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    Inside Rangers hero’s £1.3million home as mansion with cinema, gym, spa and grand piano goes up for sale

    FORMER Rangers star Peter Lovenkrands is looking to score in the property market after putting his £1.3m mansion up for sale.The one-time Ibrox striker, 43, has put the luxury home in Thorntonhall, Lanarkshire, on the market in the hope of finding a wealthy buyer.
    The house has plenty of touchesCredit: Savills/Pressteam Scotland
    Photo shows the luxury home owned by ex-Rangers star Peter LovenkrandsCredit: Savills/Pressteam Scotland
    Peter Lovenkrands celebrates scoring a famous goal against VillarrealCredit: PA:Press Association
    The property, described as an Aladdin’s cave, is protected by security gates and features a cinema, gym and spa while a grand piano takes centre stage in the drawing room.
    It also comes with landscaped gardens, a triple garage, five bedrooms and four bathrooms.
    Photos from inside the property reveal a number of football strips including from Rangers and Manchester Utd while a statue of a basketball player can be seen in the bar area.
    Lovenkrands previously put the three-storey pad up for sale at offers over £1.2million in 2013 while playing for Birmingham City.

    However he later removed it when he moved back to Scotland after retiring from the game.
    But the Danish footballer is now looking to bag a home win by selling the property with a starting price of £1.3m.
    Cameron Ewer, property agent at Savills, said: “It is like Aladdin’s cave.
    “Deceptively large and full of hidden qualities. It really is a house that has to be seen to be understood.”
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    A sales brochure added: “This is a seriously impressive property with exceptionally high quality finishes throughout.
    There’s a gaming table filled with chips along with plenty of sports memorabilia
    The home contains a CINEMA
    The property has its own spa
    The luxury home owned by ex-Rangers star Peter Lovenkrands in leafy ThorntonhallCredit: Savills/Pressteam Scotland
    “This property benefits from a new boiler and energy-efficient heating system, double glazing, electric security gates, monitored alarm and a CCTV system.
    “The innovative and striking exterior is mirrored inside by bold lines and an incredible sense of space along with multiple windows bringing superb levels of natural light into the house.”
    In 2016, Lovenkrands won a fight to stop a house being built next door after arguing it would ruin his privacy and spoil his views.
    Lovenkrands played for Rangers for six years before leaving in 2006 having scored 37 goals in 129 appearances for the Ibrox side.
    He has also had spells at Schalke and Newcastle before retiring in 2014.
    The former internationalist managed Danish side Fremad Amager before leaving last year.
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    Moment Rangers fans attack pub after cup final before being chased off by ‘Celtic maws’

    THIS is the moment a mob of Rangers fans attacked a pub before being chased off by a group of “Celtic maws”.The CCTV camera footage shows the group, mostly dressed in all black with hoods and balaclavas on, charging at the Glasgow boozer.
    Fans attacked the pub
    They were filmed throwing traffic ones
    PJ Neeson’s on Allison StreetCredit: THE SCOTTISH SUN
    It also shows people throwing traffic cones and pyrotechnics at the PJ Neeson pub on Allison Street in the city’s Govanhill around 5:15pm on Sunday.
    We previously told how lit flares were thrown into the boozer and a man’s shirt caught fire after Sunday’s Old Firm League Cup final where Celtic beat Rangers 2-1.
    But the newly-emerged security footage shows how a group of women rushed from the under-attack pub to challenge the footie yobs.
    One woman – holding what appears to be a pool cue – ran out to confront one of the masked hooligans.
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    She was filmed kicking at him in the middle of the road as others rushed to get between the pair.
    Other women ran from the pub and into the road to fend off the yobs and pulled the first woman back to the pavement.
    The footage went viral after being shared on social media, gathering over 3,000 likes.
    And the women who ran out to confront the hooligans have been branded “Celtic maws” by social media users.
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    Fans were quick to react to the clip, with one playing a pun on a classic song by The Clash, joking: “I fought the maws and the maws won.”
    Police were called to the area after the trouble flared up following the final.
    But officers confirmed that the crowds were dispersed and no arrests were made.
    P.J Neeson previously declined to comment when approached by the Scottish Sun.
    It comes as four people were arrested after the match as cops probe an alleged pre-match ‘hooligan brawl’.
    Police confirmed they nicked four people for disorder-related offences in response to a number of alleged incidents.
    It followed a street battle between hooligans from both sides hours before the final.
    The fans were seen in Glasgow’s southside after swarming towards each other at the west and north sides of the ground before breakfast time.
    It’s believed cops will crack down hard on the two groups of ‘ultras’ and will use social media videos to help find those involved.
    But the brawl has led to a top cup saying footie ultras should be BANNED from getting early access to stadiums to lay out banners.
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    A group of women and one man rushed from the pub
    They confronted the yobs
    The incident came after the League Cup Final
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    Incredible reason why Scott Brown shaved his head before EVERY game revealed as Celtic legend now looks like new man

