The Union Bears have issued a scathing statement aimed at the club's board in relation to restrictions imposed on the unofficial Rangers fan group.

Centred around restrictions levied at the group's production of their annual Remembrance Sunday stadium display, the official correspondence announced plans for a future tifo to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Ibrox have been scrapped.

Alongside footage of Union Bears members painting Sunday's Armistice display, the statement read: "The Union Bears have always taken immense pride in producing our Remembrance Day display.

"Unfortunately this year, due to sanctions imposed on us by the board, our preparation and ability to carry out the hundreds of man hours required to produce such a tifo were severely hampered.

"These sanctions were imposed by board members who appear to believe that punishing a vocal element of the support will cover up their continuous shortcomings in the boardroom.

"These sanctions forced us to seek alternative venues to create Sunday's display, presenting a significant challenge to produce an extremely detailed display in a limited time frame.

"This display turned out to be one of the most challenging tifos to date. Even on Sunday morning whilst attempting to complete the tifo outside the stadium, we were informed on arrival that the group were not permitted to gain access to the stadium footprint pre-match."

The statement continued: "On our arrival at the stadium for kick off, in yet another attempt to curtail the tifo, the access of the tifo was initially knocked back then delayed to the point that the setting up time available for the display became near impossible.

"Due to its significance, we felt it was essential to complete this by any means necessary to ensure it was displayed in the Copland pre-match.

"The club also restricted access to our pre-match stall, which significantly impacted our merchandise sales during a month we were raising funds to order the material required to carry out our preparations for a 125th Ibrox anniversary tifo.

"Unfortunately due to financial constraints caused by lost revenue and a lack of opportunity to seek alternative venues at short notice, to facilitate such a display that we would consider appropriate for commemorating such an occasion, we will not be commencing with our plans for an Ibrox anniversary tifo."