‘When I tell people that Big Jock Wallace put one on my chin, none of them ever say, “That’s terrible” they say “You must have deserved it” to be fair I did!” Ally McCoist on management methods in the 1980s

Celtic tackles Ally McCoist (right) of Rangers for the ball during the Skol Cup final match in Scotland. Rangers won the match 2-1.

It’s been 40 years, but Ally McCoist can still recall the ironic, finer details of the time his manager at Rangers, Jock Wallace, punched him square on the chin.

“The 1984 Olympics were on – it’s scarred me that much, I can remember the boxing was on the telly!” McCoist laughs, chatting to FourFourTwo exactly 40 years later.

The striker had been at the club for just over a year and during his second pre-season with the Ibrox club inexperience got the better of him.

‘He’s absolutely livid’