It’s business as usual for Rangers, say administrators
ADMINISTRATORS insist Rangers’ fixture against Kilmarnock on Saturday will go ahead despite the club entering into administration yesterday.
The Scottish champions became the biggest British club yet forced to take the step, which carries an immediate 10-point penalty in the Scottish Premier League.
Paul Clark, of London-based administrators Duff and Phelps, said the move would “address the terrible uncertainty that has been hanging over the club”.
He added: “All aspects of the administration will be carried out with the interests of the club firmly in mind. As a first step, the administration team will ensure that Saturday’s match at Ibrox will proceed as planned and all other routine club business will continue.”
It had been feared that the weekend fixture would have to be called off if police were not paid.
The move came after HM Revenue and Customs yesterday lodged a court petition to put Rangers into administration over £9m of unpaid PAYE tax and VAT.
A separate, larger claim from HMRC, relating to employee benefit trusts, is the subject of an ongoing tribunal but is thought to be unrelated to yesterday’s move.
Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan expressed his “deep regret” at the club’s “parlous state” and said he intended to meet administrators urgently.