An almost impossible situation- Fresh Ibrox fury over Lyon u-turn

The French Government have backtracked on their decision to ban Ibrox fans from attending a Europa League tie in Lyon- after hundreds of fans cancelled their travel and accommodation writing off thousands of pounds and euros.

Fat cats booked up for the official Ibrox corporate package will be left out in the cold with their flight arrangements cancelled on Monday.

It all adds up to a catalogue of confusion with a very heavy police presence in the city centre to ensure that Ibrox fans don’t have a detrimental impact on the Festival of Lights which has celebrated a statue of Our Lady since the sixteen-hundreds.

The Ibrox club stated:

THIS morning, we have been informed that the previous decision by the French government regarding our away ticket allocation has now been overturned. Rangers Football Club finds itself in an almost impossible situation.

We welcome the updated position that our supporters are now able to access the stadium on Thursday night in Lyon, France. Nevertheless, we understand that the situation continues to cause uncertainty and frustration with many supporters having cancelled their flights and/or accommodation.

We are currently dealing with CTM to ascertain if they now intend to travel to this match. Our corporate flight which was cancelled yesterday cannot be rearranged due to the short timescale involved.

We are currently liaising with OL regarding ticket distribution arrangements for those supporters who manage to make alternative travel arrangements to the match. A further communication will be available later today or early tomorrow to confirm uplift arrangements.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused to our support who will share our frustration at this situation.

Around 4,000 fans were originally booked to travel with an allocation of 2,200 tickets for visiting supporters.