Chris Sutton eviscerates Rangers call off 'humiliation' as Dundee and Don Robertson rinsed for Premiership sin

Chris Sutton has savaged referee Don Robertson after the late cancellation of Rangers’ game at Dundee.

The Record Sport columnist insists it is outrageous that the match official was only in place less than two hours before scheduled noon kick-off to decide. Sutton says the farcical nature of events leaves the Scottish Premiership looking like a Mickey Mouse league. The Ibrox club were fuming at postponement which means they head into the international break a point behind Celtic at the top of the table.

Sutton is also adamant that the lack of swifter action has shown pure disdain for supporters of the Scottish game. Sutton was at Dens Park before 9am for his duties as a Sky Sports pundit and was aware that a pitch inspection was being undertaken by a local referee at 9.15am. There were serious concerns for the fixture at that point, but it was over an hour later before Robertson made the official decision.

Sutton says that is inexcusable and blasted: “It’s a complete embarrassment. Don says it was an easy decision. So why on earth could it not have been made earlier? The amateur referee at 9.15am had a look and had concerns. Then they had to wait for Don and he rocks up about an hour later. Don, or any match referee, should be at a stadium at least three hours before kick-off.

“Why is he even thinking about rocking up to the ground less than two hours before? I looked at my watch and it was 10.17am when he wandered out onto the pitch. He’s like a celebrity. What a load of nonsense.

“Listen, it might not just be down to Don. It might be the SPFL procedure that it’s okay to turn up at that time. Good lord, he’s the match referee. Only the most important individual at a game before it kicks-off and the only one who can