Speaking on talkSPORT, Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has expressed his disappointment at the attitude of the Scottish football authorities amid the global health crisis.
The SPFL successfully declared the Championship, League One and League Two seasons finished in April after clubs voted in favour of their motion.
A decision has not yet been made on the Premiership, but the league association’s chief executive, Neil Doncaster, has already suggested that it should be decided on a point-per-game basis [Edinburgh Evening News].
Gerrard thinks the approach has been too negative and hurried.
“For myself, and everyone at Rangers was on the same page, what we wanted was to give it the best chance we can,” he told talkSPORT. “There was certainly a difference in the view from the Premier League and the EFL that they wanted to wait and give this season every single chance to be played out.”
“Listen, we all know and respect the fact there might come a stage where that is impossible to happen, we get that.
“There seems to be an almighty rush from where we were to finish it and get it done, get the boats in as soon as possible. That didn’t sit well at all.”
Verdict
Gerrard has made his thoughts perfectly clear here and it’s no surprise that they mirror the club’s stance on the matter.
Rangers have consistently called for all options to be explored to finish the season, while the authorities have been looking to draw things to a close for some time.
Football is rightly taking a back seat at the minute and government advice needs to be followed. There’s absolutely no point bringing football back if there’s a grave threat to those involved or the risk of extending the crisis.
Some of the possible solutions allegedly discussed in England are ludicrous and lacking in perspective.
However, as Gerrard says, there’s no need to rush into finishing the Premiership. There are still several months of wiggle room left and making a decision before the country has emerged from lockdown seems unnecessary.
