Andrei Kanchelskis has revealed that Barry Ferguson used to go to McDonald’s three times a week for a McChicken sandwich.
Paul le Guen’s time as Rangers (IL) manager came to a halt when he became a victim of the Monster Munch rebellion with Dick Advocaat undone by his Dutch contingent unable to halt Martin O’Neill’s Celtic side.
Kanchelskis was schooled by Alex Ferguson at Manchester United and arrived at Ibrox in 1998 from Fiorentina where there was never a problem finding fine dining.
After winning the double in 1999/2000 David Murray (the tax-payer eventually) paid for a week long trip to Marbella where Kanchelskis looked forward to revisiting some old haunts.
Recalling the trip in the Evening Times he said: “I told the lads where they could find the best places for steaks or fresh fish. When I mentioned it to the Scottish contingent they said no, they’d be fine with a McDonald’s.
“Shortly after I joined Fiorentina in January 1997, I was exploring the city when my son, Andrei, who would have just turned four, asked to go to McDonald’s. I took him there, ordered something for him but nothing for myself.
“The next day I was contacted by the club’s technical director who said, ‘Let me tell you: no Fiorentina player goes to McDonald’s – ever.’ Someone had seen me and reported back to the club.
“The Rangers captain, Barry Ferguson, who was a really good guy and a very fine player, would go to McDonald’s three times a week for a McChicken sandwich. In Marbella, once they had finished with McDonald’s, they all went to Lineker’s Bar and, once there, they did not leave.
“For them, lager and a Big Mac was the key to Spanish cuisine.”
