Rangers have shared an emotional tribute to legendary kit man Jimmy Bell a year on from his sad passing.
Bell served the Ibrox club for over 30 years and was a friend and confidant to numerous generations of players and staff.
A former employee of Parks’ of Hamilton, Bell initially drove the Rangers team buses to matches across the country, before moving on to his current role as first-team head of kit.
Bell's sad passing came in the build up to the Europa League final last term as the club took on Frankfurt in Seville.
The club today marked the one-year anniversary by posting an emotional video of Bell's time at the club.
💙 Jimmy Bell. A True Ranger. Simply The Best.#AlwaysRemembered pic.twitter.com/mDKJlNKwSH
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 3, 2023
Fans quickly commented paying their respects.
One wrote: "He was not only a Kit man he showed the modern day players what I meant to play for this fantastic club."
A second said: "Proper legend."
A third tweeted: "Sadly missed at our club, one of our own."
And a fourth added: "Now that’s what you call a proper Rangers Legend. All gave some and some gave all."
Michael Beale honoured Jimmy Bell as a "father figure" of the Rangers training ground before his passing last year.
After returning to the club as manager, Beale said:"No-one had really changed, but we had lost two people.
"We had lost Jimmy Bell obviously which was a really difficult thing for everyone because he was a father figure of the training ground.
"And we lost Doc Waller, who was also a father figure at the training round.
"Coming back, I felt the weight of those two guys not being there.
"That was nothing against the boys in those roles now, they are doing a fantastic job.
"But they were two older gentlemen, and because I'm slightly younger I like the grey hair around me.
"Neil Banfield coming in has given me grey hair around me as well.
"Obviously I came back without five really close friends that I've worked with here before, so that was a bit different - I was wondering how the players would have taken to that, but they have been a credit to the club so far."
