So, since Thursday night, Chris Sutton has done nothing but moan, throw his toys out of the pram and even had the audacity to compose an article comparing his refused access to Ibrox to cover the Real Betis v Celtic game for BT Sport to Rangers “Everyone, Anyone” initiative designed to eradicate all forms of discrimination from football.
Does Sutton genuinely see himself as being a member of one of the protected groups that the Equalities Act (2010) covers? I’m not quite sure where “former Celtic player” sits in the spectrum of race, religion or sexuality to be honest with you.
Rangers have set a “dangerous precedent” according to the pundit, a precedent being defined “as an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances”. I’m pretty sure that football clubs around the world have banned individuals that have continuously disrespected them in public before and that Sutton isn’t the first.
Rather than looking at his own behaviour, much like a child, he has decided that blaming big, bad, Rangers is going to be his approach, he can’t understand why the club has taken this decision, so, I thought I’d give him a hand.
It’s nothing to do with freedom of speech, plenty of pundits and journalists have criticised Rangers in the past and continue to be given access, maybe it’s because of nonsense like this that Sutton isn’t welcome:
On Mark Warburton:
Chris Sutton posts online video claiming departing @RangersFC boss Mark Warburton had ”lost the plot”https://t.co/Cz7qyo5q6Z pic.twitter.com/NH9Epporxs
— The Scottish Sun (@ScottishSun) February 11, 2017
Chris Sutton slams ‘petulant’ Mark Warburton after Rangers Friday night BT boycott – Daily Record https://t.co/6e9RMMzbJN
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) October 17, 2016
Chris Sutton monsters Mark Warburton and tells him: The Rangers job’s too big for you – Daily Record https://t.co/KFRPbiTlim
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) September 19, 2016
On Pedro Caixinha:
“I don’t care about Celtic!”
It got tense between @chris_sutton73 and Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha… 👀 pic.twitter.com/fV0tjXrRHq
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) August 27, 2017
“The class clown, the most embarrassing manager in the history of Rangers!”@chris_sutton73‘s instant reaction to Pedro Caixinha’s sacking. pic.twitter.com/VVCcjOSN2d
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 26, 2017
“Rangers will be doomed under Pedro Caixinha!”@chris_sutton73 called it back in May 👀pic.twitter.com/8znwacX5j2
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 26, 2017
Celtic legends John Hartson and Chris Sutton MOCK sacked Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha https://t.co/f8YY67RDU6
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) October 26, 2017
On Steven Gerrard:
“Steven Gerrard is morphing into Pedro Caixinha”
“People who think Rangers have had a good season are DELUDED!”
“We talk about Celtic being average, what does that make Rangers?!”@chris_sutton73 puts the boot into Rangers 😳 pic.twitter.com/8XNIb9HFlR
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 28, 2019
And his favourite subject, Alfredo Morelos…
‘It’s unprecedented, he should’ve gone three times..’
Alfredo Morelos escaped further punishment, it’s fair to say @chris_sutton73 was not impressed..#BTSportScore pic.twitter.com/otpmdMucZR
— BT Sport Score (@btsportscore) January 5, 2019
Scared refereeing 😣
Bad refereeing 🙄
Or simple mistakes? 🤔In @chris_sutton73‘s eyes, Alfredo Morelos is just an accident waiting to happen! pic.twitter.com/fou9GGE1m7
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 29, 2021
Should Alfredo Morelos be sold? Can he be trusted?@chris_sutton73: “No he shouldn’t be sold, but he’s got to sort himself out. Idiotic!”https://t.co/QF9rWa2F6k
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) December 7, 2018
Now, Sutton isn’t really using offensive language, he does though resort to name calling a few times and seems obsessed with one player getting red cards and suspensions every week whilst ignoring plenty of other players that have done exactly the same or worse, remember that these are just a few samples of him being unprofessional, there are plenty of others.
That he hasn’t reflected on some of the things he’s said in the past speaks volumes about him as a person and pundit, this is, after all the same person who said this:
Throwback to when chris Sutton said that Dunfermline lied down to us after we won our 50th title. 😂
BBC Scotland will be showing the full replay of rangers v Dunfermline on sunday. pic.twitter.com/sKn6TfghEd
— 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙮𝙖𝙡 (@morelosCartel_) April 7, 2020
Yeah, I can’t work out why Rangers wouldn’t want Sutton around Ibrox either….