Rangers boss Stuart McCall calls for a yellow cards amnesty

Stuart McCall has called for a review of the way players face being suspended for the promotion play-off games.

The Rangers boss wants the SFA to consider rewriting their disciplinary rules to avoid top stars missing fixtures that could have a major impact on their club’s future.

He said: “As soon as the season finishes, I think suspensions should be wiped out.

“We have two lads, Kenny Miller and Darren McGregor, on five cautions and if they get booked in our last two matches, they miss a play-off game.

“I’m not saying this just for us. I’m saying it for everyone because if you get six bookings in 38 games, the way the game is played now, it doesn’t mean you’ve been bad.

“I’d like everyone to start from scratch for the play-offs. It’s not going to happen this season, but hopefully it can be looked at for the future.

“Some people can be missing their best players and everyone wants to see the best players taking part in these occasions.”

Of the other potential play-off contenders, Ross County have Jake Jervis and Craig Curran on five bookings, while Motherwell have Jack Leitch and Simon Ramsden on four.

Hibs have Jason Cumming on five cautions, as is Kevin Holt of Queen of the South.

Although not a league competition, there is some precedent for this type of rule change.

UEFA altered their stance of yellow cards to make it harder for players to be suspended for the Champions League and Europa League finals.

Last year they decided that yellow cards would be wiped out after the quarter-final stage.

Meanwhile, McCall has reassured his experienced players that he hasn’t written off their future at Rangers.

Youngsters like Andy Murdoch, Tom Walsh and Ryan Hardie have been increasingly prominent in the Ibrox first-team recently.

At the same time, more experienced heads,like Kris Boyd and Jon Daly, have been struggling to make the bench.

McCall said: “I left Rangers to go to Bradford at 34, and everyone thought: ‘Ach, he’s only winding his career down’.

“We managed to get promotion for the first time in 70-odd years.

“I went to Sheffield United at 38 and we got in the semi-final of the League Cup and the FA Cup and the Play-off Final.

“So I’m not one for ‘I’ll play all kids’. I see they’re good enough.

“Certainly Murdoch gives the team energy. Walsh and Hardie give us pace and ability.

“So it wasn’t me thinking I’m going to get the fans going by playing the kids. Whoever’s showing up and doing well, I’ll play.

“That doesn’t mean you won’t have a future if you’re over 30. As long as you’re hungry, it doesn’t matter what age you are.”

For proof of that, the Rangers players only have to look at their manager.