Michael Mols in Utrecht vow as Rangers hero opens up on callous sacking ahead of brain tumour op

Michael Mols is so hurt by Utrecht's decision to bin him before going under the knife to remove a brain tumour that he will never set foot in their stadium again.

The former Rangers striker had an op to remove the two inch brain tumour which was thankfully successful. The 52-year-old insists the scars have healed and he's already back working out in the gym with plans to resume his kick. boxing lessons as life returns to normality for the ex-Netherlands international. But he can't forgive Utrecht - the club where he made his name as a player - after they sacked him as a strikers' coach earlier this season, despite him scoring 50 goals in 109 appearances in two spells for the club.

Mols said: "I will never ever go back to the Galgenwaard Stadium. I am far too proud for that. They never actually told me why they were sacking me. Normally, as a club, they indicate what you need to do differently or improve. All they said was that I should be doing more with computers.

"I assume that the management want the best for the club, we all want that, so for me it's fine. But personally, I would never treat former players like that.

"I will never go back even to the area. That door is closed and it will remain closed. I have also let the club know that."

Utrecht refused to respond to Mols' comments. Mols, who helped Rangers to the treble in 2003, admitted he was a lucky man to come through his major operation unscathed.

He said: "I am now much more aware of what could have been. I have to be grateful that I came out of it so well. I saw a video of a woman who could barely walk after brain tumour surgery.

"I was also told that that could happen. Or that I would no longer be able to tell the story. But I was like 'bring it on'! It