Rangers supporters have come to aid of the financially-crippled club by settling a debt owed to Dunfermline, but will not do the same for Dundee Utd.
But Rangers Fans Fighting Fund won't be paying Terrors
Rangers supporters have come to aid of the financially-crippled club by settling a debt owed to Dunfermline, but will not do the same for Dundee United.
The Rangers Fans Fighting Fund (RFFF) has raised £250,000 and pledged to pay the Gers' outstanding debt of £22,000 to the Pars.
The Ibrox club failed to reimburse the Pars with around £85,000 following the Scottish Premier League game between the two clubs at East End Park on 11th February, prior to them entering administration. The remaining £63,000 has already been paid.
Rangers will go in front of the Scottish Football Association's judiciary panel at Hampden on Thursday on several charges, one of which is the failure to pay Dundee United monies, thought to be around £70,000, owed for the Scottish Cup tie between the sides at Ibrox in February.
However, the RFFF claim only the Fifers deserve what they are calling 'a debt of honour to a club of honour'.
Discussion
The Pars had claimed the loss of this expected revenue had caused them financial difficulties, and Rangers legend Sandy Jardine will go to Dunfermline on Friday on behalf of the Fund and hand over the cheque to Pars chairman John Yorkston.
Andrew McCormick, chairman of the RFFF issued a statement which read: "After some discussion it was agreed that we should use some of the money collected by our fans to pay off this outstanding debt.
"This is a debt of honour to a club of honour.
"Consideration was also given to using some more of the funds to pay off money owed to Dundee United.
"But that was rejected as there were strong views that, in recent times, Dundee United had treated Rangers and their fans with disdain.
"Rangers fans were angry when Dundee United levied an extra charge on Rangers ticket holders if they wished to attend an abandoned game at Tannadice.
Impact
"Like everyone else connected to the club, we are aware of the Rangers standing and their responsibilities to the rest of the game in Scotland.
"We believe that spending some of our funds this way is only fair to Dunfermline who are suffering because of a situation that was not of their making.
"It also demonstrates to the Scottish football authorities that Rangers fans not only have an allegiance to the club , but are aware of the impact the club's situation is having elsewhere in the game.
"The Fans Fighting Fund is doing this on behalf of Rangers Football Club as we believe this the proper course of action.
"We would hope this is not only noted by the Scottish football authorities but will have a strong impact when certain charges against the club are debated by the SFA on Thursday."
