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Premiership: Rangers Boss Philippe Clement Urges Quick Decision Over Dundee Clash Doubts

Dundee바카라™s home game against Motherwell on Saturday was allowed to take place after a second pitch inspection, with the Fir Park club stating before their 3-2 comeback win they were 바카라œdeeply concerned for the welfare of all players바카라

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Rangers manager Philippe Clement is unhappy with the uncertainly over their game against Dundee Photo: (Jane Barlow/PA)
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Philippe Clement said Rangers faced a 바카라œcrazy situation바카라 as they prepared to travel to Dundee still unsure whether Wednesday night바카라™s game would go ahead. (More Football News)

The cinch Premiership clash at the Scot Foam Stadium at Dens Park was rescheduled after it was contentiously called off 90 minutes before kick-off last month.

Dundee바카라™s home game against Motherwell on Saturday was allowed to take place after a second pitch inspection, with the Fir Park club stating before their 3-2 comeback win they were 바카라œdeeply concerned for the welfare of all players바카라.

Dundee managing director John Nelms told Sky Sports he was as 바카라œconfident as we can be바카라 the Rangers game would go ahead but pointed to April 16 or 17 as a contingency plan.

Gers boss Clement, whose side will leapfrog Celtic at the top of the table with a win, would prefer an early decision and said he was comfortable with the game being switched to a neutral ground to get it played before the split, saying: 바카라œIn these circumstances it can be a logical choice.바카라

바카라œIt is a crazy situation in a top league that you don바카라™t know the day before if the game is on or not,바카라 said the Belgian, who confirmed Ridvan Yilmaz remained out with a knock and midfielder Ryan Jack had had a setback with a calf problem that could end his season.

바카라œSo that is a really weird situation. Okay, it can happen in extreme circumstances, but I don바카라™t think it has happened in the last few years in all the top leagues.

바카라œBut now there is a problem every time it is raining in Scotland and it바카라™s not that there are normally a lot of sunny days in Scotland.

바카라œIt is a bad situation for the league and for Dundee themselves, I don바카라™t think they are happy with the situation.

바카라œI haven바카라™t seen the pitch, but it was clear when we were there the last time that it was dangerous for both sides and it was not playable, but I am not the one who decides, it is the referee who decides.

바카라œI want a decision today because you want to prepare, but both clubs and the league are in talks about that.

바카라œIf it is not possible you want to see what the alternative is. We don바카라™t have much time because there is a split in the league. These things give a bad image to the league and it needs to be solved.

바카라œIf you want to play in Dundee next week, what is going to happen if it rains next week? Strange for me because every time it rains there is a problem.바카라

As his squad got ready to travel to their hotel near Dundee on Tuesday afternoon, Clement asked for a decision to be made the day before the scheduled kick-off.

He said: 바카라œIf we cannot play tomorrow, when are we going to play? Thursday?

바카라œIf it is Thursday I would like to know today so we can train tomorrow.

바카라œIf the decision is made tomorrow evening, we have one afternoon, evening in a hotel near to Dundee for nothing.

바카라œI understand that games are cancelled in the last minutes, last hours in special weather circumstances, but this is something that is repeated every time it is raining so I think you can make an assessment today.바카라

Clement said there was a 바카라œbig chance바카라 long-term absentees Danilo and Oscar Cortes would not return before the end of the season.

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