FORMER Bradford captain Stephen Darby has emphasised the need to “be positive, love, laugh and smile” as he continues his fight with motor neurone disease.

The 35-year-old retired in 2018 after being diagnosed with the condition that affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.

Darby and his wife Steph Houghton, the former Manchester City and England captain, appeared on an episode of the Rob Burrow Seven Meets podcast recorded before the rugby league great died in June following a lengthy battle with MND.