Scottish football pundit Michael Stewart has slammed Glasgow Rangers over their lack of leadership as the Heart and Heart podcast affair rumbles on.
The Lowdown: Media crisis
Earlier this year, the Gers made the controversial decision to start charging media outlets up to £25,000 to receive full access to the club (The Daily Mail), while also making the Heart and Hand podcast an official media partner.
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However, recent sectarian and discriminatory tweets from the podcast’s contributors were publicised (via The Daily Record), which has unsurprisingly led to plenty of criticism of those responsible.
The Latest: Stewart hits out
Stewart has been a vocal critic of the Gers in the past, and he made his feelings known in this situation as well. Taking to Twitter, he said:
“Leadership demands the ability to make tough decisions and unfortunately it’s clear that @RangersFC lack any real leaders to deal with the problems they have.”
The Verdict: Disaster
Rangers’ media policy has backfired here in spectacular fashion. Clearly, there was a breakdown in the relationship between the media and the club, and the 55-time Scottish champions had somewhat of a right to be frustrated – for example, they have been forced to demand changes to articles in the past. However, such a radical move was never going to be smooth.
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To allow any outlet to become an official media partner without doing a background check is negligent at best and downright stupid at worst. They must now move as quickly as possible to right this wrong, otherwise Stewart may just have a point.
In other news, this Rangers man has been urged to leave Ibrox.
