JamieD 18,731 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 * Sport * Football * Champions LeagueMark Hateley 'offered cash' not to play for Rangers against Marseille• Former Rangers player says an agent asked him not to play• Marseille's 1993 triumph tainted by bribery allegations * o o Share o Reddit o Buzz up * Marcus Christenson * The Guardian, Wednesday 23 February 2011 * Article historyMark Hately Mark Hateley played for Rangers between 1990 and 1995 as well as in 1997. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/AllsportMark Hateley has revealed he was offered cash not to play in a crucial Champions League game for Rangers against the eventual winners Marseille in 1993.The French team's success in the tournament was later tainted by revelations that they had bribed their opponents Valenciennes in the league before the Champions League final.Hateley, speaking in an interview to be broadcast on ITV before the Marseille-Manchester United game on Wednesday night, said: "It was a friend of a friend, who had got in touch via certain routes, basically asking me not to play. It would be financially rewarding for you, he said, not to play in the Marseille game."It was a French-speaking person, offering me large sums of money not to play against Marseille. It points the finger at a person, or persons, working within that club not wanting me to play."Hateley still missed the match because of suspension and Rangers finished one point behind Marseille in the group.http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/feb/23/mark-hateley-rangers-marseille Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMac 185 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Why now? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie_bluenose 20 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Why now?Exactly Surly if he had have came out and said it then, they might have actually been caught. Cheats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wearethemighty 186 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I think we should get a wee collection going and offer Edu and Weir cash not to play the next OF! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just remembered about that, have we, Mark? Fucking attention whore.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I like the line "tainted by bribery allegations" as if anyone actually believes that Marseille's European Cup win was was straight! Trust our only realistic chance of winning the European Cup in modern times to coincide with cheating French bastards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol 401 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Hateley should have taken the money when he realised he was already suspended!The French would have been better off trying to bribe Ian Durrant as it turned out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffbear 4,095 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I think we should get a wee collection going and offer Edu and Weir cash not to play the next OF!Fiver on it's way as we speak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon 1,727 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Just remembered about that, have we, Mark? Fucking attention whore..Loved him as a player, but honestly I can't be arsed with him at all now. His column in the Record is predictable garbage. Even Goram's now, started off ok but the pish he has come out with recently is unreadable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo. 952 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 He must've blocked it out at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briton 394 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Loved MH as a player but what a tosser. I hope he is lying because if this actually happened, and he never mentioned it at the time, he's an even bigger cnut than I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Govan Front Antz 15 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Fuck you Hately. Why now? Why not when you where approached?I hope this eats at you as you where in a position to change the outcome! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon 1,727 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Was this not mentioned a while back though? Or was it in Goram's book? I am positive I have heard similar before, not sure if it was Hateley or someone else though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Met Hateley at a NARSA and thought he was an arse then.Still think he is an arse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 107,776 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 The bribed him but he was suspended?????Fucking mongos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 he has said it before ffs calm down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemisis 358 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Why now?Because he is now a mhedia whore, who will say anything for any PAPEr for a few pieces of silver. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budswiser 196 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I think we should get a wee collection going and offer Edu and Weir cash not to play the next OF! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
H72 265 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Goram mentioned this in his autobiography.I fucking hate Marseille. Cheating French bastards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irwin Sparkes 97 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I was watching the 92/93 season review a few weeks ago and what really shocked me was Walter Smith's attitude before the Marseille away game"We'd be happy with a draw" he says as he's being interviewed by Gabriel Clarke on the pitch before the matchHappy with a draw even though a win would've put us into the final, and a draw instead left us relying on Marseille to drop points in their final gameNothing changes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaltersGotStyle 159 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 HE HAS SAID THIS BEFORE... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right_To_Censor 1,951 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 had we slotted at least 1 chance away, i surely believe that milans name wouldn't be on that in 92/93, it would be us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeReadyStu 70 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 UEFA have passed Hateley's comments on to their disciplinary unit. Not sure what this means tbh. Probably not much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigie79 67 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I was watching the 92/93 season review a few weeks ago and what really shocked me was Walter Smith's attitude before the Marseille away game"We'd be happy with a draw" he says as he's being interviewed by Gabriel Clarke on the pitch before the matchHappy with a draw even though a win would've put us into the final, and a draw instead left us relying on Marseille to drop points in their final gameNothing changesI Was on a training course back in the day where they had a motivational teamwork building guy caome in for a talk. Apparently he had done a bit of time with our squad in the mid 90's and remarked that he said "are you gonna win the league" YEAH" was the reply "What bout the scottish cup?" "EASY" was the reply "what about the league cup(whatever it was called then)" SURE WE WILL" then "what about the champ league?" they all burst out lauging saying nae bother Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastadon123 4 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Fuck you Hately. Why now? Why not when you where approached?I hope this eats at you as you where in a position to change the outcome!Exactly what I was thinking, he probably just hasnt seen his name in the paper in a while and decided to make this up, not that marsielle werent a bunch of cheating cheese eating surrender monkeys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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