A judge has refused an attempt by Rangers administrators to gain legal guidance on whether they could breach a £24.4m season ticket deal. Duff and Phelps had sought directions from the Court of Session over whether they could renege on the agreement and not pay Ticketus the proceeds of sales. At the Court of Session on Friday Lord Hodge returned his decision on the move by the insolvency firm, stating that he would not give them guidance on what could be done in this case. However, the judge declined to grant Ticketus preferential creditor status as Rangers seek to exit administration under a creditor voluntary agreement. Rangers owner Craig Whyte sold off 100,000 season tickets at Ibrox until 2015 for £24.4m which effectively funded his takeover as he used part of the cash to wipe off the club’s £18m debt to Lloyds Banking Group. Duff and Phelps had claimed that the deal would hamper their attempts to sell the club. The administrators QC David Sellar had claimed in court that two of the four indicative bids for the club were dependent on the Ticketus deal being breached. STV website