Stuart Kettlewell has exposed the double standards of the SPFL as everyone inside Ibrox continues to bleat about Dundee and Dens Park.
A week ago the Motherwell boss was preparing his side for a visit to Dundee against a backdrop of warnings about the state of the pitch.
Rumours were sent out about the venue being switched, the date being switched and even the prospect of playing the match on plastic behind closed doors.
With neither side involved in the Scottish Cup semi-finals next weekend Motherwell suggested putting the match back beyond April 13/14.
That was quickly booted into touch by Neil Doncaster but this week the SPFL have announced that the match between Dundee and the Ibrox Tribute Act will go ahead on April 17 either at Dens Park or shifted to another venue to deny Tony Docherty’s side home advantage.
Yesterday Kettlewell spoke to the media with The Sun reporting:
I wasn’t surprised Rangers’ game was off. I knew the problems with the pitch. I watched the weather forecast and saw everything moving in and the rain was quite clearly going to be a problem but I am a little bit surprised by the chain of events.
Last week, when our game was cast as a major doubt, there were all kinds of things being thrown out there. Some of it was speculation, some was truth.
If it had been off, and with Dundee due to play Rangers next, one thing we’d spoken about was the chance to play it after the split.
That was completely blown out the water and we were told fixtures had to finish pre-split so they could announce fixtures and I’d imagine there would be a TV element in that in terms of announcing live games.
So when everything happened on Wednesday the way it did then I was a little bit surprised.
As well as nominating which referees can be involved in their SPFL matches the Ibrox club are picking the dates when their matches can be played, refusing to play at Dundee on April 3 in order to get a clear week ahead of facing Celtic.
The consequences of that is the possibility of playing Dundee at a neutral venue which has been the goal all along with the Ibrox side on a worrying run of two wins in six matches with those victories coming against Nick Montgomery’s Hibs.
Who is the least trusted referee in Scotland?
Beaton- a back catalogue like no other
Collum- has never had his eyes on the ball
Dickinson- the dangerous rising star
McLean- nothing will beat the Caley Thistle semi
Robertson- Tynecastle was an all-time low
Walsh- Utterly compromised by the day job
Just give them the league title just now,as everyone and every club is dancing to their tune.
Since nobody has the balls to take them on or challenge them.
Yep – They’re getting it for sure Joker – Come Hell or High Water…
It’s incridible that since The Late Great Turnbull Hutton not ONE SINGLE PERSON has challenged them on anything…
There again violence paid – And paid handsomely in The Six Occupied Counties…
Looks like it’s gonna pay handsomely (£60 million ? ) in NOT so Bonnie Scotland too !
Motherwell, Hibs and Aberdeen have all commented on the competence or otherwise of the football authorities here.
But all you’ll get from Celtic is
“Penalty Rangers!”
“Penalty Rangers!”
Maister you know and i know The new club from get a penalty when they’re struggling thats why every clubs fans say penalty to newco sevco because they know the officials will help them out toget this title and CL money and if cedo keep their title then its bye bye to ur 2nd club and no doubt a 3rd club will play at cheating liebrox and probably keep their cheating titles and cups eh thats the only way oldco won 9inarow by using ebt sideletters as you know now newco are getting help from the biased refs beaton muir dickinson Robertson walsh if loyalist beaton and walsh never helped yous then celtic would have battered yous at Cheating liebrox and yous huns know that..