Coronavirus: Rangers say fixture calendar should be completed

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Football fans have their say as to what should come next in the Scottish game.

The Scottish season should be finished with all teams completing their fixtures, says Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson.

The SPFL has suspended domestic matches until the government or Scottish FA say otherwise due to the coronavirus.

The Ibrox club are currently second in the Scottish Premiership, 13 points behind Celtic with a game in hand.

"We believe that final standings can only be confirmed when all games have been completed, not before," he said.

"Any attempt to finish the season with a significant amount of games still to play, impacts upon the integrity of sport in Scotland.

"Furthermore, we are strongly opposed to playing games behind closed doors. Rangers fans have stuck by our club in the darkest of times. Their loyalty will not be forgotten and they will not be left behind."

Meanwhile. Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has said postponing the remainder of the season until later in the year due to coronavirus could have an adverse impact on players.

"Player welfare is paramount right now," the Rangers manager told Rangers TV.

"We're doing everything we can from a medical point of view to make sure all the right precautions are in place. I'm in regular contact with the board and the club on a daily basis to see what happens.

"I think we have to try and trust the authorities to try and find the right solutions. I'm not one who thinks we should be merging seasons because that has different types of problems for the players playing too much football in such a short space of time."

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