BBC Breakfast was hit with a viewer complaint after they were accused of using an "inaccurate name" to refer to Rangers.
The complaint, which was logged in the broadcaster's fortnightly round-up of viewer grumbles, referred to a report on BBC One's morning news show on March 6.
READ MORE: Glasgow's top cop fires Rangers march warning to fans
The Glasgow Times understands the report said: "Glasgow Rangers FC is not the same as the club formerly known as Glasgow Rangers FC."
The BBC said it would not comment further on individual complaints.
READ MORE: Glasgow family speaks out about Pollok dad’s suicide
It was not upheld, along with 24 other objections that reached Stage 2 of the corporation's complaints process.
Since the liquidation of the company which owned Rangers FC in 2012, the club has been beset by attacks from their Old Firm rivals who claim the club itself ceased to exist.
READ MORE: UFC superstar Conor McGregor details talks to buy Celtic shares from Dermot Desmond
Some Celtic fans insist there is no Old Firm anymore because of the company's liquidation and refer to the club as Sevco, the former name of the company set up to buy The Rangers Football Club Plc's assets in 2012.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel