‘Fans were groaning’ – Striker claims how Rangers supporters impact players

Wed 27 December 2017 12:40, UK

St Johnstone striker Graham Cummins believes the expectations of supporters at Ibrox is making life much harder for the Rangers stars as they still expect teams to be thrashed regularly.

The Gers have lost four and drawn twice at home this season in the league and have much superior away form despite the expected boost playing somewhere like Ibrox should provide.

Cummins admits that the fans getting on to the players for every slack pass seemed to “affect” the Gers players in their recent defeat to St. Johnstone and claimed even the substitutes were getting it in the neck from fans.

“When we scored our second, the atmosphere in the ground changed,” Cummins said, as quoted by the Cork Evening Echo.

“Rangers aren’t the same team they were years ago, however, their supporters still expect them to roll teams over at Ibrox.

“The Rangers fans were groaning at every mistake made by one of their players and it seemed to affect the Gers’ players.

“Even Rangers’ substitutes were receiving abuse when they went down the touchline to warm-up. Sitting on the bench I was itching to get on.”