Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh believes there are ways for the £1.3million dispute with Celtic for damage done by Hoops fans at Ibrox in March to be resolved to satisfaction.
The Parkhead side were given the whole of the Broomloan stand which houses around 7,500 fans for the first time in eight years, due to Scottish Gas Scottish Cup rule about visitors allocation.
There were chaotic scenes inside the stadium after the Hoops overcame their Old Firm rivals in a penalty shootout with reports claiming there was damage done to the hi-tech LED advertising boards by Celtic fans, who had come out of the stand.
The Parkhead club reportedly feel they are only obliged to pay £50k due to a longstanding agreement between the Glasgow clubs which caps compensation in such circumstances.
Cavenagh said: “I think the basics are known.
“We think the damage caused by their supporters are roughly a million three (£1.3m). We have asked them to pay for that, there’s a dispute over that, but we won’t get into tit for tat via you guys.
“We’ll have that conversation with Celtic and the league and SFA.”
On the issue of the reported £50,000 cap, Cavenagh said: “Again, we’ve suffered extensive damage and expect to be remedied for that.
“There are multiple avenues for that. There are rules but also ways to arbitrate and seek recovery for that”.
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Chief executive Jim Gillespie added: “We have a position. There is historic SFA rules in place but they are not the only guidelines or legislative processes that can be invoked.
“We’ll continue talking to both the SFA, Celtic and see what comes.”
Rangers are still awaiting the outcome of the SFA’s independent review into the controversial cup tie.
Gillespie said: “No feedback yet. There was an indication of end of May, early June, whether that gets pushed back.
“We know these things are never usually delivered on time.”
The Ibrox club believe the agreement for 2,500 away fans to attend next season’s Old Firm matches remains in place.
Celtic insisted that tickets could not be issued to the Union Bears, the Ibrox club’s ultras-style group, for the recent game at Parkhead.
Gillespie added: “It’s still in place at the moment but you will all know of the SPFL hearing outcome (the one before last week’s Old Firm match).
“What that did was isolate the potential for the home club to determine how many and who could attend.
“We’ve been very clear to ask the SPFL to make the hearing outcome submissions public so everyone can get a better learning and understanding of it.
“We’ll see how this goes in the next week or two.”
