Apology issued to Waterreus

An apology has been issued to Rangers keeper Ronald Waterreus.

An apology has been issued to Rangers keeper Ronald Waterreus following the misinterpretation of some of his comments to Dutch magazine Voetbal International.

The Gers star had to endure jeers from some of his own supporters during the win against Motherwell, but The Sun have now accepted that their translation of his interview was an unfair representation of his opinions.

It had been reported that the former Manchester City shot-stopper was strongly critical of the club and his team-mates for letting departing boss Alex McLeish down.

Waterreus was still selected for the clash with 'Well and performed superbly, drawing praise from all quarters.

"He can have his opinions if he likes," said team-mate Steven Smith. "But that's the way he is - that's the man he is - but he showed why he is here.

"Ronald's always Ronald.

"He gets on great with everybody, and we are just happy to have him at this club."

Manager McLeish backed his keeper and offered an insight into the matter.

"Fans don't like what they read but I'm not at liberty to speak about this because it's in the hands of the club's lawyers," explained the Ibrox boss.

"They have felt they have read something that has done Ronald a disservice, to be honest, because we have seen the Dutch transcript."

Rangers are aiming to overtake Hearts in the SPL table as the season reaches its climax.