SLAMMED: Press attacks Rangers and Scottish football with former Ibrox defender

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·12 Agustus 2025

SLAMMED: Press attacks Rangers and Scottish football with former Ibrox defender

Scottish media have somehow found a reason to dig at Scottish football and Rangers by using former Rangers defender Robin Propper’s recent comments about Scottish style as a negative. Robin Propper speaks out about Scottish football and Rangers.

Let’s look at what he said:

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“In Scottish football, the crowd wants everything to happen immediately. That’s what people want. The ball has to be kicked towards the goal as soon as possible. You see a lot of one-on-one duels, which means you end up playing in large spaces. It’s kick and rush. That’s part of the culture. That’s how football is played. It’s a completely different dynamic to here. I’m not a true man-marker and you certainly see a lot of that there.”

Nothing wrong with what he says here, Scottish football’s style is indeed kick and rush and that’s neither a good or bad thing. It’s just the style. It always has been a bit rough and tumble, it’s never been especially stylish and this is nothing new from any foreigner coming here.

“My better games came in the Europa League, where we reached the quarter finals deservedly. I rely on coaching and composure on the ball. That’s why they brought me in. To make the transition to a more polished game. It was a different world for me, but it was wonderful to experience. Scotland truly breathes football. Footballers are revered. The nostalgia, the history, the sheer fanaticism in the stadiums.”

Yes, very scathing indeed, as the defender simply accurately refers to his experience in Scotland and Ibrox. Frankly he is more praising and honest than anything else here and there’s literally no stick to beat anyone with.

“It’s truly special. Celtic v Rangers has been a very special match for decades. And it still is, although Rangers unfortunately lost out in the significant games to Celtic. Rangers didn’t win the title either and then everything suddenly turned upside down. There was a new owner and a new manager. They brought in new players, including players in my position. I took my time to assess that, but I realised it would be a difficult situation. So unfortunately, my adventure in Scotland ended prematurely.”

We’re not ones to defend Scottish football, it’s crap, but Propper is just describing the spade here. There’s nothing scathing or negative about this, he’s just being honest. Robin Propper speaks out about Scottish football and Rangers.

Dutch football is expansive and ‘total football’ whereas Scottish football is a bit more ‘organic’. We don’t exactly like it much but Propper isn’t exactly slaughtering the game.

And he certainly isn’t slaughtering Rangers.

No story here at all.