went on the decline as teams tried to spend and keep up, including my beloved Celtic, who nearly folded…

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