WORK IN PROGRESS
Rangers stadium latest as scaffolding spotted outside Ibrox as club desperately tries to complete work by end of August
They're facing a race against time!
RANGERS fans are desperate for updates when it comes to the progress of the ongoing work at Ibrox Stadium.
We told you how the Gers are scrabbling around for temporary stadium options after a problem with steel supply meant that the stadium could be out of bounds at least for the full month of August.
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With significant issues still believed to be in play as regards to potential replacement contingencies at Murrayfield and Hampden, it's still anyone's guess when the Gers will play their first match in Govan this season.
SunSport took a look around the exterior of the famous old stadium today, with what appears to be little progress from last week.
Scaffolding is in up and other building materials are in place but there's no obvious signs of development.
We're less than a month now until the Gers begin domestic action in the Scottish Premiership with a trip to Hearts - and still there's no confirmation of what temporary stadium they could use while the work is ongoing.
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We told you yesterday how the Ibrox men may have to PAY Queen's Park to stay at Lesser Hampden beyond the start of September if the Ibrox construction delays drag on beyond August.
That's if the Ibrox side opt to play their European and Scottish Premiership matches at Hampden rather than Murrayfield while their stadium is out of bounds due to ongoing construction delays.
The Spiders have an agreement in place with the Scottish football governing body to enter the stadium after Scotland’s Nations League fixture with Poland in September.
It all makes decamping to Hampden is so problematic - even if this route - at first dismissed by club chiefs - now appears to be back on the table.
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The Gers are also not to have to nominate TWO separate home grounds - one for Champions League matches and one for Premiership games.
According to a report in The Scotsman, the park at the national stadium has ALREADY been re-seeded following two Pink concerts at the weekend.
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But given the time for the grass to grow and bed in, that still means that Rangers would have to fund and deliver a new surface to the stadium in time for the first home league game vs Motherwell on August 10 using ‘lay and play’ pitch technology.
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This wouldn't come cheap.
The Gers are believed to still be in talks with BOTH venues as they seek a solution to the problems.
Their first Premiership match is a MONTH today, although they kick off the campaign away to Hearts with their first 'home' league match the following week against Motherwell.
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