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Gabriel McKay

Rangers may not take the knee against Celtic as Ibrox stars 'consider' scrapping gesture

Rangers players could opt not to take the knee ahead of the derby clash with Celtic, as players consider whether the message is strong enough.

Clubs have been taking the knee across Scottish football since the start of the season in order to highlight the issue of racism.

That problem was thrust front and centre on Thursday night when Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela was accused of calling Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara a "f*****g monkey".

The club and manager Steven Gerrard are standing behind their player, and the Daily Mail reports that discussions have been held over whether to take the knee aheead of Sunday's game.

Both Motherwell and Dundee United opted not to do so ahead of their matches, and it's believed the decision will rest with captain James Tavernier and vice-captain Connor Goldson.

Following the incident with Kamara, Goldson expressed his belief that taking the knee had lost some of its meaning.

The centre-back said: "I’ll be honest, taking a knee is a token gesture from the higher authorities.

"Take a knee to make it look like they’re doing something to help but they are not doing anything because when these things happen there’s no consequence.

“There might be a fine but it’s never enough. You get fined more for showing an advertisement on a pair of underwear than you do for being racist or having a group of supporters or a player being racist towards someone and it’ll never change.”

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