Ferguson told to take Rangers players off the field amid major Hibs controversy
Rangers were involved in some major controversy during their Scottish Premiership clash with Hibernian at Easter Road.
With the Gers a goal to the good thanks to Cyriel Dessers’ 18th league goal of the campaign, Nico Raskin thought he had put the visitors two goals ahead.
The ball appeared to cross the line and Rangers‘ players effectively stopped playing, only for Hibs to go up the other end and score through Kieron Bowie.
It was a hugely contentious moment, which the SFA were quick to react to, and Gers boss Barry Ferguson was urged to take his players off the pitch.
Rangers cheated v Hibernian
Rangers’ players were rightly furious with the officials, with this the latest in a long list of big decisions that have gone against the Gers.
And writing on his personal X account (17 May), former BBC presenter and television personality Bobby Nwanze called on Ferguson to take drastic action.
| Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses |
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“If I was Barry, I’d take the players off. Until Nick [Walsh] and his colleagues look at that replay,” Nwanze posted.
Referee Walsh has been involved in numerous bizarre moments this season, and Rangers fans will rightly want some answers.
That said, Ferguson taking the players off the field would not have been the right course of action. Rangers simply have to suck it up and get on with it.
Dessers on fire for Rangers
Prior to that major controversy, Dessers’ latest goal was the big talking point in the first half as he kept his fine run of form going.
Dessers’ future at Ibrox remains a hot topic of debate and that is unlikely to change over the summer transfer window.
However, he will finish as the Scottish Premiership’s Golden Boot winner and there has therefore been nobody more prolific than him in the division.
If that is not proof he is not good enough to lead the line, then exactly what is?