Alex Rodman has thanked Bristol Rovers, members of staff behind the scenes and Gasheads, along with family members and his former clubs, in an emotional open letter confirming his retirement, while also revealing a battle with vertigo has led to his decision to step away from the professional game at the age of 36.
Rodman hasn’t played for Rovers since August 2021 due to a broken foot and back issues and just hours after the Gas confirmed the winger would be retiring in their retained list for the summer he highlighted the illness as the reason behind his decision to end his 14-year career.
Vertigo is the sensation of feeling off balance and that everything around you is moving, while other symptoms range from dizzy spells, nausea and vomiting to loss of hearing. Rodman also battled serious illness earlier in his career when tests revealed he had three blood clots in his lungs.
