Chris Sutton clearly raging after Barry Ferguson 'disgrace' comparison when Rangers boss changed Kilmarnock game

02/27/2025 09:30 AM

After 15 minutes against Kilmarnock, Barry Ferguson was probably beginning to regret his decision to take the Rangers job. 

At full-time, the Hall of Fame legend was probably thinking that football management was easy given how much of an impact his substitutions and tactical changes made. 

A good night's work, however, not for serial troll Chris Sutton whose night must have been ruined by Rangers' comeback leading him to have a sly dig at the man who ruined so many of his days as a player. 

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Chris Sutton fumes as Barry Ferguson makes immediate Rangers impact

Rangers fans had to endure the former Celtic striker's dulcet tones on Sky Sports commentary duties and the early glee in his voice soon disappeared in the second half. 

The turning point? Ferguson intervening after half an hour to replace Clinton Nsiala with Ridvan Yilmaz, something Sutton has tried to turn into a negative: 

"Philippe Clement was a disgrace for taking Bailey Rice off… Barry Ferguson was a genius taking Clinton Nsiala off… Football eh…" Sutton said, posting on X. 

As always, Sutton has tried to create some sort of aggravation or stir up criticism for Ferguson's handling of a young player.

The difference, as he well knows, is that Rice was having a solid game and the change Clement made didn't have an impact, whereas Ferguson's actions turned the performance on its head. 

What did Ferguson say about taking Nsiala off?

The new Rangers manager did Nsiala a favour by taking him out of the firing line: 

"I’ve got to make decisions. Clinton’s a young player, he’s got huge potential, but it could have been a number of players," Ferguson said in defence of his player.

"But I’ve been brought here to do a job, I have to make some tough decisions at times. I’m not scared to make tough decisions, but it worked.  

"But listen, Clinton, we’re going to work with him, we’re going to make him better, and he’ll learn from it.

"So, it’s nothing against the young man, as I said. I think he’s got a bright, bright future in front of him."