Rangers confirm official stance amid Coronavirus chaos
Rangers have released a statement insisting that they will not accept that the Scottish Premiership season is over until all 38 matches have been played.
All matches in Scotland have been postponed in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, with little indication on how the rest of the campaign will be resolved.
In an official statement made on Monday afternoon, the Gers suggested that the only satisfactory outcome as far as they are concerned is for any remaining matches to be played at some point in the future.
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An excerpt from the statement reads: “It is our firm view that this season’s league competition (2019/20) is only complete when all 38 games are played by all teams. For the avoidance of doubt, we believe that final standings can only be confirmed when all games have been completed, not before.
“Any attempt to finish the season with a significant amount of games still to play, impacts upon the integrity of sport in Scotland.
“Furthermore, we are strongly opposed to playing games behind closed doors. Rangers fans have stuck by our club in the darkest of times. Their loyalty will not be forgotten and they will not be left behind.”
What should we make of this?
It hardly comes as a surprise that this is the stance that the Gers are taking, to be honest.
If we were 13 points ahead in the league the club might have been more inclined to call things off, but as long as there is a chance that they can catch Celtic, and as long as there is a chance that the remaining matches can be played, then the Gers will obviously advocate for that to be the resolution we reach.
This does seem like the fairest and most sensible solution though.
With so many games left, and with two Old Firm clashes still to come, there is still a chance that the gap at the top of the table could be narrowed.
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