Rangers willing to pay for VAR upgrades if assurances made

Rangers are willing to invest in a VAR upgrade <i>(Image: PA Wire)</i>
Rangers are willing to invest in a VAR upgrade (Image: PA Wire)
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Rangers are prepared to invest in improved VAR technology if they can receive assurances it will be worth it.

As has been reported, Ibrox chiefs have asked for a meeting with all other Premiership clubs to discuss the current standard of officiating in the country after a number of high profile issues involving them and other clubs.

And new CEO Jim Gillespie has been in dialogue with other clubs around ways things can be improved, having also raised the issue at SPFL board level.

Rangers say they are not looking to drag up greivances at the meeting, but rather look at ways to make improvements going forward.



And the club is willing to pay for upgrading the VAR used in the Premiership.

While the Premier League in England sees games covered by up to 30 cameras, the required minimum in Scotland is six cameras.

Introducing more would not be cheap but Rangers are willing to invest, so long as they can be assured it would improve the standard of decision making.

Meanwhile, chairman Andrew Cavenagh has revealed the club will look to raise £16million through a share issue, which will help the summer transfer spend.

And Rangers will not be appointing a new sporting director to replace Kevin Thelwell, and will comntinue with the structure that oversaw the January window.

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