The club have written to Scottish Government to address their claims that Rangers didn’t do enough. Also the Scottish Government were being disingenuous regarding UEFA watching regarding the Euros and UEFA rubbished this claim which was made by several politicians.
In Rangers letter to the Scottish Government Rangers highlight that they were the ones to engage police, and the government on this matter of safety and fans gathering. On 5th March, the Scottish Government said they would get back to Rangers to firm up the wording proposed, and the Scottish Government failed to do this. Fans started gathering and Rangers did not have approved wording but used the tannoy system to ask fans to disperse. They also had Gerrard state pre and post match fan safety was a concern amidst the pandemic and should not gather.
The Scottish Government in their reply to Rangers’ letter have not denied that the wording was sitting on their desk. They have the audacity to suggest Rangers, a football club, and Steven Gerrard, a football manager, should have done more.
It had been posted online for months that fans would gather outside Ibrox and at George Square. The police and Scottish government must surely have been aware of this. And if they weren’t then Rangers brought to their attention back in February. They could have also referenced what happened in Liverpool when Liverpool won the league.
The Scottish Government and police could have avoided this with planning, by guarding off George Square and by putting up the big steel fences around Ibrox that they use on Old firm days of old (when they had the Broomloan).
The Scottish Government and Police have failed in their duties and have tried to go on the front foot with mud slinging at Rangers. If they honestly thought Rangers posting a message on Twitter was going to ensure a different outcome then they are completely inept.
The post from Glasgow City Council (Susan Aitken) about the benches and the words from John Swinney yesterday is a collusive attempt to sling mud and avoid the SNP’s role in all of this being questioned ahead of the Scottish Elections in May. They were taking a bit of heat on Sunday for not taking action and have tried to put it on the club.
I have one question... why don’t the club call them out on this publicly? They can have no defense given they confirmed the club raised this to them in February.
The Scottish Government have failed in their duties here to maintain public safety, the faux outrage at Rangers as a club is abhorrent.
In Rangers letter to the Scottish Government Rangers highlight that they were the ones to engage police, and the government on this matter of safety and fans gathering. On 5th March, the Scottish Government said they would get back to Rangers to firm up the wording proposed, and the Scottish Government failed to do this. Fans started gathering and Rangers did not have approved wording but used the tannoy system to ask fans to disperse. They also had Gerrard state pre and post match fan safety was a concern amidst the pandemic and should not gather.
The Scottish Government in their reply to Rangers’ letter have not denied that the wording was sitting on their desk. They have the audacity to suggest Rangers, a football club, and Steven Gerrard, a football manager, should have done more.
It had been posted online for months that fans would gather outside Ibrox and at George Square. The police and Scottish government must surely have been aware of this. And if they weren’t then Rangers brought to their attention back in February. They could have also referenced what happened in Liverpool when Liverpool won the league.
The Scottish Government and police could have avoided this with planning, by guarding off George Square and by putting up the big steel fences around Ibrox that they use on Old firm days of old (when they had the Broomloan).
The Scottish Government and Police have failed in their duties and have tried to go on the front foot with mud slinging at Rangers. If they honestly thought Rangers posting a message on Twitter was going to ensure a different outcome then they are completely inept.
The post from Glasgow City Council (Susan Aitken) about the benches and the words from John Swinney yesterday is a collusive attempt to sling mud and avoid the SNP’s role in all of this being questioned ahead of the Scottish Elections in May. They were taking a bit of heat on Sunday for not taking action and have tried to put it on the club.
I have one question... why don’t the club call them out on this publicly? They can have no defense given they confirmed the club raised this to them in February.
The Scottish Government have failed in their duties here to maintain public safety, the faux outrage at Rangers as a club is abhorrent.