Ibrox cult hero Marvin Andrews on why Rangers need to ‘keep believing’
Their summer recruitment push has been, one or two exceptions aside, quite uninspiring and their early-season form both at home and abroad has not been fully convincing either. On top of that, the fact they are having to play their home matches at Hampden and not at Ibrox due to delays to the rebuilding work on the Copland Stand is far from ideal. Marvin Andrews, however, has witnessed the Glasgow team’s chances of winning trophies written down by many, including by their own players, and he is aware from firsthand experience that things do not always turn out exactly as planned. Andrews recently co-wrote Believer in Blue: Football, My Life, My Faith, his autobiography, alongside Rangers official historian David Mason.
Andrews only spent two seasons at Rangers, but he is, due to the considerable impact he made on and off the park in the time he was there and the momentous league win he was an integral part of, still remembered fondly by their legions of supporters to this day.
He is hopeful that fans can still recall how their heroes came from behind to achieve an improbable triumph and will remain firmly behind manager Philippe Clement and his charges despite the difficulties they are currently experiencing.
“The reaction I get from supporters still amazes me,” he said. “People say to me, ‘Marv, how long did you play at Rangers’. I tell them, ‘Mate, I only played there for two years’. The way I am treated at the club, you would think I have played there for 10 years. I give thanks to God that he blessed me and allowed me to be part of such a great club.
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