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David Irvine

Ferguson pulls no punches as he tells sorry Rangers players 'home truths' after loss

Barry Ferguson has admitted he had to tell "a few home truths" after Rangers lost to Hibs.

The Ibrox interim manager was left furious at the Scottish Premiership loss with the visitors running out 2-0 victors in a fifth straight loss in Govan for Rangers.

Raging Ferguson revealed in his post-match press conference that he pulled no punches with players after the match as he blasted the display. 

"Worse than disappointing," said Ferguson. "God, where do I start? How long have we got? 

"Spent a bit of time in the dressing room. A few home truths were told.

"Hibs deserved to win. That's me just being straight."

He added: "That's not a Rangers team. Miles from being a Rangers team. 


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"This is your bread and butter. And I've said it, I feel I'm repeating myself. European games, Celtic games are the easiest games to get up for. These are the games that this group of players struggle with and it was evident today.

"Yet we started good. Again, another mistake. Go into your shells, feel sorry for each other. Come back out after ten minutes. Finish okay. 

"Second half, I demand a lot more from them. And I don't get it.

You're playing with Glasgow Rangers. You can't get up for games of football then... You shouldn't be playing football. 

"Especially here, you come into a place like this. Brilliant stadium and supporters. Packed to the rafters. Getting behind you. And we put a performance on like that. 

"As you can probably see or hear, I'm fuming."

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