NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 2: Former Rangers striker Ally McCoist speaks to camera for TNT Sports during the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Manchester United at St. James Park on December 2, 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Alex Dodd - CameraSport via Getty Images)
The broadcasting tide may finally be turning against Ally McCoist.
Last night he was on duty with his mate Fletch at the Champions League Final in Budapest.
For many with access to other stations any commentary not involving McCoist is preferred.
The same old routines and cliches were trotted out such as mentioning Fletch at the end of every third sentence.
Anyone watching and listening to TNT coverage already knows who is the commentator.
It is all to give the coverage a matey production. A couple of top lads down the pub sharing their insight and knowledge with the great unwashed.
THE UTTERLY UNBEARABLE ALLY MCCOIST
Ab-sha-lootley Fletch. I’ll tell you what. I have to say.
And of course saying things twice. Saying things twice. For emphasis, to show how genuine and committed he is.
Watching Arsenal losing last night should have been a pleasure for Alan Sugar, the former Spurs owner.
Except that it wasn’t. Aiming to be the main attraction McCoist spoiled the experience of Mikel Arteta losing on penalties.
I am watching the CL final. I know Ally McCoist is a very experienced football person but there are times I can’t understand a word he is saying.
— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) May 30, 2026
When you constantly hear the same phrases strung together it becomes very tiring.
McCoist will be one of the star acts for ITV at the World Cup Finals.
The commercial broadcaster always has a tough job competing with the BBC for viewers.
With 104 matches to be shared over six weeks that could result in an awful lot of broadcasting time for McCoist. Ab-sha-lootley Fletch. I have to say.
There is a fresher generation of former players moving into media work. Obviously not including Steven eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Gerrard.
McCoist might have pushed his luck, limited ability and cheeky chappy routine too far.
If there is more feedback like Sugar it might be time for ITV to edge McCoist side-wards and towards the exit door.
Football fans in Scotland know the real McCoist. It was on show at the Open Goal event at The Hydro last week.
He is an angry and bitter man. Twenty years in the shadow of Celtic has left him devastated. Despite the funny guy act, the last dozen years have been McCoist’s worst nightmare.
Now and then things can get quite raw. TalkSPORT listeners have heard that side a few times. Usually while broadcasting from home and looking in need of a good night’s sleep.
Hopefully the 2026 Champions League Final was the beginning of the end for McCoist. He has long over-stayed his welcome. Ab-sha-lutely Fletch.
That’s ok ally can’t understand the pish he is mumbling either. Over rated , over weight & over the hill!
— Ziggy Starbucks (@daveross67) May 31, 2026
Lucky you. He’s a slabbering drunk. Dreadful that he gets so much airtime
— AM ???????? (@annemarie6377) May 30, 2026
Lucky you as most of the time it’s repetitive shite
— Selbs aye just Selbs (@pselbs) May 30, 2026
On behalf of the whole of Scotland we are ashamed of the piss stained tramp
— KyogoCartel?? (@KyogoCartel) May 30, 2026
Basically he is thick but gets by on a cheeky chappy image. In reality earning around £1m couldn’t get the new Rangers with the 2nd biggest budget in Scotland promoted from the Scottish Championship – sacked ???.
— Owen Harte (@OwenHarte1) May 30, 2026
FuckAw! McCoisht. Even Scottish people struggle to understand him.
So for once I am sympathetic to the views of Sugar.
Fuckaw! McCoisht ish a nashinal embarrashment.
ABHSHALOOTELY Fletch ( spit dribble ).
Immediately I found another stream without the Sleekit Bastard, I can’t stand to neither listen to or look at him.
I even stood Clive Tildesley on CBS as an alternative, and I can’t stand him either.
Mind you, it could have been worshe!
Imagine if Fuckaw! had been commentating on the Shcotland game and having to pronounshe Curacao throughout the match – spit and dribble everywhere.
Yeuch!
I watched the CL final with the volume turned down at 2 and so missed out on the entire atmosphere of the biggest club competition on the planet because of McCoist’ s obsession with piffle and claptrap for commentary .
Dreary me got his tongue firmly wedged up Fletch’s arse what an embarrassment he is had to turn volume down.
Uses talk sport to say Scottish football is corrupt because he can’t hack Celtic winning
and no punishment
That’s what’s disgusting
Kyogo cartels comment above sums up exactly what fatswallythealky is.
