James Tavernier was just eight-years-old the last time a Rangers player was rewarded for his loyalty to the club with a testimonial. That was back in 1999 when Sunderland were the visitors to Ibrox and Ian Ferguson was the man who took centre stage.
Current boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst was still pulling the strings in midfield and was on the scoresheet that night - along with Record Sport columnist Barry Ferguson and a Steve Bould own goal - in a 3-1 victory over the Black Cats for Dick Advocaat’s side at Ibrox.
Ferguson was a dyed-in-the-wool Rangers fan who lived the dream when Graeme Souness signed him from St Mirren to play for his boyhood heroes. The type of player who cared more about the colour of the shirt than the colour of the money. He was, also, part of a dying breed as greed became more common in the beautiful game.
