Former Scotland star Don Hutchinson spoke recently to Ibrox Noise and GoldenPanda.

Is there a transfer that fell through that you wish had happened?

There was one really that was quite close, when I was leaving Sunderland. It was to go back to West Ham for a second spell under Glenn Roeder, or go to Glasgow Rangers. I always wanted to play for Rangers, and Rangers were in the Champions League under  Dick Advocaat at the time.

I was so torn, and I literally was in my house the night before I had to make the decision, and I had no clue which way I was going. Everything about a West Ham second spell was appealing because I could play at the stadiums like Anfield, Old Trafford, White Hart Lane, Upton Park, Goodison Park, all the brilliant stadiums. That was like the lure, playing top-class games every single week.

The lure of going to Rangers was pulling on that shirt. My dad was a Rangers fan. Playing in the Champions League for Rangers. Going to Scotland again, trying something different. 

I was torn and it was literally, I ain’t got a clue what to do. In the end, the fact that it was going back to the Premier League, I just look at it now and I’m glad I made it because I’m glad I went back to West Ham. I love West Ham and I’m very privileged to have played for them twice and worn the armband, but at the same time I wish I had Rangers on my CV.