Rangers Fans Fighting Fund was a
fan raised fund which was created to aid the daily running costs of
Rangers Football Club.
History
The Fund was launched on 14 March 2012 by Rangers legends
Walter Smith
Walter Ferguson Smith (24 February 1948 – 26 October 2021) was a Scottish football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells as manager of Glasgow club Rangers.
A defender, Smith's playing career consiste ...
and
Sandy Jardine during the club's administration in order to raise funds to help protect the Club's future. The Fund was endorsed by three of the largest Rangers fans groups, namely the
Rangers Supporters' Trust, the Rangers Supporters Assembly and the Rangers Supporters Association.
In September 2014, the Fund decided to withhold any payments to the club after requesting and failing to receive adequate assurances from the then Rangers board regarding its future plans When the Rangers board agreed to grant
Mike Ashley's Sport Direct company
security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercion). Beneficiaries (technically referents) of security may be persons and social groups, objects and institutions, ecosystems, or any other entity or ...
over
Rangers Training Centre and
Ibrox Stadium
Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated ca ...
in January 2015, the Fund pledged £500,000 of its funding to support the
Rangers Supporters' Trust's legal battle seeking to prevent the board from doing so.
In February 2016, the Fund revealed plans to provide £450,000 to build a 264-seater stand at the Rangers Training Centre. Work began in January 2018
and was completed around 18 months later; the stand was officially opened on 2 August 2019.
Governance
The Fund is overseen by a committee of ten individuals, led by a
Chairman
The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...
.
References
External links
Rangers Fans Fighting Fund
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Organizations established in 2012
2012 establishments in Scotland
Rangers F.C.
2012 establishments in the United Kingdom