Rangers star’s confession condemns former club chief
With his admission yesterday that
he believes Motherwell’s Cedric Kipre deliberately tried to hurt him, Ryan Jack
has indirectly confirmed Graeme Murty must never again darken Rangers’ doorstep
again on any level.
he believes Motherwell’s Cedric Kipre deliberately tried to hurt him, Ryan Jack
has indirectly confirmed Graeme Murty must never again darken Rangers’ doorstep
again on any level.
Jack’s career was put seriously at
risk when the Steelman lived up to his club’s nickname and smashed his knee,
forcing him to miss the rest of the season, and making rehabilitation a
complete nightmare.
risk when the Steelman lived up to his club’s nickname and smashed his knee,
forcing him to miss the rest of the season, and making rehabilitation a
complete nightmare.
It was a troubling ‘challenge’
that didn’t even receive a talking to, never mind a booking, while Jack himself
was red carded for far less in other matches.
that didn’t even receive a talking to, never mind a booking, while Jack himself
was red carded for far less in other matches.
But it’s his admission that he
believes it was malicious, as well as revelation that his manager had not
consulted him prior to the outrageous comments he made in the media post-match
where he defended the assailant.
believes it was malicious, as well as revelation that his manager had not
consulted him prior to the outrageous comments he made in the media post-match
where he defended the assailant.
The bad feeling inside the Hummel
Training Centre should Murty return (and despite rumour and innuendo, nothing
has ever been confirmed about this) would be a worrying counter to the
positivity Steven Gerrard and the new regime have generated, and we are deeply
concerned how Jack, Lee Wallace and a number of others would feel if they
bumped into the former manager again on their travels at the HTC.
Training Centre should Murty return (and despite rumour and innuendo, nothing
has ever been confirmed about this) would be a worrying counter to the
positivity Steven Gerrard and the new regime have generated, and we are deeply
concerned how Jack, Lee Wallace and a number of others would feel if they
bumped into the former manager again on their travels at the HTC.
And the signal the club would
send to the players is they back the guy who didn’t back them while gladly
informing the world of the greatness of Brendan Rodgers and the claim that
Parkhead was better than Ibrox would also be incredibly negative and counter
productive.
send to the players is they back the guy who didn’t back them while gladly
informing the world of the greatness of Brendan Rodgers and the claim that
Parkhead was better than Ibrox would also be incredibly negative and counter
productive.
In one public statement, Jack has
100% condemned Murty from inside – it is the first time a player has spoken
publicly against Murty, even if he chose
his words very carefully and diplomatically, which we respect.
100% condemned Murty from inside – it is the first time a player has spoken
publicly against Murty, even if he chose
his words very carefully and diplomatically, which we respect.
But, of course, we don’t have to
choose our words as carefully as we’re independent and aren’t on Rangers’
payroll nor subject to the same scrutiny as Jack for the same reasons.
choose our words as carefully as we’re independent and aren’t on Rangers’
payroll nor subject to the same scrutiny as Jack for the same reasons.
But reading between the lines,
Jack is strongly condemning the challenge first and foremost, and Kipre, plus
secondly the manager for not backing him and defending the man who wrecked his
season.
Jack is strongly condemning the challenge first and foremost, and Kipre, plus
secondly the manager for not backing him and defending the man who wrecked his
season.
And that, for us, is pretty
final.
final.