Marvin Andrews
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Marvin Andrews is a Trinidadian
football defender
. He currently plays for Scottish Junior Club side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.
Andrews's career includes spells at Livingston
, with whom he won the Scottish League Cup
in 2004, and Rangers
, where he won the double of the League Cup
and the Scottish Premier League
title in 2005.
Between 1996 and 2006 Andrews was a regular for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team
, winning 99 caps. He had stated that he wished for another callup in future, and earned his 100th cap in a 2–3 defeat to Costa Rica
in a World Cup Qualifying match on 6 June 2009.
Tall, strong and very good in the air as he have proven to be with a few goals over the years, Raith Rovers sold Andrews for around £50,000 in a multi-player deal. Andrews signed for Livingston on the 28th, Sept, 2000. Andrews was voted Raith Rovers' "Player of the Day" in the 1999/2000 season and, also Livingston
"Player of the Year" for the 2003/2004 season. On 14 March 2004, Andrews picked up his first major medal when Livingston won the Scottish League Cup
by beating Hibernian
2–0 with goals by Derek Lilley
and Jamie McAllister
.
Andrews signed a two-year deal with Rangers in May 2004 and at the end of his first season with Rangers he scooped the Rangers Player of the Year award, the club also won the Scottish
Premiership
title at the end of the 2004/2005 season and he started the now famous Rangers catchphrase Keep Believing.
He was released by Rangers at the end of the 2005/2006 season and was a free agent for a short while, before being re-signed by his former club Raith Rovers on October 4, 2006.
He is still considered a hero at Rangers. There is a Glasgow Rangers Supporters club in Llandyrnog North Wales who has the motto "Dal I Gredu" which is Welsh for "Keep Believing" as their motto and has it printed on the back on the club polo shirts www.rangersinwales.co.uk
In May 2008, Andrews left Raith Rovers by mutual consent. He appeared for them as a trialist a little less than a year later, playing for the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over East Fife
. Andrews stated that he wishes to remain with Rovers for the rest of the season and signed up yet again to Raith Rovers
on 11 March 2009. After helping Raith Rovers win the Scottish Second Division
Championship, Andrews had admitted that he might move on to another club despite a mutual desire between himself and the club to stay. In July 2009, that proved to be the truth as Andrews signed for SPL club Hamilton Academical
.
On 7 December 2009 Dumfries
club Queen of the South
announced Andrews had signed on a one month loan as cover for the suspended David Lilley
and Stephen McKenna
. Manager Gordon Chisholm
gave Andrews his Queens debut on 12 December in the 2–1 win away to Morton. With bad weather causing a series of fixture portponements at Palmerston Park
, Andrews played only one other game for Queens during the loan period, the 2–2 draw away at Partick Thistle. However Andrews returned to QoS by signing a six month deal on 29 January 2010.
Andrews was released by Queens at the end of the 2009–10 season.
He joined Wrexham in August 2010 on a short term contract for the 2010–11 season in the Conference National.
. Having made his international debut in 1996 Andrews has joined Angus Eve
and Stern John
in earning 100 caps for his country. He was a regular member of the national team during their qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
, but a knee injury sustained prior to the opening match against Sweden
virtually ruled him out of the tournament. Brent Sancho
took his place in the team alongside Dennis Lawrence
.
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Rangers
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Raith Rovers
at the "Zion Praise Centre International", a church based in Kirkcaldy
which is described as being Pentecostal. Andrews claims his faith was largely inspired by former Livingston teammate Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto
.
In the 2004–05 season (his first season with Rangers) he injured the cruciate ligament in his knee while playing. The injury was supposed to keep him off the field for months but Marvin Andrews was only off for one Scottish League Cup
match and was back the next week as he believed God would keep him fit, a move which worried medical staff and supporters alike. Andrews' leg and form held up for the rest of the season, which saw his first SPL medal but the same injury eventually caught up with him, ruling him out of Trinidad And Tobago's World Cup 2006 campaign. When Andrews scored for Rangers, or won the Man of the Match at Ibrox Stadium
, the song "I'm a Believer
" by The Monkees
was played.
In February 2006 he controversially labelled homosexuals as "an abomination" and said, "There is a demon in their spirits, their spirits are ill. But God can help them through his church and anyone who doubts this can check the Bible". Marvin Andrews then, in an interview with the Guardian in October 2007, sought to clarify his beliefs (claiming that what was written in the 2006 article was "a misquote and it was taken out of context") saying that he didn't have anything against homosexuals themselves, rather that it was homosexual acts that he believed were against God's will .
After signing for Queen of the South F.C. in December 2009 and being told about Queen of the South being the 'Only team in the Bible', Andrews described this as, "Most interesting".
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
football defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
. He currently plays for Scottish Junior Club side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.
Andrews's career includes spells at Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
, with whom he won the Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
in 2004, and Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, where he won the double of the League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
and the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
title in 2005.
Between 1996 and 2006 Andrews was a regular for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team
Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
, winning 99 caps. He had stated that he wished for another callup in future, and earned his 100th cap in a 2–3 defeat to Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
in a World Cup Qualifying match on 6 June 2009.
