Rangers players reassure fans

Ally McCoist's men were immediately docked 10 points by the Scottish Premier League and now sit 14 points adrift of rival Celtic, with the title race now effectively over.

This weekend's game against Kilmarnock will go ahead as planned at Ibrox but players and staff face uncertainty over their futures at the Glasgow giant.

United States skipper Carlos Bocanegra used Twitter to send a message to fans: "Thanks for all the support and nice comments from everyone. Its a tough moment for everyone involved with the club."

Sone Aluko joined Rangers in November as a free agent after his contract expired with Aberdeen last northern summer.

He signed initially until the end of the season, with an option of a further two years, and McCoist had spoken of his desire to retain the player's services.

Aluko tweeted on a number of occasions , saying: "Testing times for every one at RFC...great people and fans at the club in short time I've been there! Sure answers and clarity will come..."

He then added: "Sure u all will stay loyal to RFC!140years of success isnt easy to build! Long may it continue & sure it will!Thanks for msgs! "

He finished with the message: ""trials produce endurance, endurance develops character and character brings hope"...have a feeling ibrox will be packed Saturday :)"

Kyle Bartley is on loan at Rangers from Arsenal for a second time and confessed he has no idea what the immediate future holds.

He tweeted: "Being told by fans im moving back to London? Lol. Don't even know what's happening myself #handovereyes. The clubs the most important thing."