NOT SO NICE
Rangers blast ‘heavy-handed’ police at Nice game and urge affected fans to send in photo and video evidence of treatment
They've urged any affected fans to share the evidence
RANGERS say they are 'deeply concerned' about the way their fans were treated by the French authorities during their Europa League victory against Nice in the South of France.
They've urged fans to come forward with details, images or video footage after reports of fans being left in "severe distress" after incidents during the match.
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Several Gers fans saw match tickets in the away end CANCELLED at short notice while footage of the match showed some Gers fans with tickets in the away end being moved in close proximity to the bulk of the travelling supporters.
The Gers said they're in talks with UEFA over the incidents.
They wrote in a statement: "Rangers FC is deeply concerned over several unacceptable incidents in Nice last night where our supporters’ safety was jeopardised.
"For some weeks now, the club has engaged with UEFA, Football Supporters’ Europe (FSE) and the local French authorities, with intelligence suggesting this match had potential to be problematic based on the experiences of other visiting clubs.
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"Despite that significant work, our supporters were badly let down by the draconian security operation imposed by the local authorities being poorly organised and executed.
"This operation was changed on several occasions with no prior warning given to Rangers staff on the ground.
"Much of the communication provided to Rangers in advance also proved to be incorrect, with items such as power banks taken for storage during the match.
"The heavy-handed tactics used by the local police force were also unwarranted and caused serious distress for many of our supporters.
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"The club remains in dialogue with UEFA and FSE, and is inviting supporters affected by events last night to contact SLO@rangers.co.uk with details, images and video footage.
"The club want to put on record our thanks to our supporters for their backing last night, and for their patience as these issues were dealt with."
More to follow.
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