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Gers duo handed olive branch

16 Apr 2009 - 10:07:22

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Rangers boss Walter Smith has handed an olive branch to disgraced duo Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor.

The pair were handed a lifetime ban from Scotland duty earlier this month with Smith hinting that their time at Ibrox had also come to an end.

However, the Gers boss has now said: "I did say in an off-the-record briefing to journalists that they wouldn't play for the club again.

"Since then I've had a think about it and I've looked at the way it's been handled by the SFA.

"The president said the issue, the original problem, wasn't handled properly, then George Burley said it hadn't been handled properly.

"So I ask myself - if the SFA admit they didn't handle it properly, am I being harsh? If people in charge are saying it wasn't handled well, then I feel I've got to give them some leeway."