Neil Alexander opens up on his Rangers departure

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Former Rangers goalkeeper Neil Alexander left the club in 2013.

Former Rangers goalkeeper Neil Alexander has opened up as to why he left the club to join Crystal Palace in 2013.

Alexander, 39, joined Rangers in 2008, and was part of the side that dropped down to Scottish third division.

The Scottish goalkeeper, while reflecting on his journey, says that he would have loved to continue with Rangers and go down in the history as one of the players who stuck by the club through thick and thin.

The goalkeeper reveals that he was promised a two-year deal, but only a 12-month contract offer was presented.

He says that all he wanted was security for his family, and wasn’t motivated by money. The former Cardiff City player says that he took a 75 percent pay cut when Rangers went into administration.

Alexander says that he never wanted to leave the club, and adds that he enjoyed the best phase of his playing career at Ibrox.

The Livingston goalkeeper adds that he would love to play for Rangers again, but surely, Pedro Caixinha will not entertain that idea.

“I don’t want to stick people in it but promises were made and didn’t come to pass. I was constantly told I would get a two-year deal and only a 12-month offer came,” said Alexander, as quoted by the Daily Record.

“That was my intention. To go down in history as one of the Rangers players who stuck by the club to get it back to where it belonged.

“That’s all I wanted. Two years. Security for my family. It was never about the money. I would have played for Rangers for nothing. A lot of people don’t realise when we went into administration I was one of the guys who took a 75 per cent pay cut.

“I didn’t want to leave, ever. I’d happily have stayed. I’d have played in any division just to be with Rangers. It was the best six years in my life and I wish it could have been more. I’d love to still be there now.

“I’m just so grateful to Rangers and Walter Smith for giving me the opportunity to get to the club in the first place because it made one of my dreams come true. That first season back may have been tough but playing for Rangers any time is an unbelievable experience.”