And the defender admits a peek into a future without playing football scares him as he strives to maximise his time on the park and his Rangers medal haul.
For four seasons under Steven Gerrard and then Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Goldson was the robust, reliable figure at the heart of the defence at home and abroad.
His availability and consistency were perhaps taken for granted by some. The two months he spent on the sidelines showed his value to the team and was hard to comprehend for the Englishman.
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