Ally McCoist couldn’t resist one of his trademark one-liners as he picked up his Pundit of the Year award in London on Monday night with a Roy Keane quip that brought the house down at the Westminster Park Plaza in London.
McCoist was one of the most popular winners at the British Sports Journalism Awards for his work with talkSPORT, ITV and BT Sport. The 60-year-old former Rangers and Scotland legend was up against fellow former players such as Record Sport columnist Chris Sutton, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright and Manchester United legend Keane.
The event took place just 24 hours after Keane’s former club suffered a 7-0 hammering at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield. And as McCoist took to the stage, he said: “I don’t think Roy’s had a worse 48 hours to be fair! McCoist had the audience roaring with laughter but said: “In all seriousness I genuinely did not expect to be standing winning this when I look at the competition - the competition was fierce.
"I love my job. I’m the luckiest man alive. I really am. Rangers centre forward, Scotland centre forward and working with the guys at talkSPORT and ITV. And I love every minute of it, I have to tell you.”
And he ended his acceptance speech on an emotional note. Documentary of the Year went to Rob Burrow: Living With MND, which was aired on BBC Breakfast. Burrow, who was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2019 after a legendary rugby league career with Leeds Rhinos, received his award at the event and received a standing ovation.
McCoist said: “I didn’t think my night could any better after meeting Rob Burrow and his family. I was a big pal of Doddie Weir’s and those two guys epitomise the spirit of the human being. It’s fantastic.”
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