RANGERS caretaker manager Graeme Murty has told their critics to beware of a backlash in tomorrow’s Old Firm derby.
Murty senses his squad have grown “sick” of being written off ahead of their latest game against Celtic and has urged them to do something about it.
Frank McAvennie suggested Celtic could have a record eight-goal haul against Rangers in their sights while another former Parkhead striker, Andy Walker, labelled the Ibrox players “timid”.
Murty claims the comments in the media have taken care of his team talk. “It’s easy for me, I just show them everything that’s been written about them,” he told a media conference.
“They have been written off and Celtic are fantastic and we’re going to get an absolute doing.
“I don’t actually have to motivate them. I just say to them: ‘This is what the world thinks about you – you can either listen to the noise or you can be really, really close together and go and show them what we’re about’. Thankfully, you [the media] have all done my job for me.”
He added: “I think they are getting a little bit sick of it.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here