    SCOTT BROWN comes across as not being in the slightest bit scary.Which may surprise plenty of those he once seemed to enjoy terrorising.
    Ex-Celtic skipper Scott Brown shaved his head ahead of every game north of the border to help create a tough imageCredit: The Sun
    Scare today, gone tomorrow – Brown now wears a smile and a more normal haircut as his Fleetwood side face an historic FA Cup fifth-round tieCredit: Reuters
    He even makes the revelation that back up in Scotland would have plenty choking on their porridge, insisting: “I’m actually a people person.”
    This is the same Scott Brown who in his former life made himself a legend – but not just because he was captain of Celtic and won nine titles in a row.
    There were also a staggering career-long 202 yellow cards and nine reds shown to a midfield warlord who gave the impression he’d probably drink from the skulls of the opposition if he got the chance.
    As he says himself, he felt he needed to be “horrible” – which is why he shaved his head, hoping to intimidate opponents and present an aggressive image far removed from his real self.
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    Now he is head coach of Fleetwood Town for their first-ever FA Cup fifth-round tie, at runaway Championship leaders Burnley on Wednesday night.
    And life, now, is very different indeed.
    He has grown his hair, stylish and sleek, at the behest of his three kids, while the smile and the handshake are warm as they come.
    The figure of hate of north of the border outside of Parkhead has been replaced by an affable 37-year-old loving not just the new experience of his first job as a manager.
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    But also of being able to enjoy a meal or a pint with his close friend and No 2 Stephen Whittaker without having to look over his shoulder.
    The real Scott Brown is now finally able to stand up.
    The skinhead look, for instance, has gone.
    For it was just part of the plan to help him dominate games.
    “It was intimidation,” he declares, then adds with massive understatement: “And it worked quite well….”
    Even one of Brown’s first signings after he joined Fleetwood, goalkeeper Jay Lynch, admitted: “If you look at his on-field antics he was quite scary.
    “But he is very calm and knowledgeable.”
    Brown stresses: “I was always chilled off the park and in the dressing room I never saw it as me being the centre of attention, captain of Celtic or not.
    “I’ve always been a people person – but at the same time I was able to flick.
    “As soon as I walked over that white line I became somebody completely different and I would soldier, I would battle.
    “But when you become a manager you don’t really have to be that horrible person all the time.
    “Make no mistake, I can still flick that switch, but what I try to do is set standards.
    “When I started out at Hibs I believed I had to run harder, train harder, work better than anyone to make it through and that all helped me build endurance.
    It’s nice to be semi-anonymous, working with people I never knew, in a country where no one really knows me.Scott Brown
    “I set those standards for myself because I knew I had to and I’m pleased that these players here – they want to attain those high standards to.
    “They’ll need them against Burnley. I know that.
    “But the work and progress of the last weeks will give them a real chance.”
    Brown, who hung up his boots a year ago after a short spell as player coach at Aberdeen, now also has the chance to relax when he’s off duty.
    As the anti-hero of most of Scottish football he could rarely do so, explaining that even having a night out could be a walk on the wild side for him.
    He says: “Me and Whitts can go for a pint to watch the football no problem now, which is great, I’m not going to lie.
    “I can go shopping and I get peace, I get quiet, I can go for a meal and it’s not like, ’Aw, no, which one of us is going to get abused today?’
    “Nobody around here worries too much about what might have gone on when I was a player.
    “Back home it was difficult to just have some space and the thing is, I’m not great with my mouth sometimes.
    “So if someone gives me it, I’ll give them it back and the problem is that it becomes not OK for you to say what you want but it is OK for them to say whatever they want to say to you.
    “So it is nice to be, if you like, semi-anonymous, working with people I never knew, in a country where no one really knows me.
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    Rangers flop looks unrecognisable with long hair, bushy beard and covered head to toe in tattoos

