FORMER Rangers star Ian Durrant has been told to “wise up” after being caught on camera making a sectarian comment.
The 51-year-old was speaking at a football legends dinner in Bothwell Bridge Hotel, Lanarkshire, earlier this month.
In footage caught on the night, and circulated online, he can be heard saying “f*** the Pope” into a microphone.
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The night was also also attended by ex-Rangers players Barry Ferguson and Lee McCulloch.
Campaigners have since blasted the former midfielder, who left Dumbarton FC following recent changes at the club on Sunday.
Dave Scott, director of Nil By Mouth - which was set up by 2014 Evening Times Scotswoman of the Year Cara Henderson - slammed Durrant’s comments, telling him to “wise up.”
He said: “This is crass behaviour and reflects extremely poorly on the person involved. He should wise up and join the rest of us in the 21st Century. That this is someone who was in a management position at an SPFL football club until yesterday also reminds us sectarian attitudes still pervade on the game here.”
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