Dunfermline Athletic have highlighted their concern about the likelihood of not receiving £80,000 worth of ticket money from Rangers, who entered administration on Tuesday.
In an illustration of the wider commercial aspect of Rangers' troubles, Dunfermline issued a statement pointing out monies due from last weekend's Scottish Premier League meeting between the clubs. Rangers had sold tickets to their own supporters for the fixture at East End Park, on the basis they would forward that to the hosts.
Dunfermline said: "All of the board of DAFC would like to express their concern and shock that a giant football club such as Rangers FC has gone into administration. The impact of this will be felt throughout Scotland, the UK and Europe and the board and club would wish to convey their support to Rangers FC and hope that the club can find a way through this terrible time.
"However, the direct impact to DAFC is not insignificant: Rangers FC are due [to pay] DAFC in the region of £80,000 of gate receipts from Saturday's fixture which is obviously of extreme concern. This payment is no longer expected to be received by next Tuesday which would have been due to the club. This is a significant amount of money for a club such as DAFC to lose."
Dundee United are due a similar amount of ticket money from Rangers and another SPL club, Hearts, are yet to receive the full £1.5m balance on the transfer of Lee Wallace to Ibrox at the start of this season.
Rangers' administrators, Duff & Phelps, are expected to meet the media on Thursday. They are yet to fully decide or disclose what cost-cutting measures will be required in the immediate future, but issued an upbeat statement on Wednesday evening.
"Our first priority has been to ensure that the football club continues to function and this is being achieved with the help of staff, players and management at the club," said Duff & Phelps.
"In broad terms, supporters can be reassured that Rangers will continue as a football club and we hope to reach a stage as soon as possible where the club can emerge from administration."
With direct regard to £9m owed by Rangers to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the statement added: "For clarity, the cost structure of the club and ongoing losses were such that the club had outstanding liabilities to HMRC. These were the subject of discussion and clearly HMRC wished to see them resolved as a matter of urgency.
"We are involved in dialogue with HMRC and will work with them constructively, as is the case with all other key stakeholders."
