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Ally McCoist reveals how he cheated on A Question of Sport

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Published 15:22 16 Jun 2023 GMT+1

Ally McCoist reveals how he cheated on A Question of Sport

Ally McCoist used a sneaky trick to cheat on A Question of Sport.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

Fan favourite Ally McCoist has hilariously revealed how he used to cheat on BBC's A Question of Sport back in the day.

McCoist, who had a legendary spell at Rangers, used to be a team captain on the hit TV show which aired for years on BBC.

He now does commentary as well as punditry and appears on talkSPORT, where he recalled his time on the programme.

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The 60-year-old told a brilliant story of how he entered the studio with answers written on his arm.

Ally McCoist at Anfield for Liverpool vs Rangers. Image: Alamy
Ally McCoist at Anfield for Liverpool vs Rangers. Image: Alamy

He said: "I got this question [right] about a female Bulgarian pole-vaulter and [fellow team captain and snooker legend John Parrott] slammed his hand down [on the table] and went, 'I'm not having it, how do you know any Bulgarian female pole-vaulters?'

"And I pulled up my [sleeve] and said, 'I think you'll find I know three or four, actually'."

McCoist continued by claiming he wasn't the only person who cheated on the show, telling a story of John Parrott managing to get pretty much every question right during one episode.

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"He did me, John did me the best ever. I didn't know they used to do a pre-recording of the show before [the actual show began] where they had guests come in to do the questions so it all went well." he added

"He got in three hours early one day and sat with a chair and watched the show and all the questions were coming out! And I thought [during the show later that day], 'he's outstanding, this fella'."

The Scot enjoyed 11 years as team captain on A Question of Sport before leaving his role in 2007, having done more than 360 episodes.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy/BBC

Topics: Football

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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