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title: "Rangers: Graham Spiers hammers Stewart Robertson"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-gers-ibrox-steven-gerrard-sfa-child-abuse-report-stewart-robertson-graham-spiers/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Features"
published: "2021-02-17T14:15:32Z"
modified: "2021-02-17T14:15:32Z"
---

# Rangers: Graham Spiers hammers Stewart Robertson

**The Times journalist Graham Spiers has laid in to Glasgow Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson for failing to acknowledge the Scottish FA’s historic recent child abuse report.**

### **Spiers hammers Robertson**

Scottish football’s governing body recently released a report looking into historic allegations of child abuse in the sport north of the border. It was a far reaching document, involving a number of clubs in Scotland, including the Gers ([scottishfa.co.uk](https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/final-independent-report-into-non-recent-sexual-abuse-in-scottish-football-published/?rid=13929)).

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While a number of outfits have apologised following the review’s release, the Gers are yet to do so. This has led to anger among some people in the game, including Spiers. [On Twitter, he said](https://twitter.com/GrahamSpiers/status/1361677987490447365):

> *“While Stewart Robertson, the Rangers MD, bans or bars journalists galore from Ibrox – a hallmark of his time at the club – I am astounded he and Rangers have still not uttered a cheep of regret over historic child sex abuse. That SFA report was 5 days ago now. Sheer cowardice.”*

### **Wrong**

Regardless of who knew exactly, it is clear that this was a widespread problem across the sport, and no-one did enough to take allegations seriously. Certain clubs may have been mentioned more than others, but that does not make anyone less culpable.

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The victims of the abuse deserve an apology and acknowledgement – it is wrong for Rangers to deprive them of that, and the supporters cannot really disagree with Spiers regardless of their previous run-ins with him: like after his[take on Club 1872 buying shares from Dave King](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/rangers-gers-ibrox-steven-gerrard-dave-king-club-1872-2/), or the [completion of the SPFL season](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premier/rangers-fans-fume-at-graham-spiers-tweet-regarding-completion-of-spfl-season/) just last month, or [even his words on Malky Mackay](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/glasgow-rangers-graham-spiers-quotes/).

Hopefully, Robertson and the board will come to their senses as soon as possible when it comes to this report.

***In other news, [Rangers fans are livid at this club statement.](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/rangers-fc-news/rangers-gers-ibrox-steven-gerrard-sfa-statement/)***