Rangers boss says Graeme Murty says SFA is in no-win situation over disciplinary matters
Friday 3 November 2017 19:20, UK
Rangers caretaker manager Graeme Murty believes the Scottish Football Association is in a no-win situation after another week when disciplinary procedures have been in the spotlight.
The former Aberdeen player has been ordered off three times this season but two of those cards have now been overturned on appeal.
Thistle boss Alan Archibald described the disciplinary process as a "shambles" in the wake of the decision but Murty has some sympathy for the governing body.
He said: "The ongoing processes with the SFA will be open to scrutiny. Everyone will have an opinion and will be one side or the other. They will really hate it or they will really love it as their club gets a thumbs up or a thumbs down.
"At the moment I think it is fantastic, next week if something goes wrong it will be horrible and that's the reality of football.
"And actually the SFA are in a really bad position because they can't win."
Murty has also stressed his desire for all the players to take responsibility as the club looks to regroup following Pedro Caixinha's departure and build on last week's 3-1 win at Hearts.
"Having been captain I like people who are strong enough to hold others to account and I don't think that has just got to be the captain," he said. "All the players should be encouraged to do that.
"It is not just down to one voice, not just down to myself or the captain, all players are aware of it and all players can drive standards forward from the oldest to the youngest.
"I am as hard on Jamie Barjonas for that as I am with Kenny (Miller). Jamie has a voice, he needs to learn to use it because there's going to be 50,000 at Ibrox, you are not going to be able to hear me from the sideline.
"Players need to take ownership of that and start to hold each other to account and push that standard forward and they have done that this week."
