Rangers will play their first house recreation of the 2024/25 Scottish Premiership season earlier than welcoming Dynamo Kyiv to Glasgow for the second leg of their Champions League qualification recreation – however neither recreation might be held at Ibrox.
Philippe Clement’s aspect have been away from house for each of their aggressive video games this season, drawing 0-0 at Hearts within the league on Saturday earlier than rescuing a late draw in opposition to Dynamo Kyiv in Poland on Tuesday night.
Rangers will now play the following few weeks’ value of house video games 4 miles down the highway at Scotland’s nationwide stadium Hampden Park, house to Queen’s Park.
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Why Rangers aren’t enjoying at Ibrox
Rangers have been compelled to play away from their regular gaff by development work within the Copland Stand, which was meant to be accomplished within the low season however was hit by delays in the summertime.
Constructing supplies for the mission didn’t arrive from abroad within the timescale Rangers anticipated.
As soon as full, the renovation work will enhance the capability of the stand by 600.
Ibrox is present process renovation work (Picture credit score: Jane Barlow)
As a joint SFA and SPFL assertion stated final month: “The association contains the membership’s house matches as much as Scotland’s UEFA Nations League fixture at house to Poland on September 5 and the SPFL Board has permitted Rangers enjoying such matches away from their very own Registered Floor.
“As a part of the settlement, Rangers have dedicated to fund an accelerated pitch development programme to make sure the Hampden floor is prepared for the membership’s first house recreation.”
A Rangers assertion in the meantime added: “The membership is constant to work tirelessly on the Copland Stand mission at Ibrox to finish that as quickly as doable. As quickly because the membership can present a definitive replace on matches returning to our house, it should accomplish that.”
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