Hartson said no to Ibrox switch March 26 2008
Former Celtic striker John Hartson revealed that he immediately rebuffed Sir David Murray when the Rangers owner tried to entice him to Ibrox 15 months ago.
The Welshman failed a medical at Gers when Dick Advocaat was manager and he subsequently signed for their Old Firm rivals where he became a fans' favourite under Martin O'Neill.
But during Paul Le Guen's ill-fated tenure at the Govan club, Murray tried to persuade Hartson to leave West Brom for what would have been a sensational return to Glasgow.
However, the 32-year-old claims Murray's phone call was a waste of time.
"There was no way that I could ever pull on a Rangers shirt after all that I achieved in five years at Celtic," Hartson told the Scottish Sun.
"Mr Murray tried to convince me it would work but it was a no-brainer as far as I was concerned. It's a call that I will never forget but one I had to say no to.
"There are two clubs in the world that I could never contemplate playing for now - Cardiff City and Rangers.
"Mr Murray could have offered to pay me a £1million per week and I would still have said no. Honestly, I'm being serious when I say that.
"Put it this way, I didn't even ask him for time to think about it. That would have been a waste of his time and I didn't want to do that.
"In the end, he accepted what I had to say and we wished each other all the best. I didn't hear from him again and that suited me fine."