    A FORMER Rangers flop appears to be having the absolute time of his life – and looks totally unrecognisable compared to when he was at Ibrox.The man in question cost Rangers a cool £1.85million back in 2006 but didn’t live up to expectations.
    Filip Sebo didn’t have the most memorable time at RangersCredit: AFP
    Sebo is now living a totally different lifeCredit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
    Then-boss Paul Le Guen bought Filip Sebo from Austria Wien following a season when his goals helped the club achieve an Austrian league and cup double.
    Sebo was a Slovakian international but managed just two goals during his time in Scottish football and was moved on by Walter Smith a year after arriving.
    Spells at Valenciennes in France and Slovan Bratislava and Petrzalka followed (and produced more goals) before he retired in 2016, aged 32.
    Now, Rangers fans will remember Sebo for his bald hairstyle but if you were to see him today he looks completely different.

    Sebo at the end of an Iron Man triathlon eventCredit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
    “Welcome to my private swimming pool.”Credit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
    Not only has he swapped a self-made skinhead for long dark hair, Sebo sports a thick beard and is looking more ripped than ever.
    The 39-year-old is fighting against middle age by competing in various marathon and triathlon events, specifically on the Iron Man circuit.
    Iron Man is a variant of triathlon, where the total distance covered is 70.3 miles (compared to 32.1 miles in Olympic triathlons).
    He splits his time between his home in Bratislava and Ibiza, where he does much of his competing and training.
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    Sebo is clearly enjoying himself, with regular updates on his Instagram account showing what he gets up to.
    One stunning shot sees him hiking on a cliff edge in joggers, a bright vest top and a baseball cap, showing off his sleeve tattoos and long locks.
    Another photo shows his inked up legs during a run on the beach as he gives a peace sign to the camera.
    He also captioned a picture of him taking a dip in the Balearic Sea with “Welcome to my private swimming pool,” his abs and chest artwork on show.
    On top of the sun-kissed runs in the hills, cycling through the mountains and splashing in the sea, Sebo regularly enjoys the finer things in life with other half, pop star Emma Drobna.
    She’s arguably even more well-known than her ex-footy ace beau, boasting almost 300,000 followers on Instagram comped to his 31,000.
    The lovers spent the summer in Hawaii no less, soaking up the Pacific sun, taking in some of the island’s breathtaking scenery after one of Sebo’s Iron Man events.
    The former Rangers man is as fit as a fiddleCredit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
    He and his other half have travelled to some amazing places recentlyCredit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
    The couple went on a skiing holiday in 2022Credit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
    Girlfriend Emma Drobna is a pop starCredit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
    Sebo is regularly on the trail bike these daysCredit: Credit: Filip Sebo on Instagram
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    Rangers 1 Celtic 2 – Kyogo at the double again as Hoops sink Gers to win Viaplay Cup in pulsating Old Firm final

    AT Hampden it was another two Kyogoal League Cup final.Like his double here against Hibs last season.
    Kyogo opened the scoring at HampdenCredit: Willie Vass
    The Hoops talisman made it 2-0 early in the second-halfCredit: Willie Vass
    Morelos got Rangers back into the gameCredit: Willie Vass
    Celtic retained the trophy they won last seasonCredit: Reuters
    Celtic’s Japanese striker again grabbed the glory for Ange Postecoglou’s side.
    Rangers threatened a fightback after going 2-0 down to their Old Firm rivals.
    Alfredo Morelos gave Michael Beale and his men hope of taking the game into extra-time.
    But Celtic held firm when they had to with their Aussie manager lifting his third trophy as boss.

