Don Robertson reveals Dundee vs Rangers postponement timeline and insists players would have been in Dens Park DANGER

Referee Don Robertson claimed he had no option and it was “a simple decision” to call off the Dundee vs Rangers game.

Robertson came in to do a second pitch inspection and deemed the Dens Park surface unplayable for the Scottish Premiership fixture. The official stated it would have been dangerous to let the game go ahead.

“The only consideration for me was the safety of the players,” Robertson stated. "When I inspected the pitch there, it was quite clear that it wasn’t in a playable condition. The ball wasn’t bouncing, and there were a couple of areas of concern in front of the dugout and in the top penalty area.

“The ground staff have done a lot of work to be fair to them, but the ball is not bouncing at all in some of those areas, it wasn’t rolling, the conditions underfoot were dangerous for the players. So, it’s quite a simple decision after that.”

A local referee had overseen the first inspection at 9.15pm but the final decision was left to the match referee. Robertson confirmed: “Dundee contacted the Scottish FA and the league this morning to say they had concerns with the pitch.

“At that point, a local referee comes to do a primary inspection. At that point then it was agreed with the league and the clubs that there would be a final inspection on my arrival at the stadium.

"So, the clubs and the league were agreed on that position, and then for me to take a final decision.”

There were some talks about Dundee asking for a delayed kick-off but Robertson insisted that was a decision for Scottish Professional Football League chiefs and not him. The whistler confirmed: “Yeah I think there was maybe some chat on that between the league and the clubs, but certainly not for the officials.

“We make a decision at the