John Brown censored over astonishing on-air Rangers corruption allegation
Rangers were involved in a hectic final game of the Scottish Premiership season as they drew 2-2 with Hibernian.
Cyriel Dessers and Nico Raskin had each put Rangers ahead at Easter Road, but Kieron Bowie and Martin Boyle scored either side to ensure the points were shared.
It brings down the curtail on a dismal Scottish Premiership campaign – and domestic season in general – for Rangers.
However, the scoreline does not tell the whole story as Rangers felt hugely aggrieved at a decision that did not go their way in the first half.
Raskin ‘goal’ not given in Rangers clash v Hibs
Raskin thought he had put Rangers 2-0 up at Easter Road when helping the ball over the line, only for the officials to not award it.
They felt the ball did not cross the line, with the SFA quick to react to that decision, and Bowie went up the other end to equalise.
It was undoubtedly the biggest talking point from the contest, and it sparked a major accusation from John Brown on Rangers TV‘s live coverage.
As relayed by journalist Jonny McFarlane on X (17 May), Brown branded Scottish football “corrupt”, to which fellow commentator Tom Miller replied: “We can’t say that”.
Brown doubled down as he added: “I am saying that.”
Rangers on wrong end of another shocking call
Many will argue that this decision did not matter all that much in the grand scheme of things, given Rangers’ campaign has been over for a while.
That is not the point, though. Rangers have been on the end of numerous shocking calls this season, this being the most recent of them.
| Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses |
| 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Nick Walsh was the referee at the centre of the controversy – not for the first time – against Hibs, and Rangers will be justified in demanding some answers.
Every Rangers fan will be in complete agreement with Brown, who spoke honestly in the moment, even if he was censored in doing so.
The 2024-25 campaign may be over, but these terrible decisions will continue to be made unless something drastic is done high up.