The word on the street and the feeling in the stands was that Goldson would leave Rangers last summer. As the weeks ticked by and no contract was signed, it was seen as a done deal by a support that had resigned themselves to losing a hero of 55 and a stalwart of the run to Seville.
His motivation is medals not money, memories of glorious occasions rather than days out in the Premier League. Goldson was happy on and off the park in Glasgow and Rangers offered him everything he needs and wants in personal and professional senses.
Goldson knocked back the contract that was put on the table in September. From that point on, it was never discussed again as Rangers embarked on that Europa League run and lifted the Scottish Cup.
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