Former Rangers star Daniel Cousin admits he has major regrets about leaving the club to join Hull City in 2008.
The Gabon striker left Rangers just months after helping them reach a UEFA Cup Final - which he was suspended for - and a matter of days after he was brought in from the cold and ragdolled a strong Celtic defence in a 4-2 win.
He was also sent off on that day and joined Hull before the end of the window, but admits he chased the money and wishes he stayed to win the league that season.
Walter Smith's men did go on to win the SPL title and won it the following two seasons as well, but Cousin felt he had to set his family up long term with the money on offer in the English Premier League.
He told YouTube channel Costa Bordino: “Yeah, it’s a regret. I chose the financial side to the football one. I was told when I was young to prioritise the football over the financial, but I was already a certain age.
"These days, they all go to Qatar or China. It’s true that you have the love of the shirt, but you also play or your family.
“Yeah, I regretted it because the manager didn’t want me to leave, and the year after they’re champions. They bring in El-Hadji Diouf, and they're champions. We came second, but we’d gone the whole way in Europe, which Celtic didn’t, so yeah, it’s a regret.
"I could have made better choices. Maybe I was sometimes badly surrounded, but it goes so quickly, and sometimes you have to make choices”.
Cousin was impressive during his time in Glasgow but struggled in England before joining Greek side Larissa and then retired after a spell with Sapins in his homeland.
He’s currently assistant manager at FC Côte Bleue, having also managed Gabon. He almost rejoined in 2012 after the club had gone into administration but they weren't allowed to seal the deal.
