A PARKING ‘no-go’ zone around Ibrox stadium will penalise fans, local businesses and the club itself, a Rangers supporters pub has warned.

Council proposals will ban parking and waiting on 177 streets on match days with a permit zone introduced for residents and registered visitors.

The plans are intended to relieve traffic congestion which impacts on local residents on game days and keep routes clear for emergency services.

However, the management of the Louden Tavern say it will have a negative impact on the thousands of fans who travel to matches by car and will simply move the parking problems further afield.

The pub say the existing public transport network is inadequate to cope with a significant increase in match day passenger traffic.

Fans shareholder group Club 1872 have described the proposals, which could see fines issued to supporters, as "poorly thought out".

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A spokesperson for Louden Tavern said: “Rangers Football Club is a significant economic driver in the local community and brings untold millions to the Glasgow economy.

“We find it incredulous that Glasgow City Council is actively trying to discourage revenue coming into the city.

“We believe that implementing this proposal is extremely unwise as there is not enough public transport to cope with the demands resulting from a match day at Ibrox.

“We do not believe it is appropriate to push through a plan without ensuring that appropriate steps are in place to ensure that the tens of thousands of Rangers supporters who travel by car are not prevented from attending the local area.

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“We believe guarantees and additional capacity is required for the local subway stations and there is a requirement for a rail station before this could even be considered being implemented.

“Would it not be a better idea to guarantee emergency routes not to have any parking on one side of each applicable street/road marked with double yellow lines which would ensure emergency route access.”

The new laws are due to come into force in August at the start of the 2017/2018 football season and will apply three hours before games and end one hour after it finishes.

Homeowners inside the zone will be able to apply for a free permit for every vehicle they own and will also be eligible to apply for passes for registered visitors at a one-off cost of £1.

A council spokesman said: “We are consulting on these proposals and local residents, businesses and supporters all have the opportunity to make their views known.”

For more information on the proposals go to www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=20479