'We have completely broken them' 'Read the rule book' 'Dry yer eyes' Ibrox digital guru crumbles at latest crushing defeat

Jonny McFarlane hasn’t taken Celtic’s victory in the Glasgow Derby very well.

As the least questioning of the Ibrox messengers the Head of Digital Sport at Newsquest is leading the attempt to switch the focus from Sunday’s match onto Don Robertson and away from Micky Beale.

Down the years big Jonny has come up with some classics. Brilliantly he stands by his claim that Barrie McKay is a better player than Kieran Tierney while he has found a website that backs up his claim that James Tavernier has been the greatest player in Scottish football this decade.

Those sort of views made McFarlane the outstanding candidate to lead Newsquest’s assault on the digital market. With print sales of the Herald around 12,000 per day and the Evening Times measured in four figures it is digital or bust for the once proud titles. As well as the Rangers Review he also edits The Celtic Way.

All summer long the flagship Rangers Review has been applying incredible spin to each of Micky Beale’s summer recruits. At no stage did they consider signing three strikers that were relegated last season might be a warning sign.

Or the fact that Cyriel Dessers and Sam Lammers change club every summer might mean that they aren’t quite the elite level strikers they were billed as.

Best of all Danilo has to be the icing on the cake because he has a Brazilian passport, smiles and speaks decent English. The £6m man has never been near an international cap, was freed by Ajax in the summer of 2022 and hadn’t started a match since March as Feyenoord raced to the title.

McFarlane championed them all, plus Luis Palma but now like Beale he is in a bit of a spot.

Rather than analyse the flop signings and the rookie boss that looked into their eyes it is Robertson and VAR that are the focus for the Newsquest leader. Applying the Laws of the Game in a match involving a side that has gone 58 SPFL matches without having a penalty awarded against them is a difficult concept to grasp.

McFarlane has achieved his goal of digital engagement but only in giving Newsquest’s digital titles the same credibility as the soon to disappear print versions.

CLICK HERE for big Jonny’s tear stained ramblings, stunning digital content at just £4 for four months.

🚨 Rangers are bemused by the use of VAR after Kemar Roofe scored against Celtic.
They note respected refereeing experts disagreeing with the decision and wonder how the incident reached the ‘clear and obvious’ intervention criteria.
The SFA will be contacted for answers. Full…
— Jonny McFarlane (@jonnyrmcfarlane) September 4, 2023

We have completely broken them.
— Celtic bhoy (@Pedroshome67) September 4, 2023

It’s time that @ScottishFA grew a pair and told these absolute chancers to bolt.
Not content with miraculously failing to concede a penalty in a league game for 60 matches, they now want to draw two of their own over the coals for giving what was a clear and obvious foul?
GTF.
— Andy P (@DroooPeacock) September 4, 2023

fuck off jonny dry your eyes
— Allisterjack (@karlcomptonfans) September 4, 2023

Shock horror as rules are applied in a game featuring TRIFC
— Joe Miller (@joe_averagejoe) September 4, 2023

Jonny. Dry yer eyes hunny.
— The Ayrshire Separatist. (@DanielJMath1) September 4, 2023

Why, don’t you all know the rules of football?
— Witchy 💀 (@WitchyOfG21) September 4, 2023

Crayons coming out again
— kate dunbar (@katedunbar61) September 4, 2023

pic.twitter.com/18kYByw6Cy
— Peter Keaney (@buglas67) September 4, 2023

Read the rule book pic.twitter.com/UZ224pNDqj
— lawman (@Jimmilaw) September 4, 2023

Here’s the rules for those pretending to be bemused 👇 pic.twitter.com/S3A6XLxPvA
— Cautious Dave (@cautiousdave) September 4, 2023

Ask them for clarity on this from last season…. pic.twitter.com/jiImgUir0f
— Brendan Quinn (@quinzo82) September 4, 2023

Were they bemused when they received a free kick for this last season? https://t.co/pGEkK2sJSy
— Tommy Melly (@TommyMelly1973) September 4, 2023

Remember last week when John Soutter slipped and County got denied a perfectly good goal.
— Tony C (@Green_Hoops67) September 4, 2023

What’s your thoughts on Beale as a manager Jonny and his lack of tactics, poor signings as well as being 4 points behind of Celtic in the league and embarrassed out of Champions league? Shouldn’t that be the focus?
— Eddie Clarke (@eddieclarke2) September 4, 2023