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Report – Rangers feud with BBC continues as broadcaster makes “rejection” claims

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Rangers conflict with the BBC in Scotland shows no signs of letting up after the recent statements by fan group Club 1872 and the media organisation continued the tit-for-tat pattern of previous engagement.

Gers fans have been treated like second class citizens by the publicly funded corporation for four years now as they continue to refuse to provide match day coverage from Ibrox in support of banned BBC journalist Chris McLaughlin.

McLaughlin had his press privileges revoked by Rangers after reporting a series of mistruths and continuing with an approach to covering games that was far from balanced and/or impartial.

Stewart Robertson spoke earlier in the season about attempting to build bridges with the BBC so that fans of the club could get the same level of coverage as the other teams in the Scottish Premiership, however, these were halted after Michael Stewart’s bizarre rant aimed at Jim Traynor and Alfredo Morelos.

After being suspended and then subsequently re-instated, Stewart appears to have faced no disciplinary measures despite the inaccuracy of his claims, that he wasn’t even forced to apologise to the club or player shows the lack of interest that the organisation has in treating Rangers with impartiality.

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Club 1872, as part of their quarterly statement made the following remarks about the ongoing issue with the BBC, as reported by The Scottish Sun:

“We have also made a number of complaints to BBC Scotland regarding what we consider to be biased, inaccurate and offensive output, and have updated members on these complaints via email and social media.”

“It is absolutely clear from the responses we’ve had that BBC Scotland will use any excuse and perform mental gymnastics to the point of absurdity to try to justify instances of biased or inaccurate coverage.”

To which the BBC replied (via The Scottish Sun):

“It is categorically untrue to claim that BBC Scotland has refused to cover Rangers games at Ibrox.”

“Rangers have maintained an exceptional ban on one of our journalists for the last four years.”

“And despite numerous attempts to resolve this situation and to restore commentary from Ibrox – for Rangers’ fans and for our audience – every proposal we have put forward has been rejected by Rangers.”

The saga shows no signs of ending any time soon with Rangers fans continuing to be the ones who “suffer” with no coverage of their side from the national broadcaster from inside Ibrox, although given the standard of some of the pundits and commentators, it’s maybe a blessing in disguise.

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