McCoist vs Amato - the battle of the diving headers

[Danger Zone]

Let’s have it. For me one is actually a more difficult finish to execute, but I think the other will win it for the pure elation shown by the goal scorer (which I admit still gets me to this day), though you could also say the movement for that ‘easier’ finish had to be top notch. Shout out to McCann and Albertz for two absolutely brilliant crosses, both of these guys had wands for a left foot.

 

[B Ferguson 6]

Amato’s was the better header.

McCoists was absolutely iconic.

 

[Ubik]

mccoist is in the mentally challenged box with 6 other mentally challenged players yet is all alone when he scores, typical ally finding space like very few others could.

 

[Danger Zone]

Amato’s was the better header.

McCoists was absolutely iconic.

Wish the video for Amato’s goal was longer because his celebration was a belter too. Whipped his shirt off and swung it around. He was a brilliant player, easy to see why he was a cult hero.

 

[polarbear]

Both belters but amato just for me

 

[rfcsteven]

Super Ally

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Amato for me.

Was at both games

 

[Stevie13000]

Amato for me

 

[speedo215]

Amato for me

 

[Gord1983]

Super Ally for me.

 

[Jjbscotty]

Amato.

 

[Thasunke Witko]

Supers goals are always in the mix but by god his goal is nowhere near as well executed as gabbys, absolute top notch header ,one of the best I witnessed

 

[Bada-Bing]

Super Ally followed by Super Ally at Elland Road

 

[Johnny Yen]

Amato was the better header, but McCoists was just a breathtaking goal given the circumstances.

 

[superallythe2nd]

Super Ally all day, every day.

I'm biased tho

 

[amatosboots]

Has to be super Ally considering how that game had gone .

 

[BoyInRoyalBlue]

Amato

Because I got a vest after it and wore it when playing football, next game I scored in vest aff and shirt twirled about my head!

Was just a bairn

 

[GLAGAZ]

Could've included Gazza's in this one.

 

[Corby]

Amato is the better header/finish.

But McCoist's goal is just up there with iconic Rangers goals

 

[DKS137]

I sent my old man down about 10 rows after McCoist’s goal. I’ve voted for that. Actually think Amato is the better technique

 

[SDF]

McCoist's.

Albertz ball is tremendous but McCoist's movement at 35 years of age is exceptional. Genuinely brilliant.

 

[Springsteen]

Super Ally for me. He doesn’t look right in a number 8 shirt though.

 

[ROCK]

Amato's header for me.

 

[Newtown Bear]

Super Ally

 

[tod1872]

Amato for me, not much in it.

 

[Bluedajkm81]

Super Ally for me

 

[dh1963]

I like a good goals poll

 

[Northbear]

Super Ally won it before i opened both Cult goal always remember

 

[juanger]

Amato without a shadow....

 

[portoron]

Amato

 

[Loyal Soldier]

Super Ally’s. The cross, his run and header are all first class. Plus his joy after scoring puts a massive smile on my face every time I see the goal.

 

[Mason Boyne]

Wee Doddys against them in the LC final was better than either of them. The one we won 1-0.

 

[Seaeye]

Super for me, what a header what an occasion what a celebration.

 

[Danger Zone]

McCoist's.

Albertz ball is tremendous but McCoist's movement at 35 years of age is exceptional. Genuinely brilliant.

McCoist was a credit to himself at the end of that season. Clearly not in the best shape but came into the side, started to banging the goals in again and dragged as along through some tough games.

 

[Flying High]

Super Ally for me.Typical of him to find space to score like this.

 

[Back of the net]

Tough one this, both great crosses and intelligent runs to get the better of defenders, Amato is probably the better of the two just based on the technique needed to get it past the keeper from there. But I voted for Ally because.

 

[Spiffy]

Amato for me. Fantastic goal.

 

[MearnsUnionist]

Ally's movement to lose the defender (Reiper?) shows why he was such a lethal striker.

It's the winner for me.

 

[SDF]

McCoist was a credit to himself at the end of that season. Clearly not in the best shape but came into the side, started to banging the goals in again and dragged as along through some tough games.

Give Ally his due, he was never the same player after the leg break simply because he was hampered by niggling injuries from there on in but from 95-98 when he was fit he was still scoring goals left, right and centre. We're talking 56 goals in his three final seasons where he missed huge chunks of each of them.

 

[BlueNoseBlueblood]

By the description i thought it must be Allys goal against Leeds, then saw the video title.....the BOB goal v Amato's would've been No Contest, still went for Ally tho

 

[Rio Bear]

Amato for me....

 

[jdm1873]

I've went for the quality of the header rather than the bigger picture. Amato is the winner for me.

 

[MCMLXXXI]

I could watch the McCoist goal all day.

That's what it means to score against them.

 

[1288Bear]

Loved that goal by Ally but Amato wins this one.
Amato could head a ball his was the more difficult effort and the better header technically.
Ally was, even by his own admission, not great at heading. He frequently sold the keeper a dummy by aiming for one corner and then "allowing" the ball to come off the side of his head to direct it into the other corner - see Kiev at Ibrox. A remarkable skill

 

[punksnotdead]

Got to be Super Ally

 

[Danger Zone]

By the description i thought it must be Allys goal against Leeds, then saw the video title.....the BOB goal v Amato's would've been No Contest, still went for Ally tho

Someone already used that goal in another poll and realistically it’s one of the best Rangers goals ever so I knew it would trounce Amato’s in a poll. Also liked the idea of keeping it to two goals against Celtic.

 

[tazzabear]

Amato’s was the better header.

McCoists was absolutely iconic.

McCoist’s was all about his movement before the cross, and Albertz knowing exactly where to put the ball.
I’ll say until I’m blue in the face, we need a lot more of this type of run in front of the defender from today’s strikers.

 

[B Ferguson 6]

McCoist’s was all about his movement before the cross, and Albertz knowing exactly where to put the ball.
I’ll say until I’m blue in the face, we need a lot more of this type of run in front of the defender from today’s strikers.

McCoist just instinctively gravitated towards the ball everytime it was in the box.

he just knew where to be at the right time.

I’m not even sure if that type of forward play could even be coached.

 

[tazzabear]

McCoist just instinctively gravitated towards the ball everytime it was in the box.

he just knew where to be at the right time.

I’m not even sure if that type of forward play could even be coached.

Totally agree.
I tried to reach under 11’s this a few years back without success.
Then a couple of under 14’s too.
The one guy who picked it up was a 21 year old!
Then I used to show centre backs how to eliminate that opportunity!

 

[Barryhopez]

Amato for me. Prescision.

McCoist's was a cracker, and the ball in from Albertz was perfect too.

I was lucky enough to be at both matches.