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    Rangers Aim To Reduce Debt In UEFA Talks

    Rangers will talk to UEFA in an attempt to reduce the debts left over from the old regime.

    The Rangers chief executive Charles Green wants UEFA to reduce the three million pounds of debt inherited from the Rangers oldco.

    Green says it is not right that the new company should foot the entire bill and is going to Switzerland to talk to senior UEFA officials.

    “These are oldco debts that newco has got to face up to and this is the frustration we’ve had as a group," Green said.

    "At times we are newco so we have to sit in this particular box. However when it is convenient we are still oldco so we have to suffer the sins of the fathers.

    “Nevertheless, what I want to say is that we are here for the long haul. We want to be honourable, we are people who face up to responsibility but we want some help in meeting (the debt)."

    Green is also open to the idea of the fans owning 50 per cent of the club and believes he is winning over supporters: "I'm no longer moving from safe house to safe house. Fans are understanding better. We knew they'd been let down. The sensible fans now see that we have delivered.

    “I am trying to do a job that rescues Rangers for the fans and for the people who own this club. The fans can own up to 50 per cent of this and again if fans choose not to buy shares then that is their right.

    “The opportunity is there, we will have fulfilled our promise to fans and that is the next step.”