GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 17: (L-R) Rangers Chairman John Bennett, CEO James Bisgrove and Douglas Park during the Viaplay Cup Final match between Rangers and Aberdeen at Hampden Park, on December 17, 2023, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Caretaker Chairman John Gilligan will be able to count on an unexpected bonus of £200,000 from two matches this week.
Last week the Ibrox club announced losses of £17.2m for last season which works out at close to £1.5m a month.
Similar or worse figures are expected for the 24/25 season with expectations that Phil Clement will be provided with a January war-chest on top of the £13.4m net spend in the summer.
Celtic pocketed £1.7m for beating RB Leipzig on Tuesday night, not to be outdone The Herald was keen to report good news from last night’s 1-1 draw against Olympiakos:
Rangers have banked another welcome Europa League bonus with their draw in Greece tonight.
Philippe Clement’s side took on the reigning Europa Conference League holders Olympiacos in Athens this evening.
Cyriel Dessers scored as the frontman cancelled out El Kaabi’s wonderful strike for the hosts during the second half, to ensure the game finished 1-1.
The result has Rangers on seven points in the new-look Europa League league phase, with four ties still to play. And it means Rangers have pocketed a further €150k (£126k) with a draw bonus from UEFA.
On Sunday Hearts visit Ibrox with the match kicking off at 5pm to be shown live by Premier Sports.
SPFL Premiership clubs were offered the chance of having two home matches shown by Premier Sports with a payment of £75,000 for inconveniencing fans.
The combined bonuses of £200,000 will cover around three days losses as Ridvan Yilmaz, Rabbi Matondo, Danilo and Tom Lawrence recover from injury.
No date has been set for this year’s AGM with 21 days notice required with the timeline ticking towards the awkward spell in December with back to back matches against Spurs and Celtic.
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