Domestic career
Before moving to Scotland, Andrews played with Carib F.C. of Trinidad.Tall, strong and very good in the air as he have proven to be with a few goals over the years, Raith Rovers sold Andrews for around £50,000 in a multi-player deal. Andrews signed for Livingston on the 28th, Sept, 2000. Andrews was voted Raith Rovers' "Player of the Day" in the 1999/2000 season and, also Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
"Player of the Year" for the 2003/2004 season. On 14 March 2004, Andrews picked up his first major medal when Livingston won the Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
by beating Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
2–0 with goals by Derek Lilley
Derek Lilley
Derek Lilley is a Scottish footballer currently without a club following his release from Scottish Third Division side Forfar Athletic.-Morton & England:...
and Jamie McAllister
Jamie McAllister
James Reynolds "Jamie" McAllister is a Scottish international professional Association footballer currently playing for Bristol City. He plays usually as a left back.-Early career:...
.
Andrews signed a two-year deal with Rangers in May 2004 and at the end of his first season with Rangers he scooped the Rangers Player of the Year award, the club also won the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
Premiership
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
title at the end of the 2004/2005 season and he started the now famous Rangers catchphrase Keep Believing.
He was released by Rangers at the end of the 2005/2006 season and was a free agent for a short while, before being re-signed by his former club Raith Rovers on October 4, 2006.
He is still considered a hero at Rangers. There is a Glasgow Rangers Supporters club in Llandyrnog North Wales who has the motto "Dal I Gredu" which is Welsh for "Keep Believing" as their motto and has it printed on the back on the club polo shirts www.rangersinwales.co.uk
In May 2008, Andrews left Raith Rovers by mutual consent. He appeared for them as a trialist a little less than a year later, playing for the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win over East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
. Andrews stated that he wishes to remain with Rovers for the rest of the season and signed up yet again to Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
on 11 March 2009. After helping Raith Rovers win the Scottish Second Division
Scottish Football League Second Division
The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
Championship, Andrews had admitted that he might move on to another club despite a mutual desire between himself and the club to stay. In July 2009, that proved to be the truth as Andrews signed for SPL club Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
.
On 7 December 2009 Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
club Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
announced Andrews had signed on a one month loan as cover for the suspended David Lilley
David Lilley
David William Lilley is a Scottish professional footballer who usually plays at centre back but also has also played at right back. Lilley was the club captain at Queen of the South from August 2009 until May 2011...
and Stephen McKenna
Stephen McKenna
Stephen McKenna is a Scottish footballer who is currently signed for Queen of the South in the Scottish First Division. He plays primarily as a defensive central midfielder.-Airdrie:...
. Manager Gordon Chisholm
Gordon Chisholm
Gordon Chisholm is a Scottish professional football former player and manager. Chisholm played as a central defender for Sunderland, Hibernian, Dundee and Partick Thistle....
gave Andrews his Queens debut on 12 December in the 2–1 win away to Morton. With bad weather causing a series of fixture portponements at Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park
Palmerston Park is a multi-purpose stadium on Terregles Street in Dumfries, south west Scotland. The site of the ground was formerly a farm called Palmers Toun. This is on the Maxwelltown side of the River Nith in Dumfries. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of...
, Andrews played only one other game for Queens during the loan period, the 2–2 draw away at Partick Thistle. However Andrews returned to QoS by signing a six month deal on 29 January 2010.
Andrews was released by Queens at the end of the 2009–10 season.
He joined Wrexham in August 2010 on a short term contract for the 2010–11 season in the Conference National.
International
Andrews is also a key player for the Trinidad and Tobago national teamTrinidad and Tobago national football team
The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed The Soca Warriors, is the national team of Trinidad and Tobago and is run by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation. It reached the first round of the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals...
. Having made his international debut in 1996 Andrews has joined Angus Eve
Angus Eve
Angus Eve is a former Trinidadian football player, who is currently a coach for Ma Pau SC of Trinidad's Professional Football League. He is his country's most capped player of all time....
and Stern John
Stern John
Stern John is a Trinidadian football player currently playing for North East Stars in Trinidad. He played for a number of high profile English football clubs that included Nottingham Forest, Birmingham City and Coventry City.-Early Career in US:John moved to the United States to attend Mercer...
in earning 100 caps for his country. He was a regular member of the national team during their qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
, but a knee injury sustained prior to the opening match against Sweden
Sweden national football team
The Swedish national football team represents Sweden in association football and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body for Football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Råsunda Stadium in Stockholms län and their head coach is Erik Hamrén. Sweden made their first...
virtually ruled him out of the tournament. Brent Sancho
Brent Sancho
Brent Sancho is a Trinidadian soccer player who currently plays for Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division.-College:Sancho spent his college years playing for St...
took his place in the team alongside Dennis Lawrence
Dennis Lawrence
Dennis Lawrence is a former Trinidad and Tobago football player who is currently part of the coaching staff for Wigan Athletic in the Premier League.- Club career :...
.
Career statistics
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Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
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The 1998–99 Scottish First Division was won by Hibernian who bounced straight back up to the Scottish Premier League after relegation the previous season and finished an amazing 23 points ahead of nearest challengers Falkirk. Hamilton Academical and Stranraer were relegated to the Second Division...
