RANGERS have been handed a boost after plans for the second stage of the Ibrox refurbishment were approved. The recladding of external roofs on Gers‘ stadium’s Broomloan and Copland Road stands was given the go-ahead by Glasgow City Council chiefs on Friday. Rangers chairman Dave King vowed to make Ibrox a stadium fans can be proud ofKeith Campbell - The Sun GlasgowThe planning application was submitted last DecemberPA:Press Association The application was submitted on December 15 last year. That came just two weeks after chairman Dave King admitted the club had spent a lot of money carrying out Ibrox repairs. Speaking at the Gers AGM, King said: “A lot of the work we’ve done over the last couple of years has probably not rightly been termed ‘improvements’. “I think what we’ve done is refurbishing and repairing a stadium that had become dilapidated to get it back to being fit for purpose and something Rangers supporters should be proud of. Related Stories SPITTING MAD Vile footage shows footie fan SPIT down front of Rangers shirt in sports shop STRIP FIGHT Rangers expect judgement TODAY in court battle with Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct WAL-DOH! Lee Wallace’s days at Rangers appear numbered as he’s left out of Euro squad LION’S DEN Rangers make new £3m approach for Millwall stopper Jake Cooper SADIQ IS A GER Rangers new boy Umar Sadiq admits he couldn’t say no to Steven Gerrard WILL POWER Celtic and Rangers target Harry Wilson signs new Liverpool deal How to claim your FREE £10 bet 1 Register for Sun Bets here 2 Bet £5 or more 3 Sun Bets will stick a £10 bet in your account “We’ve spent a lot of money on that side and we’ve already committed another several million to improving it. “There are areas – roofs, within the stands, painting – there’s a whole bunch of things that we need to be doing there.” WAL-DOH! Rangers defender Lee Wallace left out of Steven Gerrard’s Europa League squad Last year the Light Blues were also given the go-ahead to build a new training complex for their youth players. Gers bosses applied to construct it at their Auchenhowie HQ in Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire. It was recently renamed the Hummel Training Centre. Keep up to date with ALL the latest news, transfers and goals from Scottish football plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
Source: Scottish Sun, News
Source: Scottish Sun, News
