THE co-ordinator of a volunteer army of tradesmen to refurbish Ibrox is the latest to be embroiled in a row over racist material this time posted on a Facebook page.

Semi-retired painter and decorator Allan Woods, 62, was acclaimed by fans and the club after he amassed a list of 200 tradesmen and 500 unskilled volunteers to help refurbish Ibrox and the Murray Park training ground. He was expected to meet the board over his dossier.

Allan Woods' account, which was used to launch the appeal for volunteers has sparked a social media row after a litany of racist comments were discovered on his page.

The row developed hot on the heels of a club and police investigation into a sexually explicit cartoon of the prophet Muhammed Rangers director Chris Graham is alleged to have tweeted. The fans leader has resigned from the plc board.

Mr Woods denies making the comments, which date back to October, 2012, says he is not a racist, and claims the account may have been hacked.

One post dated October, 2014 said: "Everyone I know has had enough of Muslims and ethnic cleansing is fast becoming the only solution."

One of the earliest posts from October, 2012 said: "We even have ethnic scum infiltrating a discussion on ethnic scum.

"Paedophilia is rife in Muslim states and it is accepted as normal. That's one reason why you should all go home and live in your depraved country with your depraved religion..

Another post on the same day said: "In fact go one better and just round up all non cucaseans and sent the whole f**king lot back to their home countries and that includes Indians , Pakistanis, Romanians, Poles , Chines,, e japanese, Turks, Lithuanians, Saudis, Iraqis Iranis the whole lot.

"Get them all to f**k and maybe British citizens will be able to find a job."

"The way to beat the Islamic threat is by putting pressure on our MPs and demanding an end to immigration and to welfare payments to immigrants already in the UK," the post says.

Mr Woods said: "I have Muslim friends and workmates. I don't know who hacked my account."

It is understood the material on the Facebook page have been brought to the attention of the police. Police Scotland were unable to confirm whether they were investigating.

Mr Woods has been in consultation with Rangers over his tradesmen dossier and was praised for his work by Rangers director John Gilligan.

Mr Gilligan said: "The club very much appreciates this kind gesture by the fans. At the present time we are assessing the overall condition of the stadium to prioritise the essential works required and will make contact with the supporters in the coming weeks should we require their assistance."

Mr Woods told The Herald he had not slept since Monday when he launched his project orchestrated after Rangers kingpin Dave King indicated Ibrox might need millions of pounds spent on basic repairs.

It has previously been claimed it will cost £10 million for essential maintenance work for Ibrox and Murray Park.

He said after circulating details on forums amidst the genuine offers have been hundreds of calls "pulling my leg" over the plan, and a dozen "offensive and threatening" messages.

Mr Woods believed the band of workers could save the club £5 million a year "by mucking in ".