THE standard of the three surfaces that Rangers have played on in the last week cannot be used as a catch all excuse for the levels of their respective performances.
But they must - much like the injury crisis that has permeated their campaign - be taken into account as a mitigating factor on each occasion as Aberdeen, Kilmarnock and St Johnstone have been overcome.
Michael Beale labelled the pitches at Hampden and McDiarmid Park as 'cow fields' in the aftermath of the Scottish Cup win on Saturday evening. Earlier in the week, he spoke about why he would prefer not to play on plastic parks as he highlighted the advantages that Derek McInnes and his men have enjoyed this term.
