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Blair Meikle

'More than just a club' - Outgoing Rangers star's wife pays emotional Ibrox tribute

Jack Butland (Image: STEVE WELSH)

Jack Butland's wife has paid an emotional tribute to Rangers - the club that made her kids fall in love with football.

Butland and has family are heading back down as he returns to the Premier League with newly promoted Hull City, as part of the deal which took Croatian goalkeeper Ivor Pandur to Ibrox.

The 33-year-old himself has spoken before of how much it meant to him to play for the club and it is clear that extended to his family.

Wife Annabel says Rangers is "more than just a club" and a "special place with special people."


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In a tribute posted to TikTok, she said: "Some places are more than just a club and you really can’t understand the magnitude till you’ve lived it.

“Rangers was the place our children fell in love with football. The songs, the match days, the derby days, the penalty saves - they knew every word and lived every moment, through the highs and the lows.

“It’s a special place with special people who have made us feel part of the family.

“We will forever love and support this club, and we will forever be grateful for the people who made it so special for us and our crazy bunch. The love for us all has been unmatched.”

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