THIS week marked the fifth anniversary of the death of Sandy Jardine and I have watched the conversation between him and Ally McCoist that Rangers produced again.

I can’t believe how quickly time has passed and it was terrific to see the interview again as Sandy talked about his life, career and everything he did for Rangers. He is still missed around Ibrox.

He did everything he could for the club and he was there in Rangers’ darkest hours. He was hugely respected as a wonderful footballer, but admired even more so for being an absolute gentleman.

You will never get people like Sandy that stay at a club for that length of time and that give such service to a club. Once he came in those doors, the blue blood was running through his veins.

He loved Rangers Football Club and the supporters loved him because he gave his all in every game. He played as a striker, in midfield and became a terrific full-back for club and country.

In my lifetime, I have seen two magnificent full-backs in Sandy and Danny McGrain. They were two wonderful players, and two competitors that earned respect from everyone around them.

Sandy conducted himself correctly on and off the park. He didn’t need the armband to be a captain and we had great leaders like John Greig and Alex MacDonald in the squad, along with Sandy.

He trained as hard as he could and he played as hard as he could. He was a winner and is a legend.

Sandy embodied everything that makes Rangers special as a football club and he is still a huge absence around the club today.