Stephen Thompson has confirmed he will be sitting with the Dundee United fans if, as expected, their William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final goes ahead at Ibrox.
The Tannadice chairman has urged the SFA to reconsider their decision to play the match between United and Rangers on April 12 at the home of the Light Blues.
A dramatic U-turn from the governing body is unlikely to say the least, so that means Thompson will take his seat in the “away” end rather than the directors’ box.
“I will be sitting among our supporters if the match does take place at Ibrox and I would urge as many fans as possible to join me and get behind the team,” he said.
United and the SFA have now attempted to cool the Ibrox row by agreeing to deal with the matter in private from now on.
A war of words had erupted betweeen the two parties over the Tangerines’ potential ticket allocation for the semi-final.
United were and remain furious over the tone and content of Tuesday’s statement from the governing body addressing the allocation issue.
They also still haven’t completely given up on the tie being moved to a neutral venue. However, the morning after the night before saw United and the SFA agree on at least one thing.
The short statement from the Tannadice club read: “Regarding the William Hill Scottish Cup semi final ticketing and venue issue, the club today held constructive discussions with senior officials from the Scottish FA and both parties have agreed to conduct future consideration on this matter in private.”
While the cup row rumbles on, United have the considerable matter of a Scottish Premiership game against Hearts to prepare for.
The Tangerines head to Tynecastle on Friday night looking for three points to keep the pressure on third-placed Motherwell.
Their fixture programme is jam-packed between now and the end of the season and manager Jackie McNamara will need to use his squad wisely.
One player whom McNamara believes could have a major role to play in the run-in is striker Brian Graham, who came off the bench to kick-start their remarakble comeback against St Mirren on Saturday.
McNamara said: “I’m delighted for Brian that he got that goal and I thought his overall contribution was good. He got us up the park when we needed to be there and won a few headers.
“That gave us a different option because he helped us get in behind their defence. So I have said to Brian that he can play an important role for us between now and the end of the season.
“I know he got a bit frustrated. Given the run we have been on and the way we have been scoring goal like the 5-0 at Inverness it’s been hard for him.
“But he has shown what he can do for the club, which is great. Hopefully, there is more to come from him.”