Rangers assistant manager Gary McAllister has been discussing the emerging rhetoric around penalties and the Ibrox club.
Lopsided coverage has largely misrepresented a spate of incidents against Hibs in the recent 1-0 win at Ibrox which has fed into the paranoia of Celtic fans in particular about Rangers not conceding penalties.
This culminated in St. Mirren boss Jim Goodwin asking referees to be “brave enough” to give penalties against Rangers – despite his side getting one in the League Cup a fortnight ago.
Rangers remain the only side in the Scottish Premiership not to concede a penalty this season and McAllister suggested newspapers overanalyse incidents too much up north.
“There was a lot of talk about the incidents within the game and we just tend to overanalyse things so much up here north of the border,” said McAllister [Daily Record].
“It’s a modern-day thing because of all the social media and stuff and the media interest.
“But we can’t hide away from the fact we adapted well to the conditions at the weekend and had to fight really hard through the 90 minutes to win those three points.”
McAllister clearly feels there is too much emphasis on these incidents post-match as Scotland earns a reputation for attempting to re-referee matches after they’re said and done.
Irresponsible newspaper coverage of the incidents has taken advantage of the infamous conspiracy rhetoric from across the city to shift copy and earn clicks.
Rangers just need to keep focusing on what they’re doing and ignore the nonsense from the press and in rival circles as they head into a pivotal period of the season.
Rangers fans, however, criticised St. Mirren boss Jim Goodwin for his comments which appeared to suggest some level of bias on the part of referees.
