Barry Ferguson sends heartfelt plea to outgoing Rangers stars

The hardest part of it all is knowing that you might never get another chance to experience the feeling of getting your hands on a trophy ever again. I admit, as a born competitor I really struggled to get my head around that on both occasions. And that’s why I genuinely don’t have any concerns about the mentality of the current players who might be about to say their own goodbyes this summer.

What better way to go out then to leave with another two trophies and a couple of medals around your neck? If you have any sense of self respect you can’t allow yourself to go out with a whimper. Because the last thing any of them should want to do is to move on and wish they had done it differently or given that little bit more. For their own sake, they have to be able to look themselves in the mirror when it’s all over and know that they left every last ounce in that jersey.

Did you see, for example, the way Barisic celebrated the winner from Cyriel Dessers at St Mirren at the weekend? He was very nearly half way up the stairs of the stand with the ultras in the away end! Did that look like a man whose heart is no longer in it? But the feeling inside my stomach was the same. I would never say a bad word about either of those clubs because I was made to feel welcome by both of them and made a lot of great friends. I even did manage to get my hands on another piece of silverware when Birmingham won the League Cup against all the odds. But the truth is it just wasn’t the same as playing and winning things for Rangers.

Even if this is the last dance for some of you, then you’ll be hero worshipped for the rest of your days if you go out that door after delivering a treble. You’ll be welcomed back any time as a cherished member of the Rangers family and I don’t think any player could ask for more than that.

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