'Don't pick on us,' says new owner of Rangers

CRAIG Whyte, the new owner of Rangers, has backed the government's new legislation for stamping out sectarianism in Scottish football but says he will not allow his club to be picked on in the battle against bigotry.

"We can't have sectarianism in a modern football club," said Whyte. "If you've been to the last few games at Ibrox, it (bigoted singing] was pretty much nonexistent.

"For commercial opportunities going forward we have to get away from it completely. Huge strides have been made since I used to go to games 20 to 25 years ago.