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The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
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Scottish First Division 1999-00
The 1999-00 Scottish First Division was won by St Mirren, finishing as one of two promoted teams. Dunfermline Athletic were also promoted as runners-up as the Scottish Premier League was being expanded to twelve teams. Falkirk finished third and were meant to play a two-legged playoff match against...
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The 2000–01 Scottish First Division was won by Livingston who were promoted to the Scottish Premier League. Greenock Morton and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.-Table:-Attendances:...
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Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
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The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
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Scottish Premier League 2001-02
The 2001–02 Scottish Premier League was won by Celtic.As league champions, Celtic qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Runners-up Rangers and third-placed Livingston qualified for the UEFA Cup, as did fourth-placed Aberdeen, who took the final UEFA Cup place due to Rangers beating Celtic...
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The 2004–05 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers.As league champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Celtic also qualifying...
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Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
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Scottish Second Division 2006-07
The 2006-07 Second Division season is the twelfth season of the Scottish Second Division in its current format of ten teams.Greenock Morton were promoted to the First Division as League champions...
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Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
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The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
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Scottish Second Division 2007-08
The 2007–08 Second Division season was the thirteenth season of the Second Division in a ten team format.The following teams competed: Airdrie United, Alloa Athletic, Ayr United, Berwick Rangers, Brechin City, Cowdenbeath, Peterhead, Queen's Park, Raith Rovers and Ross County.The team which...
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Honours
Livingston F.C.Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
- Scottish League CupScottish League CupThe Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
: 2003–042003-04 in Scottish footballThe 2003–04 season was the 107th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish Premier League:The 2003–04 Scottish Premier League season was won by Celtic with 98 points, 17 points ahead of closest challengers Rangers. Both Rangers and Celtic therefore gained the two UEFA...
Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
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- 2005Scottish Premier League 2004-05The 2004–05 Scottish Premier League was won by Rangers.As league champions, Rangers qualified for the UEFA Champions League, with runners-up Celtic also qualifying...
- Scottish League CupScottish League CupThe Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
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- 20052005 Scottish League Cup FinalThe 2005 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 20 March 2005 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 58th Scottish League Cup. The final was contested by Rangers and Motherwell...
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Raith Rovers
Raith Rovers F.C.
Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
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- 2008–092008-09 in Scottish footballThe 2008–09 season was the 112th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:* Hamilton Academical competed in the Scottish Premier League for the first time, their first season in the top-flight since the 1988–89 season, after being promoted as First Division champions the...
- 2008–09
Religion
A devout Christian, Andrews also practices faith healingFaith healing
Faith healing is healing through spiritual means. The healing of a person is brought about by religious faith through prayer and/or rituals that, according to adherents, stimulate a divine presence and power toward correcting disease and disability. Belief in divine intervention in illness or...
at the "Zion Praise Centre International", a church based in Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
which is described as being Pentecostal. Andrews claims his faith was largely inspired by former Livingston teammate Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto
Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto
Francisco Javier Sánchez Broto is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a goalkeeper.After eight years in his country where he appeared almost exclusively as a backup, playing for four clubs, he headed to Scotland, where he represented Airdrieonians, Livingston and Celtic.-Football...
.
In the 2004–05 season (his first season with Rangers) he injured the cruciate ligament in his knee while playing. The injury was supposed to keep him off the field for months but Marvin Andrews was only off for one Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup
The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
match and was back the next week as he believed God would keep him fit, a move which worried medical staff and supporters alike. Andrews' leg and form held up for the rest of the season, which saw his first SPL medal but the same injury eventually caught up with him, ruling him out of Trinidad And Tobago's World Cup 2006 campaign. When Andrews scored for Rangers, or won the Man of the Match at Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium located on the south side of the River Clyde, on Edmiston Drive in the Ibrox district of Glasgow. It is the home ground of Scottish Premier League club Rangers and has an all-seated capacity of 51,082...
, the song "I'm a Believer
I'm a Believer
"I'm a Believer" is a song composed by Neil Diamond and recorded by The Monkees in 1966 with the lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The single, produced by Jeff Barry, hit the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending December 31, 1966 and remained there for seven weeks,...
" by The Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees are an American pop rock group. Assembled in Los Angeles in 1966 by Robert "Bob" Rafelson and Bert Schneider for the American television series The Monkees, which aired from 1966 to 1968, the musical acting quartet was composed of Americans Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork,...
was played.
In February 2006 he controversially labelled homosexuals as "an abomination" and said, "There is a demon in their spirits, their spirits are ill. But God can help them through his church and anyone who doubts this can check the Bible". Marvin Andrews then, in an interview with the Guardian in October 2007, sought to clarify his beliefs (claiming that what was written in the 2006 article was "a misquote and it was taken out of context") saying that he didn't have anything against homosexuals themselves, rather that it was homosexual acts that he believed were against God's will .
After signing for Queen of the South F.C. in December 2009 and being told about Queen of the South being the 'Only team in the Bible', Andrews described this as, "Most interesting".