Windass warned after his ‘shush’ gesture to fans

Graeme Murty reminded Josh Windass of his responsibilities after the midfielder apologised for the “shush” gesture he made to Rangers fans in midweek.

The 24-year-old attacker put his finger to his lips after scoring in front of the travelling supporters during the 2-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win at Partick Thistle on Tuesday.

Murty had promised to look at the incident and, ahead of the Scottish Cup tie at Ayr United tomorrow, the Gers boss revealed Windass had said sorry.

He said: “I’ve spoken to him. Josh is aware of his responsibility both as a professional athlete and a Rangers player.

“He has the responsibility to conduct himself in a certain manner.

“He is a very off-the-cuff kind of guy, very much plays in the moment and I think you saw an outpouring of frustration, with his own game at times, and it is something he needs to manage better.

“He needs to channel that frustration in a more positive way. If he had, we would be sitting here talking about a fantastic goal after 11/12 seconds of quality, high-tempo football.

“Instead I am having to talk once again about a reaction that could have been completely and wholly different.”

Turning towards the trip to Ayrshire, Murty revealed his desperation for Rangers to reward their supporters with a trophy this season.

He said: “The fans have been through a great deal at this football club recently and the squad that delivers a trophy to them will see a massive outpouring of emotion.

“But we have to be in the next round. We want to be pushing at the highest level because our fans have suffered enough.”