Rangers takeover: Steven Whittaker’s delay fears

STEVEN Whittaker has challenged administrators to resolve Rangers’ financial problems after claiming the players have done all they can to ease the pressure on the cash-strapped club.

The first-team squad and coaching staff last month agreed to wage cuts of up to 75 per cent until the end of the season in a bid to avoid widespread redundancies after the Glasgow giants were forced into administration on 14 February.

And, as far as Whittaker is concerned, that timescale should be long enough for Duff and Phelps to find a resolution as they continue the search for a new owner.

He said: “I think we’ve given them enough of a chance to try to sort it out. Three months is a long time and hopefully we can get it done in that three months. We got put in the situation where we took the cuts to give them the opportunity to get things sorted. We feel like we have done that and now it’s up to them to do their part. We can only sit back and wait. The sooner the better.”

Asked if he thought the situation would have been sorted by now, the full-back said: “I can’t comment because I don’t know what’s happening but hopefully it can be sorted as quickly as possible for the sake of the club, the players and the fans. There are still uncertain times ahead and we want it to be sorted as quickly as possible.”