Can you believe it has been almost 25 years since Ally McCoist hung up his boots in favour of the presenting mic?
Scorer of 355 Rangers goals during his career, McCoist celebrates his 63rd birthday on 24 September, and fans from across the country have already sent their well-wishes to the former Scotland international, such is his popularity as a pundit and former Ibrox and Tartan Army hero.
A former Ballon d’Or nominee and SFWA Footballer of the Year, the Bellshill-born frontman won 10 Scottish titles, 9 Scottish Cups, and the Scottish League Cup during his time as a Rangers player, before becoming the Ibrox manager in 2012 and winning both the Scottish Third Division and Scottish Second Division.
Arguably one of the Rangers and Scotland’s greatest ever players, we look back on the best quotes about his former boss, Walter Smith, his friendship with Celtic icon Tommy Burns, and, of course, the team he has loved since birth, Rangers.
9. On succeeding Walter Smith as Rangers boss...
"It's a wee bit like taking the microphone from Frank Sinatra." | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images
10. On goal scoring...
"I would never say I was one of the top players in the world, but I always felt on top of the world, that I would score every time I played." | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
11. On playing in the Old Firm...
"I always looked across the tunnel in Old Firm games and fancied our chances but there's a big difference between that and knowing you're going to win. There's so many things can happen in an Old Firm game." | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group