Rangers reveal 'immense frustration' at 500 crowd limit
The Ibrox side will play in front of a limited crowd against St Mirren on Sunday
Last updated 23rd Dec 2021
Rangers have revealed their 'immense frustration' that Sunday's clash with St Mirren will take place in front of just 500 supporters.
The Scottish Government have made the move in an attempt to control the Omicron variant over the festive period.
The SPFL have also now brought the winter break forward to start from Monday in an attempt to maximise the chances of crowds getting into the rearranged games.
This weekend's Boxing Day fixtures will still go ahead with limited crowds.
Rangers say they share frustration with supporters that Ibrox will be virtually empty when they host the Buddies.
A club statement read: "Rangers Football Club notes the recent announcement made by the First Minister, which will severely reduce the number of supporters able to access Ibrox Stadium for our Boxing Day fixture with St Mirren.
"This match will go ahead following discussions with fellow SPFL clubs in recent days.
"We share the immense frustration of our loyal fans, who would have ensured the match would have been a sell-out, however, we will now only be able to welcome a miniscule proportion of that proposed crowd to the stadium.
"A ballot will be held to ensure an extremely limited number of our season ticket holders will be able to attend the match, with those successful notified at the earliest opportunity. For those season ticket holders and hospitality clients unable to attend, the match will be shown live at no additional cost on RangersTV.
"A voucher code and instructions on how to redeem and view the match will be emailed to season ticket holders and hospitality clients imminently. Supporters should redeem their code at their earliest opportunity to alleviate any rush on matchday and to allow time for any customer service queries to be dealt with. Please keep a keen eye on your email account and check your spam folder if you donât receive anything over the next few days.
"Emma Dodds will present our coverage, with Clive Tyldesley, Neil McCann and Shelley Kerr also on our team."