The away clash between Rangers and Dundee is expected to proceed as planned following a morning pitch inspection. However, due to weather warnings in Tayside, there will be a further check in the afternoon. The decision to inspect the pitch again at 3.30pm is made in anticipation of possible changes in the weather before the 8pm kick-off. Both clubs and the league have agreed to the additional inspection due to the forecasted rain. Rangers has emphasized the importance of making a final decision early for their traveling supporters.
Rangers away clash at Dundee is expected to go ahead as planned following a morning pitch inspection - however fans have been warned that there will be a further check this afternoon because of weather warnings placed throughout Tayside . An initial inspection of the much disputed Dens Park pitch was carried out at 11am, with the decision made by experienced referee Don Robertson that the surface is currently playable.
But the weather could yet take another turn before tonight’s 8pm kick-off, which has led to Scottish FA chiefs making the decision to have another look at 3.30pm. A Dundee FC statement read:"Following this morning’s scheduled pitch inspection the match referee has decided that the pitch is currently playable. However, with rain forecast for later today both clubs and the league have agreed for a further pitch inspection to take place at 3.30pm today."They said:"Given the forecasted weather conditions in Dundee this afternoon, a further inspection is to be held at 3:30pm. Rangers has continued to insist that a final decision is made as early as possible for our traveling supporters, and fully understands the inconvenience this continues to cause."We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our countr
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