Rangers legend Ally McCoist named UK's favourite co-commentator as he beats England icons to top spot
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RANGERS legend Ally McCoist has been voted the UK's favourite co-commentator on telly.
The 62-year-old, who scored 19 goals for Scotland and 258 for the Gers, easily came top in the poll by Coral.
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Ally McCoist has topped a poll of the UK's favourite co-commentators
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Alan Shearer came second
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The poll of 1,000 footy fans were asked to reveal their favourite ex-player and co-commentator on TV.
Dubbed Super Ally by fans, the former player - known also as Coisty - netted 44 per-cent of the votes.
Those taking part in the poll were asked to name their top three footy co-commentators.
McCoist came out on top, with a host of England legends following in behind.
39 per-cent of respondents named Alan Shearer while Sky Sports favourite Gary Neville came in third with 36 per-cent.
Steve McManaman just missed out of the top 10 with 28 per-cent, followed by Lee Dixon with 27 per-cent, and Owen Hargreaves with 25 per-cent.
BBC commentator Guy Mowbray came out on top when punters were asked to name their favourite lead match commentator.
He scooped 43 per-cent of the vote.
McCoist's regular TNT Sports partner Darren Fletcher was ranked fifth on 33 per-cent.
The Coral study also found that just 47 per-cent were looking forward to seeing Wayne Rooney on Match of the Day, with 53 per-cent saying they weren't.
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It also found that 21 per-cent were sad that Gary Lineker had gone, with 35 per-cent saying they reckoned the show would be better without him, and 44 per-cent saying they didn't care.
Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Kelly Cates are the new faces of the show after Lineker's exit earlier this year.
Ally fan John Robertson, 44, of Watford, Herts, said you could always count on 'a laugh' when he was commentating.
He said: 'Coisty is a legend, not just for Scotland and Rangers, but among fans themselves.
UK's favourite co-commentators
1 - Ally McCoist - 44 per-cent
2 - Alan Shearer - 39 per-cent
3 - Gary Neville - 36 per-cent
4 - Michael Owen - 32 per-cent
5 - Rio Ferdinand - 32 per-cent
6 - Jamie Carragher - 32 per-cent
7 - Stuart Pearce - 31 per-cent
8 - Micah Richards - 30 per-cent
9 - Robbie Savage - 29 per-cent
10 - Dion Dublin - 29 per-cent
'He doesn't take himself seriously at all and he loves a joke, but he knows what he's talking about and really does know his stuff.'
A spokesman for Coral said today (Thurs): 'Ahead of the start of the new Premier League season, football fans have voted former Rangers legend Ally McCoist the most popular co-commentator.
'Guy Mowbray made it in at No1 as the nation's favourite commentator.'
David Stevens, of Coral said: 'Football fans love watching the beautiful game on the big box and, while the jury might be out on the new era for Match of the Day, it's clear that commentators like Guy Mowbray and Ally McCoist are still firm fan favourites.'
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