Some gut wrenching scenes tonight at his charity game, my heart goes out to the guy.
I nearly made a thread about this just for that Sherrigham goal, but then when I watched the video of Ricksen coming out to kick off the game, that goal seemed totally irrelevant in contrast the what the night was all about. Ricksen, although visibly unwell and unable to play more than kicking off the game, was absolutely determined to make his run out and you could just see the emotion on his face. He came close to losing it a few times.
Imagine how that feels? Walking out onto the pitch you played on for all those years, your adoring fans all around you singing your name, but knowing it's the last time because your body is failing, and all of those people are there just for you. He must have been absolutely desperate to play more of the game after that kick, but there was just no way.
When he walked back towards the tunnel after getting the game going, he started to break and cry, and that's when I lost my shit. Totally heartbreaking. Fair play to all involved. Best of luck to him.