Concerned Charlie Nicholas believes Rangers have a bigger issue in Scott Brown than the standard of refereeing in Scottish football.
The Ibrox side complained the SFA over the performance of referee Kevin Clancy during the 1-1 draw with Aberdeen last Tuesday.
Dons skipper Brown was front and centre on a night of high drama and he was on the receiving end of the tackle that earned Ryan Kent a second yellow card.
But former Celtic star Nicholas has warned Rangers they are asking the wrong questions in the aftermath, and reckons they are still taking the bait from the legendary Parkhead hero.
He is also convinced the decision to go to Hampden wouldn't have been Rangers manager Gio van Bronckhorst 's call.
Speaking in his Express column, he said: "The Old Firm get more refereeing breaks than any other clubs in the country.
"Having played for Celtic and Aberdeen, I have seen it from both sides.
"But when decisions don't go your way, you need to be man enough and humble enough to accept them - even if you know they weren't right.
"That's why I was so alarmed last week that Rangers submitted a complaint letter to the SFA questioning decisions made by referee Kevin Clancy during their 1-1 draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie.
"If I was the Rangers manager, I would be more focused on my own players and asking why they got caught up in things, with Dons captain Scott Brown especially.
"Why did they take the bait and get involved in it?
"If I was looking to ask questions about why the defending champions dropped two points then my first stop would be to the Rangers dressing room.
"Yes, Clancy had a poor game and got a lot of decisions wrong but it certainly wasn't one-sided.
"Aberdeen should have been awarded a penalty when Ryan Hedges was caught by the leg of on-rushing Allan McGregor after the Aberdeen forward had knocked the ball past the Gers keeper when through on goal.
"There are plenty of times when Rangers get the benefit of the doubt but you never see them coming out to acknowledge such instances.Yet, they don't hesitate to make their grievances public when they think they've been the victims of an injustice.
"It is an absolute joke. My first reaction to Rangers contacting the SFA was that this is a club trying to exert their authority by throwing their weight around when things don't go their way.
"The irony is that the club's stance was in sharp contrast to that of Giovanni van Bronckhorst after the game.
"The Gers manager was very calm, accepted things and made it clear it was time to move on.
"Yet, within a couple of days the whole thing had blown up.
"It certainly doesn't look van Bronckhorst was behind the complaint letter.
"I suspect the Dutchman brushed off most of the flashpoints as schoolboy stupidity. Seeing the Rangers players getting caught up with Scott Brown's antics was just nonsense.
"I know it shouldn't have been a second yellow card for Ryan Kent but sometimes these decisions go for you and other times they don't.You just have to accept them.
"Everybody and every club gets bad decisions.
"The referee was poor for both sides on the night and Rangers have absolutely no case on this one.
"Their own players got hooked in by Brown and ended up failing miserably on the park.That's all there is to report."