    Kyogo is the player who gets the supporters going after games are over.
    Here he was the man who got the team going when he had to.
    This wasn’t a vintage Old Firm final by any stretch.
    But there won’t be anyone connected with Celtic who will care one jot about that.
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    There had been nothing between the sides for the first half-hour with mistakes and unforced errors on both sides.
    Truth be told the standard of play was utterly grim.
    But as Rangers looked towards half-time, and a chance to regroup, Celtic grabbed the game by the scruff of the neck.
    Kyogo had two or three glimpses of goal in quick succession before he actually hit the net in 44 minutes.
    The signs were there for Beale’s side that they had to be careful and keep a close eye on the Japanese striker or they’d live to regret it.
    They just didn’t do anything about it.
    No-one seemed to sense danger when Celtic burst down the left with Greg Taylor playing a ball across goal.
    Centre-back Ben Davies was distracted by Daizan Maeda who swiped at the ball and missed.

    But he should still have reacted quicker to the situation and done something to prevent Kyogo scoring with a tap-in.
    Beale must have been infuriated at how lacklustre his side had played in the first-half.
    Some of his stars had all talked a good game in the build-up.
    But he needed their actions to speak louder than their words.
    That’s what he would surely have been saying to his players at the interval.
    There had to be more urgency in their play.
    But almost no sooner were they back out on the back and Celtic were 2-0 ahead.

    That man Kyogo again showed his predatory instincts to get ahead of his man inside the six-yard box.
    This time it was Borna Barisic caught out.
    At 2-0, with 56 minutes on the clock, Celtic were in the box seat and looking certs to lift the trophy again and take it back home with them.
    But Rangers weren’t done yet.
    If Beale has instilled anything in this group of players since taking over from Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, it’s resilience.
    They could easily have folded.
    Celtic had become dominant and looked like adding to their lead rather than being pegged back.
    But in 63 minutes it was game on again.
    Rangers were awarded a free-kick wide on the left which was swung into the box by skipper James Tavernier.
    It was panic stations for the Celtic defence.
    And as they all stood and looked at each other, hoping someone would deal with it, Morelos pounced to prod past Joe Hart.
    Rangers were back up for it.

    They suddenly looked a different side and they had time on their side to get another goal and level the tie.
    Beale immediately looked to his bench.
    He wanted fresh legs on the park and quickly opted to take off Glen Kamara, Malik Tillman and John Lundstram and replace them with Nico Raskin, Todd Cantwell and Ryan Jack.
    The added energy looked like it could unlock Celtic again.
    But Postecoglou’s team stood firm.
    This team of his has no lack of class and creativity when it needs it. But it was their grit and desire that helped them walk up the Hampden steps.
    They were happy to hit Rangers on the break in the closing stages, substitute Sead Haksabanovic forcing a good save from Allan McGregor in the dying minutes.
    In stoppage time Matt O’Riley brought another fingertips stop from the Ibrox No1.
    After that Haksabanovic ran clean through from the halfway line and dragged a shot wide of the target.

    It was opportunities to add shine to the victory which were passed up.
    In the end Rangers had nothing left to give.
    Celtic held their nerve when they had to to see the game out and lift silverware yet again.
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    After the final whistle the Rangers players dropped to their knees as the Celtic players began their celebrations.
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    Rangers 0 Celtic 1: Kyogo fires Hoops ahead just before half-time in Viaplay Cup Final

    CELTIC have stormed ahead in the Viaplay Cup Final at Hampden thanks to a strike from talisman Kyogo.In the 44th minute of a frantic first half Greg Taylor fired a low cross into the Rangers box, Daizen Maeda missed the ball but his run caused panic and allowed Kyogo to slam home from close range.

