Andy Mangan says Nick Anderton is his "hero" as a fundraising effort for the cancer-stricken Bristol Rovers defender has raiseed more than £17,000 in less than 48 hours.
Several of Anderton's teammates and coaches will shave their hair on January 16 to raise money for the 26-year-old, who continues to have chemotherapy after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma – a rare form of bone cancer – last summer.
More than 800 people have donated to the fund, including Gas owner Wael Al-Qadi, several teammates and former colleagues from across the football community, with the money being donated to Anderton and his young family, which welcomed the arrival of George, his second child, on Tuesday.
