A brave schoolboy who is battling an aggressive brain tumour was given the chance to meet his Rangers heroes at his first ever match.

Cole Park was invited to Ibrox on Saturday for a VIP tour of the stadium and to watch his favourite team secure a 4-0 league victory against St Johnstone.

The inspirational five-year-old, who has undergone neurosurgery and gruelling radiotherapy, posed for snaps with Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos and goalkeeper Jon McLaughlin before getting to go pitch-side to sample the pre-match build up.

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Mum Michelle Barrie, 36, said: “Cole is the biggest Rangers fan you could ever meet. He absolutely loves the team but has only ever had the chance to watch their games on television.

“Cole hasn’t stopped smiling since the Rangers charity invited him along to be part of the excitement at the weekend. He was over the moon to meet Alfredo and Jon and he hasn’t stopped talking about them both since.

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“He was absolutely buzzing when he found out he was going to get to see them in person, and they were so lovely to Cole. They took time to chat to him and pose for pictures, it just made his day even more special.

“It was exactly what he needed after a very difficult few months of treatment.”

Cole has just finished six weeks of intensive radiotherapy and will undergo an MRI scan in September to find out if it he can move to chemotherapy.

As reported by the Glasgow Times previously, the youngster was diagnosed in March with medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain tumour which affects around 55 children each year in the UK.

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The next day he had his first surgery to try to reduce the size of the growth. A second operation followed, where doctors made the devastating discovery that there were further tumours on Cole’s brain and on his spine.

Consultants told Michelle the tumours were like "powdered sugar covering his spine".

Michelle, from Kirkintilloch, says Cole’s diagnosis has come as a huge shock to the family.

She said: “He’s been through so much already and we now face an anxious wait to see how successful the treatment has been. If it has worked, then he stands a fighting chance and we can move to chemo.

"If not, then we face losing Cole and that’s just too much to even think about for me.”

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Michelle first noticed something was wrong with her son when he complained of sore legs and headaches.

She explained: “We never imagined it would be cancer and our world was shattered by the diagnosis.

“It was devastating and he was rushed straight in to try and remove the tumour. He has an amazing team of surgeons, but they couldn’t get it all out without causing brain damage.

“They had to stop the operation prematurely and think about other options. Throughout it all, Cole has just been his usual brave self.

"He just battles on and takes it all in his stride.

“His strength amazes me and he’s always smiling, despite having to cope with so much. He’s such a trooper and we are so proud of him.

"Saturday was a special day and we got to make some fantastic memories. I want to thank the charity for all they did for all of us, it was so thoughtful.”

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Cole, who recently rang the Beatson Bell to mark the end of his radiotherapy treatment, is now set to enjoy a family holiday with his mum and big sister Chelsea, 18.

To make it even more memorable, Michelle has hired a limo to take the whole family to Sandylands holiday park near Saltcoats in style.

She added: “Cole is such a little warrior and we just want to make the holiday as special as it can be.

“We know we have a difficult time ahead of us and we want to make precious memories while we can.

"Cole is looking forward to the break but it will need to go some to trump his big day at Ibrox.”