Former Premier League manger announces he's been given the ALL CLEAR of cancer following eight-month battle
Former Ipswich and Scotland manager George Burley has revealed that he has received the all-clear from cancer.
The 68-year-old announced he had cancer in September but did not specify which form of the disease.
Burley, who also managed Crystal Palace, Derby and Southampton, said he underwent six cycles of chemotherapy and is now feeling 'very lucky'.
He said: 'It has been a difficult time, but I am feeling much brighter now.
'In fact, I am able to get to matches at Portman Road and I am enjoying watching the team playing back in the Premier League.
'We are grateful to the club [Ipswich] for the support they have shown me and my family and I would ask that everyone is respectful of our privacy at this time.'
The former defender made more than 500 appearanes for the Ipswich in a 12-year stint at the club, before managing the Suffolk side from 1994 to 2002.
He told the BBC: 'It started almost a year ago where I was having symptoms and wasn't feeling great.
'It was great to eventually come through it all - I've been very, very lucky with the amount of support I've had.
'My family's been unbelievable... and I've been very well looked after.'
The former Scottish international also played for Sunderland, Gillingham, Motherwell, Ayr United, Falkirk and Colchester United.
He said he originally felt sick for months before receiving his cancer diagnosis.
'Eventually, when I did get diagnosed, I thought I've got to get on with it,' the Ipswich legend addded:
'The people around you, you've got to make sure you're not moping around [and] keep their chins up.
'It's not easy because initially you don't want to speak much about it, but once you grow into it, people around you know you're accepting the fact - and [you] get on with life as normal as possible.'
The ex-Scotland boss also believed his recovery was helped by the fitness levels he built up as a player.
Burley managed his country between 2008 and 2009 before spending one season at Selhurst Park.
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