Rangers' woe resurrects Dundee's Scottish Premier League hopes Ross County will be promoted as champions but such an eventuality would leave the SPL with only 11 members so - with any Rangers newco unable to sign players until the transfer window reopens on July 1 - the club finishing second in the First Division is likely to be invited to take their place. Only if Rangers implode before the current campaign is due to end on May 13 will, under the SPL's Rule H5, there be no relegation from the top tier. That rule states: "If any Club in the League ceases to operate or to be member of the League for any reason, its playing record in the League may be expunged and the number of relegation places from the League shall be reduced accordingly." Rangers" administrators, Duff and Phelps, have made it clear, however, that there are sufficient funds for last season's champions to complete their fixtures, raising the possibility that Dundee may rejoin the big boys. The continuing uncertainty over Rangers" future and which division any newco may find itself playing in next season - represents a major logistical problem when it come to completing the SPL and Scottish Football League fixture lists for that campaign. Canadian company Optimal Planning Solutions has compiled the SPL's schedules since 2008 and, with the 2012-13 fixture list due to be published on June 18, they need to be supplied with the components of the elite division by no later than June 4. The Scottish League begin putting together their programmes even earlier. "We would look to begin compiling our games lists once we have the results of the play-offs," said David Thomson, the SFL's operations director. With the second leg of the finals due to be played on May 20 (the day after the Scottish Cup final) the SFL could also be landed with a headache. Dundee captain Rhys Weston admits to being excited by the prospect of promotion but the former Wales defender will also be racked with guilt should he prosper at Rangers" expense. While he's looking forward to appearing at Parkhead and Pittodrie and savouring the opportunity to play in derbies against Dundee United, he is also concerned that his brother-in-law will find himself unemployed. "Neil Alexander and I were team-mates at Cardiff City for five years and my wife and his wife are sisters so it's a difficult situation and I'd hate to see him suffer," he said. I also don't want to see Rangers go out of business because they're such a big club and so important for Scottish football. Having said that, it would be criminal of us not to take advantage of the situation if it arose. If circumstances conspire against them then we need to capitalise on that. With all the uncertainty that's been surrounding Rangers our gaffer has been constantly reminding us that anything can happen. Our last couple of performances have been shambolic so I'd have wanted to finish this season on a high even without this possibility. Dundee's hopes of promotion last season were dashed when they were hit by a record 25 point-deduction for sliding into administration for a second time in seven years. Consequently, should Dundee end up competing in the SPL, Weston and his team-mates will feel that a wrong has been righted. "The boys feel that we should have got there last season," said the 31-year-old. Unfortunately, we were then hit with that 25-point penalty for going into administration. We did well to survive and avoid relegation but the players all felt aggrieved because we had been penalised over something that had nothing to do with us. Our spirit shone through when we put together that 23-match unbeaten run and I think that, without that penalty, we could have won promotion.