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James Bisgrove has revealed he has asked the players for their views on where the club’s singing section should be and the Ibrox side are close to making a decision on where to move it.
It’s currently situated in the corner of the Broomloan Road stand but supporters are keen to have it more central and trials have taken place where it has been in the middle of the same stand and in the centre of the Copland Road stand. Former boss Michael Beale had previously admitted he preferred it to be central and fans also believe it has an impact on the overall atmosphere in the stadium and the club are considering their options.
It’s unlikely that any permanent move will be implemented any time soon but Bisgrove has admitted that the Rangers board are set to receive a recommendation from him at the next meeting that will allow them to move forward and potentially begin the process of creating the section next summer.
He said: “We’ve asked the first team to give us feedback in terms of the different locations of the signing section. If that has an impact for them, the atmosphere, the connection with the fans, because Ibrox is a fortress because of the atmosphere. We’ve seen it in so many games and one of the objectives we have is to intensify and amplify that as best as possible. The players will have a stake in that decision.
We are considering the trials of the singing section that have taken place. I think we have had four trials now and we have been gathering the feedback from all supporters. We’ve also been gathering feedback from the first team and we’ve had consultation sessions with supporters who are in different sections of the stadium if we were to move the current singing section from BF1.
“We’re on track, we’re progressing our research so that at the next board meeting, we can present our recommendation. But we are doing that aligned to the infrastructure projects that are happening next summer, in view of the disabled facilities that are being installed and the cantilevers in the Copland and Broomloan Stands. It’s quite a complex picture in terms of the infrastructure, but we are completing the process in terms of the supporter consultation.
