Rangers fans haven’t had their troubles to seek during the summer of discontent as grumbles about recruitment and rage over where home games continue to grow.
The transfer market appears stagnant, however, there is still disappointment about the lack of senior and first team players arriving to bolster Philippe Clement’s squad.
The biggest issue though has been Ibrox, not just the delay with the development but the lack of a plan or communication to the fans and over 45,000 season ticket holders.
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There has though, been a break in the darkness with Chris Jack reporting that a decision has been made and an agreement has been reached by Rangers and chairman John Bennett.
According to The Rangers Review correspondent, the Light Blues are set to play at Hampden in the short term, however, that isn’t the full story.
A serious consideration was made to continue playing at Ibrox using just three stands and leaving the Copland Road empty on match days.
Is it fair to disadvantage only a percentage of the support though?
One other option that was given a great deal of thought was Murrayfield.
As told to Rangers News by finance expert Adam Williams, this could have helped offset rental costs by having a bigger capacity and more tickets to sell.
The reality, is that there was only ever one serious choice that would mean less disruption and would allow work to continue at Ibrox uninterrupted – Hampden.
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Rangers might get lucky in that, up until October, there are only four league games at home.
Add European games and the league cup, and it might not be a huge disruption.
As yet, there has been no mention of possibly reversing games to minimise how many games have to be played at the national stadium.
It might not be “home”, but Rangers will still have nearly 50,000 fans in attendance, and it doesn’t involve any extra travel for the players which, like it or not, is the priority.
As already discussed by Rangers News, the financial cost will be most felt by the reduction in match day revenue.
Edmiston House will probably still open, but it won’t have anywhere near the same footfall with fans meeting up before wandering across to Ibrox.
The club shop and, if it opens in time, the new sports bar will also take a hit.
Fans have already been messed about enough, what shouldn’t be impacted is the product that they see on the pitch caused by problems caused off it.
