Source: Team_Talk
Smith calls for common sense approach
But he believes the performance of match official Steve Conroy at Rugby Park on Saturday was a one-off which is unlikely to be repeated.
Both camps agreed red cards for Pedro Mendes and Manuel Pascali were harsh, while Smith and opposite number Jim Jefferies were both baffled by the number of bookings in what was far from a dirty encounter after seven other players were cautioned.
Asked whether he would like to see referees adopt a more common sense approach to games in general, the Rangers boss replied: "Of course we would."
He added: "From previous experience of having Steve Conroy as a referee, he was never like that in other games so I don't know why he was like that in the weekend game.
"In other games he has always had the confidence to referee the game in a decent manner. Some of us have a bad day - managers included - and that might have happened to him.
"But it's not something I've noticed as being prevalent in the other games we have had."
Smith was sent to the stand following an angry exchange with Kilmarnock players he mistakenly thought were trying to encourage the referee to dismiss Mendes.
And he is still waiting to hear from the Scottish Football Association about a potential four-match ban as a result of the outburst.
Smith will be hit with an automatic two-match ban if found guilty of misconduct by the SFA, which could be extended after he was handed the same punishment following a Scottish Cup tie against Hibernian in 2008.
If a four-game ban is imposed, then Smith will miss the season's first Old Firm derby against Celtic on October 4 and three other fixtures, which will be dependent on their progression in the League Cup.
"We've not heard from them yet so I don't know whether that will be the case or not," he said.
"I'll just need to wait until we receive notification of what's to happen."
Next up for Rangers is Queen of the South in the Co-operative Insurance Cup, the team they narrowly defeated in the 2008 Scottish Cup final.
Despite being regarded as the least illustrious of the three domestic trophies, Smith insists their desire to reclaim the silverware from last season's winners Celtic is as strong as ever.
He said: "The cup ties have an importance. If there is a trophy to be won, you want to try to do that.
"We reached the final last year and lost to Celtic so we want to try to get back there again this year and that's what we will be attempting to do.
"We face a tough game, there is no doubt about that. We played Queen of the South in the Scottish Cup final the season before last and they were excellent in that game.
"Going down to their place, in a televised game, we know their approach to the game will be good and we have to try to match that. "
Rangers 2/7, Draw 9/2, Queen of South 9/1
