Former Scotland supervisor Craig Brown admitted he was “heartbroken” as he handed on his greatest needs to Andy Goram.
The Rangers legend revealed to the Day by day File yesterday how he has been given six months to stay after being identified with terminal most cancers.
Goram knocked again chemotherapy after being instructed it could solely give him an additional 12 weeks.
The 58-year-old gained 43 caps for Scotland, many beneath Brown ’s administration within the Nineteen Nineties together with all three fixtures at Euro 96, and the pair have been inducted into the Hampden Corridor of Fame on the similar time in 2010.
Goram's worldwide profession ended abruptly when he left a coaching camp in America forward of the 1998 World Cup in France simply 15 days earlier than the match was as a result of start.
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Rival Jim Leighton had been handed the primary jersey for the competitors.
However Brown has rubbished claims there was ever a fall out with the person dubbed The Goalie.
Certainly the 81-year-old insists a particular bond between the 2 has remained in place ever since that extremely delicate second within the States by which Goram left the camp however not earlier than opening his coronary heart to his supervisor in a letter which Brown nonetheless has to at the present time.
Talking at Hampden on Monday, Brown stated: “I’m heartbroken for Andy. I've the best regard for him and need him the perfect.
“He's a gem of a man. I've spoken at dinners with him which he’s superb at too.
“I get on very nicely with Andy. He got here again from the squad in America however the causes have been nothing to do with soccer.
“Andy would admit that. However he wrote me essentially the most pleasant letter when he left the squad.
“It was in his personal handwriting .. I do know as a result of he's a stunning author.
“He wrote this letter and it was wishing the group nicely.
“He stated he was sorry to have to go away the camp however he wished the group, the administration, Jim Leighton and everybody all the most effective.
“I nonetheless have the letter.
“Folks thought there had been a disagreement. However I all the time bought on nice with him. It’s very onerous to not like Andy Goram.”