ALLY McCOIST was nowhere to be seen at Fir Park as Rangers took on Motherwell in their Premiership opener.
The Rangers legend was instead taking in another SPFL clash just over 10 miles away – with a Celtic icon by his side.
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McCoist, 62, was spotted at K-Park in East Kilbride as his home town club kicked off their League Two campaign against Spartans.
It was a historic game for Kilby as they had never played in the SPFL pyramid before this season.
But manager Mick Kennedy and assistant Si Ferry would have hoped for a better start in the fourth-tier as they crashed to a 3-1 defeat to the Edinburgh side.
Goals from Cameron Russell and a Mark Stowe brace sealed the three points for the visitors to cancel out Kier Foster’s equaliser early in the first half.
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And Spartans managed to see out the win despite being reduced to 10 men in the dying stages when Russell was shown red.
McCoist was spotted at the side of the pitch watching on with an old friend and rival – Celtic legend Paul McStay.
The maestro was born in Hamilton – not far from East Kibride – but is currently living over in Australia.
However, he’s back in Scotland this week to make a very rare appearance at his old shooting ground at Celtic Park.
The club legend will do the honours of unfurling the league championship flag before Sunday’s Premiership kick-off against St Mirren.
McStay won three league titles, four Scottish Cups and one League Cup as a Celtic player.
He’s widely regarded as one of the Hoops’ greatest ever players.
Capped 76 times by Scotland, he played alongside McCoist for the national team for over a decade between the 80s and 90s.
On McStay’s return, Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers said: “Paul was a great player. He always gave you hope watching Celtic.
“You always felt that, in those tough times when Celtic maybe suffered a bit, he could produce that moment of magic.
“He was a brilliant player, a really humble guy and I have been fortunate enough to have met him.
“That was a real privilege and a real honour for me.
“He will get an incredible reception, and it will be amazing to see him again.”
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