RANGERS fans have been given a sneak peek of the latest progress being made in the renovation process of the Copland Road stand.
The Light Blues potentially face playing as many as FIVE home matches away from Ibrox at the start of next season after construction work inside the stadium hit a major snag.
It is feared the ground could be out of commission until the end of August due to a delay in the arrival of imported steel which is needed to complete the improvements.
Rangers are planning to add new viewing platforms for disabled fans in the section but the work has had to be paused for the time being.
The news of the delay sparked outrage amongst the support as the board are now scrambling to find temporary accommodation for the start of the new campaign, with talks continuing over the potential use of Murrayfield for the period.
Supporters have been curious over how much progress has been made so far before the shipment delay came to light.
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And they’ve now been given an inside look at what has been done so far after drone footage of the stadium was released.
DroneAuditsScotland is a YouTube page which uses drones and cameras to inspect construction sights to give viewers the chance to see the work behind the scenes.
And their latest video covered the ongoing work inside Ibrox.
Before flying the drone above the arena, the person who runs the account quizzed one of the builders outside the stadium over who is at fault for the delay – whether it’s the club or construction companies.
And the worker blamed the Light Blues board, saying they should have planned the whole process a lot better.
But it’s clear that progress has been made despite the costly delay as the drone footage showed how the top of the Copland Road stand had been demolished to make way for the improved viewing platforms for disabled fans.
Several workers could be seen walking around the section, with a crane occupying the turf to help transport materials and to assist in assembling the new equipment.
It’s unclear just how much progress has been made but the club have certainly been busy behind the scenes before the steel arrives.
Work isn’t just being carried out in the Copland Road stand either.
Hundreds of seats could be seen ripped up in the Sandy Jardine stand and left at the side of the touchline, which are likely to be damaged and needing replaced with new ones.
The chaos surrounding the delay has been a major talking point in Scottish football with fans across the country left stunned by the club’s failure to finish the improvements in time for the start of next season.
But SPFL supremo Neil Doncaster sympathises with the Gers board over the delay and says the governing body will do all they can to assist the club with fixture scheduling throughout the period.
He told Sky Sports: “Unfortunately these things do happen.
“I used to run a club and we had to build a stand, I worked very closely with the league to ensure our fixtures went ahead with only three parts of the ground available.
“Now the fixtures are out we’ll be liaising with Rangers.
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“Obviously they’ve got a far better handle on the works than we do and we’ll do our best to work with them to try and get them through what’s clearly a difficult situation.
“We’ve been very impressed with the way the new chairman John Bennett has tried to strengthen relationships across the game and we’ll certainly be looking to work with him and his team to be as flexible as we can be whilst being fair to everyone else.”
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