Ex Aberdeen chief executive Keith Wyness blasted the “disgraceful” Rangers board for the Ibrox Stadium delay shambles and branded them hypocrites after their criticism of Dundee last season following their twice-postponed Dens Park clash.
Wyness has experience in venue construction having been on the board of the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, plus having held CEO positions at Pittodrie and in the English Premier League with Aston Villa and Everton. And now he claims Light Blues chiefs should have been aware of the potential for the construction work in the Copland Road Stand to run over its targeted timeline for completion with steel being ordered from the Far East.
Wyness is convinced that the Rangers hierarchy would have known about the delay “for a while” and claimed their relationship with rival clubs might not help any bid to reverse fixtures - the Light Blues are due to play Motherwell and Ross County at home in August - as he said Rangers are “reaping what they sow”.
The 66-year-old also said ex chief executive James Bisgrove’s exit timing to move to the Saudi Pro League is convenient given the current situation, as Wyness said Murrayfield is the “only sensible option” to see Rangers through it. He told Football Insider: “Debacle is the right word. For this sort of problem to have happened is disgraceful from the board’s point of view.
“I’ve been involved in a number of stadium projects, I was also on the board of the building of the Hydro in Glasgow for seven years. They should have been aware of this, they should have had a risk register, they should have either had the right consultants around to let them know of these problems because there’s always going to be a risk in terms of overseas supplies coming in. That’s
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