‘They wanted me’ – Former Rangers star reveals Celtic contract offer before showdown Ibrox talks
‘They wanted me’ – Former Rangers star reveals Celtic contract offer before showdown Ibrox talks
David Templeton has disclosed that, just before he had confrontation talks with Rangers manager Ally McCoist in
2012, Celtic made a last-ditch effort to entice him to Parkhead.
ready for a meeting with McCoist at Rangers’ Murray Park training base when he got a last-minute call from their fierce opponents.
gasp effort to talk him into seeing out the remainder of his contract at Hearts before moving in the summer.
The former Scotland youth international chose Rangers in August instead. However, the transfer information
stunned Open Goal host Si Ferry. He explained how both he and former Hearts teammate Ryan McGowan were
pursued by the Govan organization, but the latter turned them down in favor of pursuing a lucrative deal in China.
“They tried to sell me and Ryan McGowan to Rangers,” Templeton clarified. We were at (the training ground)
together. Gowser must have known, because he left for China six months later, earning around £20,000 a week. He told Coisty that he wasn’t signing because of this.
“I met the gaffer. He was good and funny. You’ve obviously spoken to him and he is hilarious to be fair. I met him at
the training ground. I actually had Celtic phone me while I was sitting outside. They wanted me to wait out my
contract until the end of the season.” That led Ferry to inquire: “Had you already agreed with Ally McCoist?” .
Templeton responded: “I was outside. I hadn’t even been in and spoke to the gaffer yet!”
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