Also burst out laughing at it, absolute classic.
Luckily enough I allegedly have a great app on my stirefick that allows me up to 10 alternative TNT streams which usually has Connor McNamara and Andy Townsend or similar decent commentator/ Co commentators….don’t forget that guy Fletcher is just as guilty for all he does in between talking shoite is lick Sally’s ring also…..When I saw it was Slippy G and Sally McMoist on TNT cocomms last night,I gave these muppets a swerve for Paramount + US ,HH???
Thank f*uck that I didn’t watch it then…
Corrupt competition anyway…
To go along with a corrupt summariser !
Fat Swally McMoist is a BOOZE JOCKEY,just look at his ALKIE coupon.
He’s talking now as if he has no Cowdenbeath left in his mouth,it’s almost as he has git a lisp now,can yiu imagine him asking fir a pkt of sakt&vinegar please,slabbers dripping from his mouth,no wonder Sugar couldn’t understand him,ah don’t think McMoist understands himself.
It’s words at the bottom of the screen when he talks now.
On another matter I see wee Davie Spanner has had another MELTDOWN,loving it just loving it.
Gaslighting people about never saying Celtic fans blessing themselves on the pitch at ibrox a few weeks back,when the audio proved him wrong.
The guy that got his P45 from STV and Sky as he couldn’t read an auto-cue,jumping about doing impersonations of Norman Collier the comedian with the broken microphone from the 70s abd 80s.
Fat Sallys neighbors even hate him, horrible disgusting bigot who can’t control his hate for everything Celtic, fake b*****d
Let the fun&games begin,I wonder what the ARSEHOLES in the Scottish press/media aka Fandy Halliday and Tom English to name but a few in regards to PSG fans causing riots in Paris last night and setting cars on fire throughout the city all because PSG won the champions league final.
These ARSEHOLES in the press will need some proper mental health support after seeing and hearing about these celebrations,especially will police injured as well,just how will they cope with all of this.
They might want the champions league title stripped from PSG and handed to Arsenal due to all those disruptions and chaos.
I eventually got a stream of the CL Final – but with Chinese commentary.
In my ignorant bliss, I didn’t think I was missing much : McCoist or otherwise.
‘Shey shey’. 🙂
He’s everywhere he showed what he was at The Hydro last week. Celtic Ghirls have just Won the Scottish CUP 1-0 with 10 players all the BBC Scotland said they should have had a penalty in the last minute , We ain’t going to hear the end of this now . Haven’t seen it yet but hopefully it was HH
Who are theesh peepil!!!
I shaw a ship on sh*te, Shure, the ship’s shipshape, shir!
A raspy voiced McCoist with a dire imitation of a Smashey and Nicey routine is trying desperately to entertain viewers of the English Channel, the commentary was as interesting and as informative as a late-night BBC Shipping Forecast is to a landlubber, with the waves of saliva he produces, Sailing By should’ve been the programs theme tune. The scruffy un-Milford Haven toe rag could’ve done with a Cape Wrath afore appearing on TV.
Ally is all at sea when he opens his big Plymouth South he should Machrihanish off the screen just like his Malin Head cheating club. Sevco won Rockall with the German Bight, the manager was on his Hebrides pleading to be tossed overboard. He’s only been here for a short Tyne, he’ll have to wait a Fair Isle longer till the Scilly Billies begin playing Isle of Wight again for the Jersey, then the Razorbills will start to swoop.
They Bailey reached third this season. Dover and Dover the FitzRoys in green win, it takes blood, sweat and inshore waters to become the Champions. Umpteen Thames Sevco Le Havre thrown the league away, they Faeroes again when it got down to the Mull of Kintyre, the Shannon ran down their Fastnet stockings, its happened Humber Danny Rohl Britannia’s watch, get Uist to it!
Danny is young only in his Forties maybe he’s taken this club Trafalgar as it can row, they might even finish Firth of Forth next season. That won’t be Orkney with The Blue Sea of Ibrox, when it gets to that Ardnamurchan Point, he’d best start saying his distress flares nobody will be on his Clyde. They will have listened enough to his Bristol Channel, if their Cape Hopes have come to a Land’s End, so has his.
S.O.S.