The operation saw ‘Tin Man’ have his right leg removed four inches below his knee just three weeks ago and two of his former clubs have got together to arrange a game for him that will be played at Pride Park on Bank Holiday Monday, 1st May 2006, kicking off at 3:00 p.m.
The game is scheduled to be a Derby Select XI against the nine in a row Rangers team that won the Scottish Championship nine seasons in succession between 1988 and 1997 and already players have confirmed they will play.
Home side
Ally McCoist leads the names for the Rangers team and their side will also include Brian Laudrup, Andy Goram, Mark Hateley and Richard Gough.
McMinn was only with the Clarets for around two years but soon became a popular figure with supporters, not least for his contribution towards the Wembley play off win against
There has been no suggestion that there will be any Burnley representation involved with the game, nor from his other clubs Queen of the South,