A section of Wolves fans have paid tribute to goalkeeper Carl Ikeme after he officially announced his retirement from football.
The 32-year-old announced his retirement on medical grounds following a 12-month battle with acute leukaemia.
His boyhood club Wolves announced the news on their official Twitter account.
After 18 years as a Wolves player, @Carl_Ikeme has today announced his retirement from the professional game.
— Wolves (@Wolves) July 27, 2018
The goalkeeper, who made 274 appearances in an 18-year stint at the club, announced on Twitter last month that he was in remission from the disease.
One Wolves fan said thank you and take a bow.
This is Futbol have rounded up the best tweets from a section of Wolves supporters on Ikeme’s retirement:
Thanks for everything “Big Man” all about quality family time now & look forward to the day you make that appearance onto the hallowed turf of Molineux so the fans can say “Thankyou, Good Luck and a very happy & healthy retirement” @Carl_Ikeme thank you & take a bow kind sir ?? pic.twitter.com/hlavoaMbnJ
— Iain Brown (@fraserbrown1970) July 27, 2018
Retire the no.1 shirt
— ?? (@RubxnNxvxs) July 27, 2018
All the best big man always #WolvesNo.1 ???
— Jacquie Wright (@MissJCWright) July 27, 2018
All my love to you and your family. You're a inspiration and motivation to everyone. Youll always be a part of our great family. Good luck and good health for the future x
— Mark Allen ? (@mark75allen) July 27, 2018
Absolute pleasure watching you play Carl. An speaking to you once when you were injured you took time out to come around the stands you even signed my bag ? You will be missed ??
— Stacey (@StaceyWWFC) July 27, 2018
You will always be a ? to us Carl ????
— Great Red Mountain ? (@wolves_ink) July 27, 2018
Retiring from playing but will always be a Wolf. Much love.
— RR (@TheDowg) July 27, 2018
Best of luck for the future. Thanks for all the hard work, your attitude and some amazing saves through the years. I'm sure you'll be succesfuld in whatever you set your sights on next.
— Carsten Fog Hansen (@cfoghansen) July 27, 2018
OPINION
These Wolves fans obviously loved Carl Ikeme and are sad to see him retire, but it’s so good to see all the messages of support and tributes to a fantastic goalkeeper, he will be missed by the entire footballing world. He’s chosen family over his footballing career but this is the right thing to do, if there’s any chance that his career will have made his health worse, then this is the only choice that he could make. The 32-year-old was a superb keeper and was superbly loyal to his boyhood club Wolves. Carl Ikeme is a true Molineux legend, who was fantastic off the pitch as well as on it.