Rangers could yet return to Ibrox by the end of September, following the arrival of the final shipment of steel, as promised by chairman John Bennett.
In an interview last month, Bennett suggested that the Govan outfit could be back at Ibrox after the September international break, contingent on the timely arrival of all three shipments.
With the last of these deliveries now reported to have arrived by the third week of August, the club is poised to meet this anticipated timeline.
Rangers supporters have been far from happy at the temporary move to Hampden Park in recent weeks, with the empty seats during the UEFA Champions League qualifying second leg tie against Dynamo Kyiv last Tuesday emphasising the ongoing discontent between the fanbase and the board.
Bennett provided an update recently and stated how he wanted Rangers to be back in Ibrox for the Scottish Premiership clash versus Hibernian on September 28.
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"When I think about timelines, clearly after the September international break," he explained.
"We can aspire for that to be at the end of September. It is an aspiration. It could slip beyond that. Our situation is that we have three consignments on three vessels making their way to Glasgow. Vessel number one has arrived – it is in Glasgow and we await two and three.
“With vessels two and three, I have been straining to get certainty and its the one thing we crave. I can’t give it and it’s an understatement to say that is frustrating. It’s more than that. With delivery number two, as things stand, subject to further slippage and it frustrates me to have to caveat it that way – is scheduled to arrive in Glasgow on the second week of August. Shipment number three is scheduled to arrive in the third week of August. That’s when we can get begin to think about timelines."
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