Former Rangers stars climb Ben Nevis with more than 50 fans
Michael Mols, Lee McCulloch, Kevin Thomson, and Marvin Andrews took on the Bears Up Ben Nevis challenge on Saturday, June 14, to raise money for the Rangers Charity Foundation.
The former players walked to the highest point in the UK with the supporters, raising more than £10,000 for the charity to help continue its work in the community.
(Image: Supplied)
Read more: Rangers learn Champions League qualifying opponent as draw completed
Lee McCulloch said: "There are some good people here, real good people.
"What a laugh we've had, even from the bus from Ibrox.
"It's been brilliant."
Michael Mols said: "I'm proud of my Rangers Family.
"It was a hard job.
"They did really well.
"For some, it was the first time, so I give them a lot of respect.
"It was great to see everyone, it's good to do it all together, and it's all for a good cause."
(Image: Supplied)
(Image: Supplied)
Read more: Daizen Maeda on Champions League 'challenges' and Celtic 'improvement'
Organisers were so impressed with the efforts of the fans, they have since invited them to a special reception at Ibrox to be held later this year.
They will all be given a medal from a first-team player for their efforts, as they have now been recognised as "true blue heroes".
David Henson, from the Rangers Charity Foundation, said: "It's a very difficult challenge, but our supporters were amazing and they have raised over £10,000 for the Foundation so far, with more to come in over the coming weeks.
"Thank you to everyone who took part, and huge thanks to our four legends who helped make it such a special day."
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
BBC News
35 minutes ago
- BBC News
Millar wants Blues to emulate Larne's European success
Linfield winger Kirk Millar says he wants his side to replicate Larne and reach the league phase of a European competition this Irish Premiership champions have been drawn against Premier Division champions Shelbourne in the first round of Champions League they overcome Shels, the Blues will face Qarabag but if they lose, they will drop into the Conference League second round qualifying and will play the defeated side between FK Zalgiris of Lithuania and Hamrun Spartans of has enjoyed a trophy-laden spell during his time with Linfield but is desperate to help them make history by reaching the league phase for the first time in Europe."It would be brilliant to do what Larne did last year, it is one of the things I want to do, I have won it all so it's a big thing and I'd love us to do it this year," he told BBC Sport of the first leg at Tolka Park on Wednesday, 9 July, Linfield will face Dungannon Swifts in the Charity Shield on Friday, 4 July at Windsor believes the competitive fixture will aid preparations for their European campaign and the upcoming league season as Linfield face the Swifts in the first game of the campaign."I'm looking forward to getting a competitive game in before we have a big European game," he added."It's my first Charity Shield, I was injured for the last one and we have each other [Linfield and Dungannon] first game of the season so it's good to weigh each other up and see where we are at."
Daily Mirror
37 minutes ago
- Daily Mirror
Man Utd target Dusan Vlahovic was completely shown up by £50m ace Liverpool want
Manchester United have been linked with a swap deal involving Jadon Sancho and Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic, who has already faced Premier League stars Manchester United have been linked with Juventus forward Dusan Vlahovic, who has come up against Premier League defenders in the past. The Serbian striker was signed for £60million from Fiorentina in 2022, but could be on his way out of Turin this summer. Vlahovic, 25, scored 16 goals across all competitions for the Old Lady this season. He has since been touted as a target for United as Juventus reportedly explore a possible swap deal for Jadon Sancho. The winger is set to enter the final year of his United contract and is not thought to be in manager Ruben Amorim's plans after his Chelsea loan spell failed to materialise into a permanent move. However, if Vlahovic does join the Premier League as part of a swap deal, he will hope to perform better against England defender Marc Guehi, who is wanted by Liverpool. Gazzetta dello Sport has claimed that Juventus are willing to offer players in exchange for Sancho, who is also said to be on Napoli's radar. Vlahovic has been named as one option and former Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz is said to be another alternative. Vlahovic has been described as 'unreceptive' to previous offers to leave Juventus, having attracted interest from Turkey and Saudi Arabia. However, the chance to lead the line for United could convince the forward. He has limited experience against English clubs, scoring in a Champions League group stage win over Manchester City in November. However, Vlahovic did line up for Serbia against England in their opening game at Euro 2024, where he endured a tough evening against Guehi. The centre-back was selected by Gareth Southgate to replace the injured Harry Maguire, despite his relative inexperience at international level. Crystal Palace captain Guehi stepped up to the challenge and appeared composed alongside John Stones as the Three Lions earned a 1-0 win. Vlahovic, partnered by ex-Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic, barely had a touch in the first-half as England stifled Serbia's physical front two. It proved to be a landmark performance from Guehi, who has since attracted interest from Liverpool. The Palace defender is another who is set to enter the last 12 months of his deal after failing to agree to a new contract with Oliver Glasner's side. Reluctant to let one of their prize assets leave for free next year, the FA Cup winners are expected to sell Guehi this summer. Liverpool have expressed interest in Guehi this summer as they look to bolster their centre-back options. Arne Slot's side are searching for a central defender following Jarell Quasah's move to Bayer Leverkusen. Palace have set a £50m asking price for Guehi, according to talkSPORT. Liverpool have already been busy in the transfer market after agreeing deals for Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez. Meanwhile, as United consider Sancho's future, the club have also begun rebuilding their team. Matheus Cunha has arrived from Wolves and the club have improved their offer for Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo.
