12-08-2025
Rangers officially pull St Mirren postponement request as Ibrox chiefs perform walk back
Rangers officially pull St Mirren postponement request as Ibrox chiefs perform walk back
The SPFL and Rangers have now confirmed that the Premiership clash against Stephen Robinson's men will go ahead as planned
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St Mirren vs Rangers will go ahead as planned after the Ibrox club withdrew their request to re-schedule.
Under new rules, Scottish Premiership clubs can request the league fixture sandwiched between both legs of European play-off ties can be postponed to help with preparations.
Aberdeen and Hibs have both taken the SPFL up on their option to push back games against Dundee Utd and Falkirk respectively, although Celtic have chosen not to ahead of their Champions League playoff round encounter.
Rangers have all but joined them after a 3-0 first leg victory over Viktoria Plzen in the third qualifying round, and had asked for their trip to Paisley to be rescheduled ahead of their playoff clash against either Club Brugge or RB Salzburg.
However, boss Russell Martin has since claimed that nothing had been decided following a stuttering start in the league that has seen the Light Blues held away to Motherwell and at home to Dundee.
Now SPFL beaks have confirmed that they will take on Stephen Robinson's men on the original date.
A statement read: "Following further discussions with Rangers, St Mirren, and relevant stakeholders, we can confirm that Rangers have withdrawn their request to postpone their William Hill Premiership Round 3 match against St Mirren if they reach the play-off round of the Champions League.
"The match will now take place as originally planned on Sunday August 24, kick-off 12 noon, with the game to be shown live on Sky Sports."
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