STUBBS: BE NULL BY MOUTH, GERS!
ALAN STUBBS has warned Rangers to avoid the ‘null and void’ talk on the Premiership or risk being stripped of some of their own titles.
The former Celtic star says the Ibrox club are in danger of opening up a can of worms by sticking to their guns over their opposition to the SPFL calling the season now and awarding the title to Neil Lennon’s men.
The Hoops are 13 points clear with eight games remaining but Rangers insist the title can only be won on the pitch.
Ibrox managing director Stewart Robertson (right) also stated they are opposed to playing matches behind closed doors. But former Hoops defender Stubbs warned Gers they should be careful what they wish for, because preventing the season ending early could see titles they won during the EBT era being brought into question.
He said: “Rangers should be very careful because if they start saying this campaign should be null and void then what about all the leagues they won when they were later found in court to be bending the rules regarding their tax avoidance? “The difference here is that Celtic have done nothing wrong while Rangers did do something wrong and have still kept those titles.
“Plus, if anything, if this season had continued, I could only see the gap between the two clubs becoming wider.
“For me, it’s not even up for discussion because Celtic would have finished even further ahead – Rangers had been more or less admitting that their season was over before the coronavirus crisis and the lockdown even happened.”
The Manchester City boss is still mourning the tragic loss of his mother to the coronavirus almost a month ago.
But he is committed to his club’s stance that an attempt should be made to resume the season on June 12 – if the government gives its approval.
Guardiola understands better than anyone that Premier League chiefs must tread