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Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson took aim at BBC Scotland on Monday night, accusing the corporation of treating them differently from other clubs and 'vilifying' striker Alfredo Morelos.

In a lengthy interview on the club website calling for changes to the SFA's disciplinary system, the Ibrox chief also voiced concern over compliance officer Clare Whyte potentially being influenced by 'Trial by Sportscene'.

Rangers and the BBC have been in dispute since 2015, with the corporation refusing to send staff to Ibrox after the club banned one of their reporters.

Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson accused BBC Scotland of treating them differently from other clubs

Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson accused BBC Scotland of treating them differently from other clubs

Robertson claimed the BBC have recently confirmed to the club that they treat Rangers differently to the rest of the Premiership.

Citing the treatment of Morelos after a series of flashpoints in the last Old Firm clash, and an unsavoury picture of midfielder Ryan Jack that drew an official apology from the BBC, he wondered if the club is being punished due to the broadcaster's coverage of Rangers.

Robertson said: 'The BBC recently asked to come to Ibrox, but only to cover the matches. They would not be interviewing our manager and our players.

'Now, if they are treating us differently in that respect, are there other areas where they are also treating Rangers differently in terms of the incidents which we are seeing being highlighted at the weekend?

'You only have to look at the Alfredo Morelos incident in the Old Firm game, where they seemed to spend an inordinate amount of time examining Alfredo's actions, but at no time at all did they look at any other actions from that game with the same scrutiny.

Robertson accused BBC Scotland of 'vilifying' Alfredo Morelos for his actions against Celtic

Robertson accused BBC Scotland of 'vilifying' Alfredo Morelos for his actions against Celtic

'Morelos was then effectively vilified for three weeks on various BBC platforms.

'We had the Ryan Jack incident where we had a banner showing the decapitated head of Ryan used as an image for a discussion on ticketing, I think.

'So we have had various incidents with the BBC and it just doesn't seem to be getting any better with them.

'They have actually written to us and told us they are treating us differently from other clubs in the Premiership.

'It is important the compliance officer isn't influenced unduly by Sportscene given that background.

'It feels as though the incidents, which are being highlighted on the television at the weekend, are the incidents which are being picked up by the compliance officer on a Monday.

'I've heard the expression 'Trial by Sportscene' and that really seems to be the way it is going.

In addition, Robertson criticised the corporation over their coverage of the Ryan Jack incident

In addition, Robertson criticised the corporation over their coverage of the Ryan Jack incident

'Now, we understand complaints come in from all sorts of avenues but the correlation between what is shown on television at the weekend and what is then being reviewed on a Monday and the notice of

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