Ibrox club owe McInnes an apology, says Milne

number of fronts. It was very easy to read into it that they were having a go at Derek, which I felt they had no right to do. ‘I think, instead of trying to focus on Derek, their focus should have been on trying to reassure everyone associated with Rangers Football Club: “We have missed out on this opportunity, we are disappointed that Derek has made the decision that he has but we have got to accept and respect that decision”. ‘Then they should be providing some reassurance to their own people, the staff at Ibrox, their players and fans that they have a clear plan on how to move forward from here. ‘I think it was very disappointing that a statement of that importance at that point of time came out without anybody taking ownership of it. ‘I think as far as our club is concerned we can deal with that, but I think they do owe Derek an apology. ‘I think whether it was intended or not, the words they used were having a go at Derek, which is totally out of line.’ Meanwhile, Graeme Murty has told his Rangers players they need to stand up and be counted when the Ibrox crowd vent their frustration. The caretaker boss was pleased to see his side grit their teeth and come through Saturday’s clash with Ross County after falling behind early on. The Rangers players were booed off the pitch at half-time as they trailed to Craig Curran’s header before second-half goals from Alfredo Morelos and Danny Wilson turned things around and gave Murty three wins on the bounce. He insists it is the supporters’ right to express their opinion when things are not going to plan. But he has called on his players to prove they have the strength of mind to carry on performing. Murty told Rangers TV: ‘You can’t always flow, dominate and dictate in the way we want to — and I don’t think we did (against County). ‘One of the key things we have to cope with is the expectation of the crowd. They expect us to dominate and dictate all the time, and I agree with the fans — we should be doing that. ‘It’s not always possible, so we have to deal with that.’ Meanwhile, Hong Kong-based investor Barry Scott has been appointed to the Rangers International Football Club PLC board, it was announced yesterday. Scott was part of a group that contributed loans to the club last year.

STEWART MILNE has renewed his criticism of Rangers by claiming they owe Derek McInnes an apology for the statement issued after the manager opted to stay at Aberdeen. The Ibrox club took a thinly-veiled swipe at McInnes last Thursday evening, saying they would ‘endorse’ his decision because only someone ‘in whom we have full confidence and who feels he is ready for the job’ would be appointed. Milne hit out over the weekend when he insisted someone within the Rangers hierarchy should have put their name to those words. The Aberdeen chairman has now followed that up, telling Sky Sports News: ‘I was very disappointed (with the statement) on a