Daily Record
an hour ago
- Daily Record
Buzzing £12m Rangers man overcome with battle fever as he tips Russell Martin to take Celtic out within a year
It's a new era at Ibrox and one ex striker at the club is excited at Martin being in charge Former Rangers striker Tore Andre Flo believes Russell Martin's swashbuckling style could see his new side take the Premiership by storm and win the title as soon as this season - if he gets the right players in. The beanpole former Norwegian frontman remains a record Scottish football recruit after Dick Advocaat splashed £12million to sign him from Chelsea and Flo insists major investment is needed again at Ibrox to end Celtic's dominance. Rangers' only recruit so far over the new era under American owners is Lyall Cameron who was signed on a pre-contract from Dundee before Martin was even appointed - but they are close to a loan deal for Max Aarons to kick things off. And Flo, in an interview with said: 'They obviously need to invest in the squad, but they also need to develop a style of football and identity under the new coach. 'There's no doubt that if you buy good players, you'll have a good chance to do well in the league. So I think the supporters would like to see some players that they know are very good, so they would have a chance. 'I do think that the new manager is very exciting. I know that a lot of supporters wanted Steven Gerrard and that would have been great, but I think with this guy, with Russell Martin, I like him, I like the way his teams played football. "It would be something a bit new in Scotland and I think if they get going, start well, he could be a very good thing for Rangers. Russell Martin deserves credit for sticking to his principles. But if he wants to do that at Rangers and succeed, then you need the right players for his style as well. 'And if Rangers could get that in, with his playing style, I think they could be very good and challenge Celtic. It could work. And I think it's something new and I think if the players buy into it, if they understand it, and do it the right way, I think it could be an exciting surprise for Rangers and for Scottish football. 'And you will see offensive, good football that will excite the supporters, at least. I like that style. And I heard him say that he wanted to play with his team, and to play the way that he'd like to play football himself, and I like that attitude. 'Rangers is a very big club. With all the passion from the supporters and all that. So if they get going, they could be really good quite quickly. 'I know the gap was quite big and it maybe has been for the last few seasons, but Rangers will get back up there again. Rangers will win the league soon and it could already be next season.' Flo knows better than most about the pressure of being the main striker for Rangers after coming in for huge criticism, not helped by his enormous price tag. He had an impressive strike rate of 38 goals in 72 games, including a debut strike in a 5-1 Old Firm derby romp against Celtic at Ibrox. However, he was seen as a big money failure and he has sympathy for current frontman Cyriel Dessers whose Rangers career could be coming to an end with AEK Athens in talks over a move. Flo, with a nod to his own time at Ibrox, laughed: 'You can score goals and fans still don't think you're any good! But that's the nature of football. 'I speak to quite a few Rangers supporters throughout the season, and they seem to be a little bit frustrated over him. Then suddenly he scores and he's playing well. 'But in general, it seems like he needs a lot of chances to score. He gets a lot of chances but misses quite a lot. I think it's a difficult question to say whether he should go. It sounds a bit harsh. 'At the same time, I think a lot of the supporters feel that someone else could maybe do an even better job there, that Rangers could have a possibility to sign even better players. But in this situation, it's really hard to ever think a team should sell a player who is scoring that many goals.'
