Whether it is three matches or five matches on a new ‘lay and play’ pitch in August it is far from ideal for Clarke and his squad but as the events of over 100 years have shown the purpose of the SFA is to accommodate clubs from Ibrox at every…
Everything is going according to plan, at the minute. The FAB asked about the WhatsApp rumours (i.e. Ibrox unlikely to be ready for the start of the new season) and if there are contingencies in place to play elsewhere if something goes wrong. The club responded regarding several options including…
No modern arena would be licenced without dedicated disabled facilities, they are costly but essential and it seems like on that issue the Ibrox board has been forced to drag themselves into the 21st century.
Keith Jackson is well used to the template and didn’t require much encouragement to stick the boot into James ‘petrol head’ Bisgrove.
Keith Jackson has pinned all of the blame for the disastrous Copland Stand rebuild on departed Ibrox CEO James Bisgrove.In March 2022 the star man at the Daily Record described the smooth talking Marketing Director as an extravagant petrol-head on account of driving a Maclaren sports car around Glasgow.It seems…
Then came the June 20 bombshell- a club statement that created far more questions than answers. More than a fortnight later there has been no follow up with a variety of issues going against renting out Hampden or Murrayfield.
Playing at Ibrox with three open stands is appealing, but problematic. The 8,000 supporters displaced from their seats and locked out of games would be due compensation in some shape or form.
In the absence of any confirmation from Ibrox the issue of away tickets for the August 31 derby match will give an indication over whether Ibrox will be open on January 2 for the visit of the SPFL champions.
I’m sure no one will be more frustrated about it than chairman John Bennett but I must say take my hat off to him for the way he’s gone about trying to address it.
Re-opening Ibrox against Celtic on January 2 would help deflect to an extent away from the botched rebuilding job, whether it is Phil Clement or a new manager in charge it can be framed as a massive boost after usiing Hampden and Murrayfield in the first half of the season.