5 escalating Rangers fears from within over Ibrox fiasco as illuminating Hampden concern unites punters

Rangers have been busy in the transfer market in the off-season, but all the work done on the recruitment side of things has been overshadowed by the ongoing fiasco around the availability of Ibrox.

With the famous old ground out of commission until September - due to vital renovation work needing done in the Copeland stand - the Gers will have to play their home fixtures in August, both in the Premiership and in qualifying for the Champions League, away from Govan. Ibrox officials are currently in talks with chiefs at Hampden to temporarily relocate to the national stadium for the first month of the season at least.

The club released a statement confirming their current predicament back on June 20, but with fans still awaiting official confirmation of where their side's first home game of the season against Motherwell on August 10 will be held, an uneasy atmosphere is continuing to grow around the Light Blues as Philippe Clement tries to go again after coming apart at the seams at the end of last season. Record Sport takes a look at five factors that are a real cause for concern for Rangers diehards as the start of the new campaign.

On Thursday morning, images surfaced of the work being conducted at the stadium to try and get it back up and running by the end of August. A vast amount of scaffolding and other building materials are currently lying around the exterior of the Copeland Stand as workers continue their race against the clock to restore the old ground to its former strength. Earlier this week, former Ibrox hero Kenny Miller argued that the club have been aware of the dire need for renovation of the stadium for months, and has questioned why they are only taking action just weeks away from the start of a new