“Hamstrung by politics” – time to let Ibrox bygones be bygones….

While Rangers’ performance last night was a mixed bag, albeit the effort from all the players was bang on and grafted out a well-earned point in a tough match, one clear indisputable fact emerged which exposed the silly politics behind the scenes for what they are.

Neither Jon Flanagan or Andy Halliday is a ‘better option’ than Lee Wallace, and anyone saying otherwise is patently incorrect.

We believe Steven Gerrard is being hamstrung by a political decision by the board, and one he’s having to respect, and as such when directly asked why Wallace isn’t involved, has to spout a corporate line.

No way does a football legend like Gerrard who knows as much about the game as he does think either Flanagan or Halliday is better at LB than the Wallace, and we defy anyone to suggest otherwise.

No, last night’s chronic showing from Flanagan along with Halliday’s recent struggles in that alien slot only further enhance the case for Wallace, but evidently his race at Ibrox is run whether Gerrard likes it or not.

What happened last season clearly still reverberates around Ibrox and the former club captain has been totally rejected by the powers that be.

Of course, there is a chance we’re wrong. That this is a pure football decision – that Gerrard genuinely does think Flanagan and Halliday are better options.

We’d respect his call but heartily disagree with it.

But after last night, it seems plain he is not a better bet than Wallace.