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It's a good point re him knowing he'll "get away with it" and that's where I take issue with the SFA/SPFL in not citing him re harrassing/defaming an opposition player in the way it has been done ever since that Porty tackle on Barisic last season at ER Stadium. His comments border on defamation of character and he really "crossed a red line" when one compares anything close to that re comments coming from other Scottish managers in the past. I reckon the previous attempts to demonise Broony are the closest to this one. In reality, Porty has received two red cards, both of them v Rangers and issued by the same referee. He is not a serial offender and this type of attack by Gerrard should be challenged by the appropriate footie authority re the true motive behind these attacks and the resultant distressing impact on the player who he has clearly targeted for attention. If there isn't a rule covering this gross violation of proper footie protocol/conduct becoming of any footie manager, then there should be one created asap to protect all pro players from this kinda nonsense.
Re Mikey Stewart, I believe there's a story attached to him re being "taken down a peg or two" by the bbc after his suspension last year following his critical comments of Rangers - aye, them again eh!! Soon after that period it was noticeable how Steven Thompson (another closet Hun albeit he is a fan of Saint Mirren) got "legged up" by the bbc while Stewart, also a known Scotindy backer, not given such a high profile compared with previous appearances. I'm convinced the bbc has an "agenda" re this kinda stuff. IMO Tom English is one of the few journos/footie pundits who calls it as it is re Rangers and the questionable way they go about their business and the toxic behaviour of factions of their fans who he regards as "having no place in Scottish footie whatsoever"!