‘TRIAL BY BBC’ NOT ON: GERS
STEWART ROBERTSON fears Rangers are being victimised by SFA compliance officer Clare Whyte because she is being influenced by Sportscene highlights.
The Light Blues have had a long-running dispute with the BBC and chief executive Robertson insists they continue to refuse to send a reporter to Ibrox for interviews.
Robertson (above) is now concerned that feud is leading to his club getting a raw deal as he called for an overhaul of the disciplinary process.
The Gers chief claimed Alfredo Morelos was unfairly singled out when a hat-trick of incidents were highlighted follwing the Old Firm derby in December.
Speaking on Rangers TV, he said: “I’ve heard this expression ‘trial by TV, trial by Sportscene’ and that certainly seems to be the way it’s going.
“We understand complaints come in from all sorts of avenues but the correlation between what’s shown on the television at the weekend and what’s then reviewed on the Monday and the notice of complaints is very high.
“We have obviously had our own issues with
BBC. The BBC have refused to attend Ibrox since
November
2015.
“If they are treating us differently in that respect are there other areas where they are also treating Rangers differently in terms of the incidents we’re seeing highlighted?
“You only have to look at the Alfredo Morelos incident after the Old Firm game where they seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time examining Alfredo’s actions but no time at all on other actions from that game.” JOHN HARTSON reckons Brendan Rodgers has performed miracles with Celtic.
And if the Carnlough man hangs around to deliver 10-in-a-row, the former Hoops striker believes he will be elevated to Messiahlike status by the Parkhead support. Having taken a
Made debut
massive step towards securing an eighth consecutive title at the weekend against Kilmarnock, the Welshman is convinced Rodgers will ignore the lure of the English Premier League and abroad to have a crack at the 10.
Hartson said: “I don’t go along with the idea Brendan (right) will leave Celtic in the summer. He loves his job and if he wins 10 in a row, he could walk on water – and I think Brendan would quite like to walk on water! He’s living the dream as it is.
“It’s not about money for him, Brendan is very wealthy and he’s still very young in terms of management. As a man still in his 40s – he’ll have another 20 years at the top.
“He’s very well thought of and he could probably pick his next job whether that’s abroad or back in the Premier League.
“For now I like to believe he’s at Celtic for the long haul.”