Source: Team_Talk
Gough advice for scrapping Gers
The former Ibrox captain was responding to reports that Kenny Miller and Madjid Bougherra clashed at Murray Park on Friday and had to be pulled apart by shocked team-mates.[LNB]Bougherra was reportedly unhappy at comments made by Miller, when the striker accused him of a lack of respect after returning late from international duty with Algeria for the third time this season.[LNB]The spat happened just hours before Rangers slipped off top spot in the Scottish Premier League, suffering defeat at Aberdeen in Saturday's early kick-off.[LNB]Gough believes such an altercation shows there is passion within the Scottish champions' ranks - it just has to be channelled in the proper manner.[LNB]"It used to happen quite a lot in my day but we were letting off steam," he said.[LNB]"We had a lot of tough characters in the teams that I played with and training sessions could get lively sometimes.[LNB]"But you worry if this one runs a bit deeper because I don't think anyone came out in the press and publicly criticised another player during my time at the club. No-one would do that.[LNB]"This time, it has happened a couple of times and, I would say, deservedly so with Mr Bougherra coming back late three times from Algeria.[LNB]"There are obviously tensions within the camp. But sometimes that can be a good thing as well and Rangers must use that to their advantage.[LNB]"It shows there is a good spirit within the club, a passion to do well. By all accounts there wasn't a blow landed so there is no harm done. It shows that people are caring."[LNB]As a former captain himself, Gough believes it should be the job of skipper David Weir to ensure any simmering feud between the two players is not allowed to boil over again.[LNB]He added: "The captain of the club, Davie Weir, has to step in and sort it out amongst the players.[LNB]"I had to step in many times to sort out problems with my team - and we were winning at the time. I'm just surprised this has come out. We had quite a number of spats but they never got to the press' ears."[LNB]Gough - who helped to make the draw for the fourth round of the Active Nation Scottish Cup at Hampden today - appeared more concerned by the bigger issues affecting his former club at the moment.[LNB]Rangers have made no secret of their financial woes as the search continues for a new owner and fans are bracing themselves for the sale of key personnel in January.[LNB]Gough admits the current turmoil is in stark contrast to his own time at Ibrox in the 1980s and 1990s.[LNB]"It's completely different," he said.[LNB]"Going back to when I played for Rangers, I signed for £1.5million in 1987 and it was a record fee for a defender, which everyone thought was ludicrous. Now it looks like chicken-feed.[LNB]"At that time, we were buying all the best players - myself, Terry Butcher, Chris Woods. We had fantastic players from down south, the cream of the crop like Gary Stevens and Trevor Steven.[LNB]"Now it has changed, unfortunately. This January it looks like Rangers are going to have to sell players.[LNB]"Walter Smith came out with a statement a few weeks ago and said the bank was running the club and, when a manager of his quality and calibre says that, it sets alarm bells ringing for the supporters.[LNB]"I worry about the club and I just hope someone comes in with a very good offer and gets Rangers financially stable again."[LNB][LNB]
