Rangers are moving to solve a major supporter bugbear and vastly improve disabled facilities at Ibrox. 

Plans will be presented at the upcoming AGM that will outline what managing director Stewart Robertson describes as “best in class” improvements. 

Problems with the current facilities have been raised by supporters at recent AGMs. 

Last year, an emotional fan delivered a moving testimony about the ongoing unsuitability of current positioning where fans are often left exposed to the elements. 

The club have been looking at options for some time in an attempt to decipher the best way forward and will now deliver its response to shareholders in December. 

Robertson told the Rangers Review: “Our disabled facilities are not fit for purpose, not even close to it.  

“We are now fixing it. We will be presenting the full plan of what we will be doing at this year’s AGM and that's to create best in class for disabled facilities in Scotland.  

“Rangers was always renowned for being at the forefront and doing things the best way they could be done and that's what we are going to do with disabled facilities.  

“We have an old stadium. The new parts are 40 years old now. We are working within the confines of that but we are talking with consultants, architects and disabled supporters on how we do this. While there may be some compromises made, we will be way beyond what we have today. 

He added: “There are many, many projects we need to do. Some people would have done them in a different order, and we hold our hands up to that. That means some are unhappy at things we haven't done.  

“We can only apologise for that but I hope that people understand there hasn't been any malice in it. We have had to do things at particular times and things like disabled facilities are absolutely front and centre of what we are going to do going forward.” 

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The club have plans to bring hospitality into the 21st century with a level of informality the directors have noted marked the offering at European stadiums on their recent travels. 

The Blue Sky Lounge is currently taking shape at this very moment and, as will be the case with Edmiston House and all club infrastructure projects going forward, providing for disabled supporters will be a key part of the plans. 

He said: “The Blue Sky Lounge will have a platform for access for six disabled supporters. It's a very, very small move in terms of increasing numbers but in everything we do going forward, the requirements of disabled supporters will be a key element at the planning stage. 

“We will be announcing those plans at the AGM and hopefully, we will have something that is Rangers class for the disabled supporters.”