“WHEN I JOINED RANGERS, I SAID I LIKED YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONE. THE FANS YELLED, ‘YOU BASTARD’”
How did your transfer to Rangers happen?
In February 1998, Dick Advocaat called me over during PSV training. He said, “I’m going to be Rangers manager next season – no one knows about it, but I want you to come with me.” I was perplexed and told him I needed time to consider it, but he was adamant that I should make a quick decision, so he could put things in motion. Without thinking a lot, I said yes. The only issue was there had to be another team interested, so it didn’t look like Advocaat was just taking his captain without any consideration towards PSV. At the time, Atletico Madrid wanted me, so I travelled to Spain. They asked me to convince Jaap
