Rangers: Ibrox club say Scottish FA will be ‘watched closely’ after fine for John Brown ‘corrupt’ comment | Football News

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The Rangers say that the Scottish FA “will be closely monitored” after being sentenced to a fine for the “corrupt” complaint by John Brown while providing comments for the club.

They received a fine of £ 3,000 after the brilliance of the former defender of Ibrox in the last match of the rangers of the season against Hibs.

It was unhappy that a goal was not rewarded when Nico Raskin seemed to have scored – the ball seemed to cross the line before being eliminated by Rocky Bushiri with the hosts equalizing shortly after.

Var did not intervene because there was “no conclusive evidence / angle to say that the ball had completely crossed the line to assign the Rangers a second goal”.

Angry by the decision, Brown said on Rangers TV: “I would say it’s corrupt.”

The commentator Tom Miller warned: “Well, I’m not sure that we can really say that”, before Brown continued: “Well, I say.”

In a strongly written statement, the club said that it had “reported many examples of similar incidents on the club’s channels” as part of their defense, adding “these incidents raise legitimate questions about Scottish FA rules and how much they are applied in a coherent manner”.

“To our knowledge, none of these cases seems to have led to accusations against the respective clubs.

“The lack of consistency with the Scottish FA FA FA police leaves more questions than answers. This is why we will contact the CEO and president of the Scottish FA and to seek the policies and treatments that the compliance officer has in place, if necessary, to ensure a coherent and proportional approach to the application and equal treatment of member clubs.

“We will also ask the Scottish FA if he accepts that a rule that cannot be applied consistently in all clubs and all platforms may lose credibility as a fair and enforceable regulation.”

The declaration adds: “By choosing to continue this case, the Scottish FA opened the door to a more in -depth examination of the way in which similar situations are managed in the future. If this is now the norm, they will be closely monitored to ensure that it is applied through the table, regularly, without exception and without favor.”

Full Rangers Declaration

We believe that it is necessary to highlight the broader concerns that this result raises and the broader implications that it has more clarity and confidence in their regulatory processes.

John Brown has spoken emotionally and spontaneously like someone who cares deeply about the club. His words were not scripted and they were not an official comment from the club. However, the decision defines a precedent where even spontaneous and corrected remarks made during the live cover of a clear arbitration error are sufficient to trigger a formal sanction. This is neither proportionate nor coherent, especially when other clubs have made stronger comments on official platforms without consequences.

As part of our defense today, we have reported many examples of similar incidents on club’s channels. These incidents raise legitimate questions about the Scottish FA rules and in the way they are consistent. To our knowledge, none of these cases seems to have led to accusations against the respective clubs.

The lack of consistency with the Scottish FA police of similar incidents leaves more questions than answers. This is why we will contact the CEO and president of the Scottish FA to request the clarity of policies and treatments that the compliance officer has in place, if necessary, to ensure a coherent and proportional approach to the application and equal treatment of member clubs. We will also ask the Scottish FA if he accepts that a rule that cannot be applied consistently in all clubs and all platforms may lose credibility as a fair and enforceable regulation.

Our goal here is to understand the justification of the different results. A lack of consistency, or its perception, undermines confidence in the disciplinary process and exposes all member clubs to uncertainty about what is and is not authorized.

There are no clear advice on how clubs should manage live broadcasting content, although we say that the panel has recognized that the club’s internal editorial directives could serve as a constructive step for others in the future.

To be clear, we have referenced these other examples so as not to suggest that they should have caused sanctions, but to highlight the clear inconsistency in the way in which similar incidents have been treated. The club’s media canals are, by nature, passionate and supporters. Informal, ironic and emotional comments are delivered with the territory, in particular in live environments.

But, by choosing to continue this case, the Scottish FA opened the door to a more in -depth examination of the way in which similar situations are managed in the future. If this is now the standard, they will be closely monitored to ensure that it is applied in all areas, in a coherent, without exception and without favor.