Ally McCoist urges fans to get behind their local non-league team on The National Lottery Football

ALLY McCoist may be best known for scoring goals galore for Rangers and Scotland during an illustrious 20-year career — but it's his memories of non-league East Kilbride that he cherishes the most. McCoist has commentated on Old Firm derbies, Champions League finals and Manchester derbies for talkSPORT, ITV, BT Sport and Sky Sports.

Ad/> But the 59-year-old saves a special place in his heart for his local side East Kilbride, who play in the Lowland Football League — the fifth tier of Scottish football.  Premier League'I haven't asked him if he's happy' — Rangnick unsure on Ronaldo's futureAN HOUR AGO And that's why McCoist has teamed up with The National Lottery Football Weekends Campaign to celebrate local Football Clubs and Communities across the four home nations and to promote the over 100,000 tickets being made available on a 'Buy One Get One Free' basis for selected matches in March and April. McCoist believes the non-league pyramid is essential for communities and has called on the football-following public to get behind the campaign.  «The football pyramid is absolutely vital in this country because it gives everybody a fair chance and a fair crack of the whip,» said McCoist.