Airdrie businessman Bobby Clark was 'honoured' to present the proceeds of a £30,000 benefit night to Rangers legend Andy Goram's family, but says 'The Goalie' is "going downhill rapidly".
Bobby Clark and his wife Anne-Marie presented a £20,000 cheque to Andy's son Daniel, while a further £5000 went to St Andrew's Hospice, where the Coatbridge man is receiving care.
Clark held a benefit night for Goram in Airdrie Working Men's Club on Wednesday, June 22, with a cast of former Rangers and Celtic stars in attendance, which raised nearly £30,000.
It was compered by comedian Tam Cowan, while former Celtic striker Frank McAvennie played a big role in bringing the football stars together.
A five-minute appearance by the former Scotland goalkeeper had everybody on their feet, and Clark says "there wasn't a dry eye in the house".
Bobby, who runs BC Travel, says it's difficult to see Andy as he is, but at least he can try and make a difference to his family.
He said: "The cheque hand-over went fine. Unfortunately we couldn't see Andy because he's very poorly. He's going downhill rapidly.
"I've known Andy for a while because he did a few prostate cancer nights in the Working Men's Club over the years.
"The fundraiser went well last week. There wasn't a dry eye in the house. We had Andy on the stage for five minutes and he was funny, but it was also heart-breaking the stories he was telling us.
"We had £10,000 from Rod Stewart tickets, which was amazing, and we raised just under the £30,000 mark. Twenty grand of that went to Andy, with £5000 to the hospice, and the remainder goes to prostate cancer charity.
"As a Rangers fan it's a great honour to do something for Andy. As soon as I heard about it, I was on the phone to Frank McAvennie and Tam Cowan to see if we could do anything.
"Andy is my hero, I've watched him at Ibrox for years, me and my son, and he was The Goalie.
"He is a legend, the man was a legend in my eyes. Unbelievable, the best keeper in Britain in a long, long time."
Bobby is holding a prostate cancer night in Airdrie Working Men's Club on Friday, August 26, with Joe Camey, Frank McAvennie and others to be confirmed. For tables contact Bobby on 07956 998069.
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