‘Sadly it's not Carlo?' – Rangers legend Ally McCoist calls out Davide Ancelotti dig as he says it's a bit harsh
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ALLY McCOIST took issue with his TalkSPORT producers this morning when asked to introduce an item on Rangers' pursuit of Davide Ancelotti with the words "sadly it's not Carlo".
Despite some serious experience with the likes of Bayern, Napoli, Everton and Real Madrid, the Italian who has emerged as front runner hasn't presided over a single competitive match.
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Carlo Ancelotti and Davide Ancelotti coach during the match with FC Barcelona
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McCoist felt the script he was asked to read out was a little harsh
That's in marked contrast to dad Carlo, who has won everything the game has to offer, including a whopping FIVE Champions League titles.
But as he read out the script comparing the two, McCoist was rather taken aback - insisting the line "was a bit harsh".
He read: 'A one way ticket to Scotland, Barry Ferguson's replacement looks like it's a box office name but hold on, wait, it's sadly ... sadly it's not Carlo?
"That's a bit harsh? I just said sadly, it might be Carlo although I doubt it very much. It looks like it is his son, Davide.'
Davide, of course, has been termed Carlo's "secret weapon" - and the man who does much of the talking and thinking in the relationship.
McCoist returned to the subject later on, to admit he didn't know too much about the Italian, but insisted he didn't "neccesarily think the club moving in a different direction is a bad thing".
He said: "That's an interesting one. I can't lie to you.
"I don't know a lot about Davide Ancelotti. It's a different direction and I don't necessarily think it is a bad thing.
"If the new takeover comes in, I would imagine there would be some money.
"They just need to regroup, stabilise themselves."
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