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    Subs: McLaughlin, Hagi, Jack, Colak, Cantwell, Wright, Arfield, Raskin, Devine.
    Celtic XI: Hart, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor, McGregor, Mooy, Hatate, Jota, Maeda, Kyogo.
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    I’m an ex-Celtic star who has switched the pitch for the road to become a qualified driving instructor

    FOOTBALLERS often switch to coaching or punditry once they call it a day and hang up their boots. Many of course decide against that route, but it’s rare to see a former pro take to the road to become a driving instructor instead.
    This former Celtic star is now a driving instructorCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
    He now owns his own driving school
    Ex-Celtic goalie Carl Muggleton is the exception though as the Englishman now has his own business teaching the next generation the rules of the road.
    The stopper, who spent six months at Parkhead in 1994, decided to stay involved in the beautiful game when he retired in 2008 before taking up the unusual new career path.
    After leaving Mansfield Town, where he played his last match, he joined Notts County as a part-time goalkeeping coach.
    He then teamed up with Gillingham in a similar role before leaving for Barnet in 2016.

    Muggleton was appointed head of recruitment at Chesterfield in May 2018 but left the club in December that year after manager Martin Allen was sacked.
    But despite keeping himself busy with several clubs over the past few years, he also decided to become a qualified instructor and has been established on the road for over five years.
    The 54-year-old has helped hundreds of people gain their licence through his Carl Muggleton Driving School.
    He’s still heavily involved in football on the side though and takes time to assist young goalkeepers with the Northern Ireland Under-21 team too.
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    Muggleton played for 14 clubs throughout his 22-year career and had a short spell with the Hoops when he joined the club in January 1994.
    He spent the remainder of the 1993/94 season at Celtic and made 12 top-flight appearances in that time.
    The former England youth international was signed by manager Lou Macari from Leicester and left Glasgow in the summer after Tommy Burns took over as gaffer in March.
    It was a season to forget for the Celts as they ended the campaign with no trophies and finished 4th in the league behind Rangers, Aberdeen and Motherwell.
    But despite failing for success in Scotland, Muggleton came close to a trophy two years earlier as he played for Leicester in their Second Division play-off final and saved a penalty at Wembley.
    He was on the losing side though.
    Muggleton is enjoying his new life after hanging up the gloves but recently told the Athletic about some of the scary moments he’s endured in the car with learners.
    Speaking in 2019, the former stopper recalled: “We nearly took out a bus stop once.
    “I grabbed the steering wheel just in time, but the more experience you have you can see what is coming up and try to avoid it.
    “I was in the last year of my career, aged 39. My mate’s daughter was 17 and he didn’t want to take her out for lessons, so I said I’d help.
    “I decided to do a course and qualify, and it has been good for me. I can be flexible and do more when I am out of work as a coach.
    “It is so rewarding, because you are giving youngsters a chance in life and an opportunity for freedom to get out and about, and they get asked when applying for jobs if they have a driving licence.
    “I was asked to give (Leicester player) Daniel Amartey some lessons to get used to driving here, booster lessons, but it didn’t work out because he wanted to drive an automatic, and I taught Tigers (Leicester’s pro rugby side) player Joe Heyes, who plays for England Under-21s.
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    “I know his dad, Darren Heyes, because he used to play keeper for Nottingham Forest.”

