Kris Boyd claims he was immediately over Rangers’ loss against Celtic

Chris Sutton suggested a consoling embrace after the team’s heartbreaking 3-0 loss at Celtic Park, shortly before the international break, but the outspoken Sky Sports pundit hilariously rejected the idea.

The former Rangers striker was unreserved in his criticism of the team after the game, touching on everything from the “embarrassing” performance on the field to boardroom issues.

Boyd’s candid comments highlighted the need for significant improvements at Ibrox as he noted a lack of fight from those representing his old employers.

“I was over it straight away,” Boyd told The Warm Up.

“When you look at it, just the way the game materialised and panned out you look at Rangers and they have just not been able to lay a glove on Celtic over a number of games now. They started really well and Celtic obviously got that goal that was chopped off, and Rangers then capitulated. It would be a worry.

“You’re asking yourself, ‘Where are your characters, where are the leaders that are going to stand up?’ because you have to at least witness that fight, even though there have been stronger teams than this one recently that have gone to Celtic and folded. For long stretches of that game, I believed there wasn’t.

After the game, Boyd laughed when asked if he had accepted the offer from a jubilant Sutton: “Definitely not. Not to mention me, he can’t even get a hug from his wife.

It’s simple when your team is winning. I’ll wait. Not so long ago, a smile used to irritate a lot of people in Scotland.