Dundee v Rangers: SPFL to investigate late postponement of live TV game
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Rangers manager Philippe Clement was unhappy at the state of the Dens Park pitch
Circumstances that led to Sunday's Scottish Premiership game between Dundee and Rangers being postponed is to be the subject of an investigation by the league's governing body.
Rangers were left "extremely disappointed and angered" by the call-off after a second pitch inspection.
Referee Don Robertson deemed a number of areas on the pitch to be unsafe.
Now the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) says it "will be investigating the circumstances".
It is the fourth game to be called off at Dens Park this season following heavy rainfall.
However, this one comes four matches before the top flight splits into two sections for the remaining round of fixtures, which means a new date will have to be hastily arranged before then.
"The postponement of any match is disappointing given the impact it has on supporters," the SPFL said.
"This was particularly disappointing given the fact it was a live Sky Sports match and the proximity of the match to the split."
The surface was deemed unplayable for a noon start following the second pitch inspection at 10:15 GMT, with Robertson pointing out that "the ball wasn't rolling" in certain areas.
Dundee chief executive John Nelms thought his club had done all it could to get the pitch ready considering they experienced twice as much overnight rain as expected.
"If we had a three o'clock match, the pitch would probably be playable," he insisted, adding that a request for a delayed kick-off had been denied.
Rangers manager Philippe Clement complained that he only found out of the postponement via the club's kit man, who had arrived early at Dens Park.
The Belgian's side were denied the opportunity to overtake reigning champions Celtic and return to the top of the Premiership.
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