The under fire Sevco board have made another desperate plea for fans to buy season tickets.
Having already extended the deadline for season ticket renewals from May 6 to May 16 fans were given an extra three days to renew due to ‘high levels of demand’ according to a club statement.
News that the board had held a meeting with the rebel supporting Union of Fans upset many ultra loyal fan groups who felt that their unblinking backing of the club was being taken for granted.
With the prize of a club blazer and invites for tea and biscuits in the blue-room highly cherished the board last night issued yet another statement to keep the trickle of cash flowing into the ticket office.
The latest statement said: “Representatives of Rangers have met with a number of supporter groups over the past few days and discussed a wide range of topics.
“We again made it clear during these meetings that the club will not grant security over Ibrox to any organisation and therefore the ‘Ibrox 1972’ scheme can never achieve its objectives. In addition the club will not accept season ticket applications from third parties such as ‘Ibrox 1972’ on behalf of supporters.”
Discussing security over Ibrox despite knowing that Craig Whyte’s Sevco 5088 have a claim over the stadium the statement continued: “In some of our discussions with fans, it was indicated that there was a wish for the Board to confirm that our statement of intention not to grant security over Ibrox could become a commitment that would last for 12 months.
“This has subsequently been discussed by the Board and the Board confirms that it will not be seeking to effect a sale and leaseback or grant security over Ibrox during that period of time.
“The Board is rebuilding the Club by ensuring its financial stability and the integrity of its assets.
“Whilst the Board is reported to have offered legally binding undertakings during a fan group discussion in relation to Ibrox and Murray Park, this is not the case.
“The Board is committed to high standards of corporate governance and is comfortable that it has at all times been very clear in providing consistent and unequivocal public comments on this subject.”
Meanwhile £800,000-a-year manager Ally McCoist is still in talks to snap up Kenny Miller, Madjid Bougherra and Daniel Cousin who are all free agents.