The striker became the club's record scorer but could he have ended up at the home of their fierce rivals?
John Greig has revealed how he was told CELTIC were interested in signing Rangers strike legend Ally McCoist before he completed a move to take him to his boyhood heroes.
But he acted quickly on the advice of Roker Park boss Durban to ensure he didn’t miss out – especially to their fierce rivals. Greig told the story on the latest episode of BBC Scotland’s Icons of Football of how he landed the frontman, for just £185,000, who spent 15 years at Ibrox and became the club’s record goalscorer. Greig said: “I tried to sign him from St Johnstone but he said he wanted to play in Europe. I asked him where he was going to go and he said Sunderland.
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