Ibrox Stadium Tour - Glasgow Rangers (Ibrox (Rangers FC))

Member Name: eagleeyechief

Product:	Ibrox (Rangers FC)
Date:	05/10/09 (141 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great tour guide knowlege

Disadvantages: Could spend all day in trophy room!!

Ibrox Stadium Tour - The Home of Glasgow Rangers

The Gers, have a long history within Scottish & European football. The club was established in 1873, and a stadium tour of Ibrox is a fantastic way to find out about this great club.

The tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours and begins in the reception area with a climb up the grand marble staircase to the managers office. The group is normally quite small and once in the office, everyone has their chance to sit a the big desk for a photo opportunity, as the tour guide points out various items of note that have become tradition to each manager past and present. Next stop is the Trophy Room, the envy of many professional clubs. The Blue Room is certainly a sight to behold with all of the pennants, silverware, glass and other items that Rangers have either won over the years or been given as gifts from teams that they have played in friendlies or cup competitions. The tour guides knowlege of the huge number of items was extensive and after covering all the major titles/trophies he gave some great history and stories about a large number of the more obscure things on display. The tour continues with a trip to the press room to see a couple of films about the history of the club and the state of the art training centre at Murray Park. Visitors get the chance to sit at the desk where Walter Smith talks to the press and new players are unveiled, and have their photo taken. The dressing room is laid out with all of the team shirts and the guide explains the story behind boths picture of The Queen, one on the wall and one above the door. After a run down the tunnel, its out onto the pitch and the dug outs. Our guide explained that Walter Smith doesn't normally sit in the dug out but prefers to be up in the stand because of the height and camber of the pitch you can't see everything from the dug out.

The best thing about the tour was our guide, he wasn't just there to relay facts and figures, he had some great anecdotes and personal insights to this great club he had been involved with for a long time.

It's not just a great place to visit for a Gers fan, it's a great place to visit for any football fan. So to book a tour check out www.rangers.co.uk then details of the tour can be found under Club tab on the left.

The tours currently run on a Friday and Sunday and are priced at:

Family Group (2 adults and 2 children) £24.50
Adults £8.00
Children/OAPS £5.50

Additional tours are running over the school October holidays from Wednesday 14th October to Sunday 18th October

Wednesday 14th 11am and 12.30pm
Thursday 15th 11am and 12.30pm
Friday 16th 11am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Saturday 17th 11am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
Sunday 18th 10.30am, 11am, 12.30pm, 1pm, 2.30pm and 3pm

I hope you enjoy your visit as much as I did.

Summary: Come on The Gers, become a fan!!