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    Ron Gordon dead at 68 as shocked Hibs pay tribute to owner and chairman

    HIBS have announced the devastating news that owner and chairman Ron Gordon has died at the age of 68.Gordon, the Easter Road club’s majority shareholder, had been undergoing treatment for cancer.
    Hibs owner Ron Gordon has passed awayCredit: Andrew Barr – The Sun Glasgow
    Hibs fans unfurled a banner in support of Gordon after he revealed his battle with cancerCredit: Andrew Barr
    It was just earlier this month that Gordon announced to fans in an open letter that he had been battling the illness.
    Gordon, who was based in America, had addressed supporters having been unable to attend a match in Edinburgh for a while.
    He had said: “Some of you may have noticed that I have not been at Easter Road in some time.
    “For most of this past year I have been receiving treatment for cancer. 

    “It has been a difficult time for me and the family, but I’m blessed to have their love and support as we navigate through the challenge. 
    “I imagine many of you will have gone through similar times in your own families. 
    “We all stick together to get through these difficult times.”
    Gordon had hoped to be able to return to Easter Road again once his treatment allowed him to do so.
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    But sadly, Hibs confirmed the sad news that he had passed away this morning.
    Chief executive Ben Kensell said: “Everyone at the club is deeply saddened at the news. Our thoughts are with Ron’s wife Kit, his sons Ian and Colin, and the rest of the Gordon family. Ron may have been our chairman and owner, but he was first and foremost a devoted family man with a close and loving family.
    “We would ask that at this difficult time, the family’s privacy is respected as they mourn their loss.”
    Gordon took control of Hibs back in the summer of 2019.
    Born in Peru, he was a tycoon in the US media industry and he was proud of his Scottish heritage.
    Hibs’ statement says that the Gordon family are “determined” to see through his vision for the club.
    Tributes have been pouring in since the news was confirmed.
    SPFL Chief Executive Neil Doncaster said: “Everyone at the SPFL is shocked at this devastating news. Ron was one of the most decent, hard-working, straightforward and enthusiastic figures in our game.“It was clear that Hibs very quickly became far, far more than a business venture for Ron – his obvious pride in being its custodian and his unstinting dedication to the club were the clearest evidence of how much he loved being involved in Hibernian FC.“In only a few years, he benefitted Scottish football more widely as he gave selflessly of his time and his very considerable array of talents. On a personal level, the superb work he did to help drive forward the SPFL Strategy Review was of enormous benefit.“He will be very sadly missed across the entire game.”
    Other clubs also passed on their condolences, with a host of Premiership rivals sending a message.
    Edinburgh rivals Hearts posted: “The thoughts of everyone at Heart of Midlothian are with Ron’s family, friends and colleagues across the city at this desperately sad time.”
    Celtic paid tribute, saying: “Everyone at Celtic Football Club would like to share our sincere condolences. The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the Club are with Ron’s family, friends and everyone at Hibernian FC at this extremely sad time. RIP, Ron.”
    Rangers said: “Rangers Football Club is deeply saddened to hear the news of the untimely death of Hibernian Executive Chairman, Ronald J Gordon. We offer our deepest condolences to Ronald’s family, loved-ones and all at Hibernian FC this difficult time.”
    Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack offered a heartfelt tribute, saying: “Devastated to hear of Ron Gordon’s passing. Ron cared about our game. His drive, creativity & personal investment to make the Scottish game better was laudable. His enthusiasm was infectious. One of the good guys. Taken too early. I’ll miss you my friend… RIP”
    St Mirren replied: “The thoughts of all at St Mirren are with Ron’s loved ones at this difficult time. Rest in peace, Ron.”
    Hibs fans, too, reacted in shock to the sad news with an outpouring of tributes for the chairman.
    One said: “RIP Ron, an absolute gentleman.”
    Another said: “Just awful. Thoughts with family, staff and supporters.”
    A third added: “Really sad news, thoughts to out to Ron’s family and a massive thank you for everything you’ve done in the best interests of Hibernian. Once a Hibee, always a Hibee.”
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    Another Hibs fan said: “Deeply saddened by the news of Ron’s passing. Thoughts are with all his family and friends at a difficult time. Rest easy Ron – thank you.”
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