Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson has revealed that the club is exploring the possibility of expanding Ibrox Stadium to 55,000 seats.
The Rangers supremo was speaking to the Daily Record and revealed that feasibility studies are already underway to see the options the club have with regards expansion.
Stopping short of suggesting new stands or areas, Robertson says the plans are about coping with the demand and would involve new rows of seats around the stadium.
“It’s something we’re looking at just now. We won’t see anything as grand as another tier built on top of one of the existing stands,” explains Robertson.
“However, we are exploring ways we can add additional seating into the stadium. I don’t see it being another 10,000, it would maybe be low thousands.
“There are feasibility works going on at this moment and we’re probably two or three months away from knowing whether it will be possible or not.
Expanding Ibrox could come down to finances
“We’re working with a couple of consultancy firms to see what might be possible and to work out the financials on it.
“Ultimately, if the financial model doesn’t work and we don’t get payback on it then you could question why we would do it as it’s money that could be used elsewhere.
“However, we’re keen to explore it and see if it’s possible because the demand from fans has been phenomenal, absolutely incredible.
“There is no sign of that lessening in the short term and if we can do it it’s another investment to go into the club.”
The concept of increasing capacity at Ibrox Stadium is something that has been spoken about before, particularly by fans.
But the club and the board, including previous regimes, have never written off the possibility of increasing Ibrox’s capacity going forward.
It’s good to see the club exploring the feasibility of expanding the capacity and it’ll be interesting to see the outcome of the consultations currently ongoing.
Watch this space.
