Against his wishes the Rangers board had accepted a bid from Aris and Goldson had no other option
Little did he know, he had already kicked his last ball for the club he loved. And even now, just over three months later, that still hurts the former Ibrox stalwart. Goldson is enjoying a new life in Cyprus at Aris Limassol where the November days are a lot brighter than in Glasgow. But he can’t forget the dark cloud that engulfed him prior to his shock Ibrox exit.
. He had been an incredible servant and dressing-room leader for Gers since arriving from Brighton in 2018. And as he watches Clement’s side struggle in the Premiership this season he’s still convinced he could have helped their cause. “He was actually really good with me. But there were a lot of new people within the club who didn’t know what I’d given over six years. One said they wanted me to leave. At first I said no, I wasn’t going. But then it was probably my time. Listen, I have to respect the fact that the club didn’t want me any more. So I was happy to leave in the end and I don’t hold any hard feelings.
He said: “I understand that my last season at Rangers wasn’t my best. But it also wasn’t as bad as it was made out to be. I probably killed myself a bit going into it by not having a pre-season. I had one day of training before playing Kilmarnock on the opening day – then played the next 40-odd or 50 games.
“When I joined I was off the back of an operation on my heart. It would have been easy for them to say no but they showed faith in me. And over six years I always tried to repay that. Not getting the chance to say goodbye, to my team-mates and the fans, was the hardest bit. I was in Birmingham for the friendly and got the call to say the move had all been agreed.
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