Rangers players consulted on location of club's signing section ahead of board meeting verdict

Rangers fans during a Viaplay Cup quarter-final match against Livingston.

Rangers players will have their say on what part of Ibrox the club’s signing section is housed in.

Traditionally situated in the bottom left-hand corner of the Broomloan Road Stand, Rangers have undertaken a series of trials to see where the best home for that group of fans is. They have been put right behind the goal at the Copeland Road Stand for certain matches this season and with chief executive James Bisgrove due to give a recommendation to the Rangers hierarchy on a permanent place for the supporters at the next board meeting, the playing squad will be asked for feedback.

“I think we have had four trials now and we have been gathering the feedback from all supporters,” said Bisgrove. “We've also been gathering feedback from the first team and we've had consultation sessions with supporters who are in different sections of the stadium if we were to move the current singing section from BF1.

"We've asked the first team to give us feedback in terms of the different locations of the signing section. If that has an impact for them, the atmosphere, the connection with the fans, because Ibrox is a fortress because of the atmosphere. We've seen it in so many games and one of the objectives we have is to intensify and amplify that as best as possible. The players will have a stake in that decision.

“We're on track, we're progressing our research so that at the next board meeting, we can present our recommendation. But we are doing that aligned to the infrastructure projects that are happening next summer, in view of the disabled facilities that are being installed and the cantilevers in the Copeland and Broomloan Stands. It's quite a complex picture in terms of the infrastructure, but we are completing the process in terms of the supporter consultation.”