The endure affair I wish is sympathy

Posted by Melantha on February 3rd, 2015

A army of over 40,000 angry out at Rangers' Ibrox Stadium bygone to pay Cheap Fut 15 Coins to the club's above captain, Fernando Ricksen.

The 38-year-old above Netherlands international, who is adversity from Motor Neurone Ache (MND) - aswell accepted as ALS - helped bang off a bout amid Rangers legends and all All-Stars XI and was visibly confused by the crowd's support. The bold was even delayed by 30 account to board a backward blitz of fans, with the final appearance registered as 41,349.

Alex McLeish, Ricksen's above administrator at the club - who took allegation of the Rangers legends aggregation on the day - was a part of several wowed by the response. "It was a ablaze accolade to Fernando and the admirers should yield a bow because they were actually stunning," said McLeish, now drillmaster of Belgian club Genk. "It was a absolute appearance of backbone and abutment for him."

Support has been in abounding accumulation for Ricksen aback his analysis in 2013, with his aboriginal club, Fortuna Sittard, aswell accepting staged a account match, and FIFA accepting accustomed the Dutchman to its Zurich abode and after to the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala. Backing aswell came from beyond the Glasgow bisect over the accomplished week, with Celtic - who absent their greatest-ever player, Jimmy Johnstone, to the aforementioned atrocious ache - alliance a donation of £10,000.

It was a ablaze accolade to Fernando and the admirers should yield a bow because they were actually stunning.

Alex McLeish

Sadly, the abasement in his accent meant Ricksen was clumsy to abode the Ibrox army yesterday. Nonetheless, the above Rangers skipper addled a about aggressive agenda in a pre-match account on the club website.

"The endure affair I wish is sympathy," he wrote. "I’ve had an absurd activity and if I airing out at Ibrox I’ll do so with my arch captivated high. You accept to reside for now and today I wish to adore a actual appropriate break with so abounding abundant accompany and the best supporters in the world."

The above full-back and midfielder was absolutely able to savour an affecting day, with admission preceded by a montage of the best moments of his six-year assignment at the Scottish club. And while McLeish accepted to anguish at the way in which MND has physically beneath such a abundantly aggressive and antagonistic player, he was adequate by the appearance of accord and adherence on display.

“It’s harder to see Fernando like that," said McLeish. "We consistently bethink him as a 100 afar per hour, alive abounding aback and midfielder. To see him accepting that affliction is harder but not as harder as it is for him.

“What the boy has gone through, it’s difficult to gauge. But we’re all actual abundant abaft him. You see the All Stars aggregation today, it’s absurd the brand of Teddy Sheringham and so abounding abundant players came up for Fernando. There were some abundant ex-players on appearance out there and it was a advantage seeing them appear actuality and allowance a abundant Rangers man in afflicted times.”