Dundee hit by mega SPFL fine as Rangers call off farce proves final straw for league bosses

The SPFL have slapped Dundee with a whopping £186,000 fine with £120,000 suspended following a series of call offs at Dens Park.

Rangers finally managed to get their away fixture in the City of Discovery played on Wednesday night at the THIRD attempt after two previous call-offs. St Johnstone's McDiarmid Park was on stand by, but the previously sodden Dens pitch passed a Tuesday morning pitch inspection and the game went ahead as planned with the Dark Blues claiming a big point and denting the Light Blues' title charge. That meant that Dundee managed to avoid a SIXTH call off of the season - but the fiasco to get the game game on has proven a step too far.

Following an SPFL investigation, Dundee admitted five separate breaches of SPFL Rules relating to their Dens Park pitch as a disciplinary hearing. These include the postponement of Premiership matches on 7 October 2023, 23 December 2023, 2 January 2024, 17 March 2024, and 10 April 2024.

Dundee have now been fined £186,000, of which £120,000 is suspended until the end of season 2024/25. The governing body state that the suspended element will be automatically triggered in the event of a further breach of SPFL Rules relating to pitch condition next season. An SPFL spokesman commented: “SPFL Rules on pitch condition are an integral part of maintaining a fair league competition.”

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