Andy Goram vows to ‘fight like never before’ after terminal cancer diagnosis

The former Rangers, Manchester United and Scotland goalkeeper Andy Goram has vowed to “fight like he has never fought before” after revealing he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

The Ibrox club – with whom Goram earned legendary status during a trophy-laden seven years in the 1990s – announced last month that the 58-year-old was being treated for the illness in hospital.

Goram has now revealed in an interview with the Daily Record that he has been given about six months to live by doctors after declining the chance of chemotherapy, which might extend his life by an extra three months.

He explained that he first felt ill around seven weeks ago when he was struggling to eat and drink, but initially ignored the symptoms after failing to get a face-to-face appointment with his GP.

“I thought I had severe indigestion,” he said. “It was as though my gullet was blocked. After a few weeks, it got worse and nothing was getting through. Everything I ate or drank didn’t get halfway to my stomach and I threw it back up.

“I couldn’t get a face-to-face with my GP for two weeks, by which time I was in total agony. I’d also lost four stone in four weeks. I had a CT scan at Monklands, then was rushed to Wishaw General and told my next of kin should be with me. That is when the alarm bells started ringing. I realised I had cancer.”

Goram was diagnosed with Level 4 oesophageal cancer, which has spread to his liver, right lung, three vertebrae and ribs. His son, Danny, was by his side when a doctor informed him his condition was terminal. He has declined chemotherapy after seeing the impact it had on his ex-wife, Miriam, during her own cancer battle last year.

“The surgeon explained where all the cancer was and it was inoperable,” he