PHILIPPE CLEMENT has two games to save his job as Rangers boss. Or he should have — IF the club is still operating to the standards I grew up with. Advertisement 4 Danilo and Ianis Hagi at full time Credit: Willie Vass 4 Rangers manager Philippe Clement was on the wrong end of a sore one at St Mirren Credit: PA Clement said the Boxing Day defeat at St Mirren was “unacceptable”.
He was right — but so too is Rangers being 12 points behind Celtic after 17 games. If that gap grows to 15, or worse, this week then it has to be the end for Clement’s reign as boss. One TV camera panned to new Ibrox chief executive Patrick Stewart in the closing seconds at Paisley .
Advertisement Read More Football Stories HEARTBROKEN Shankland heckled by Hearts fans during hospitality speech as VIP host steps in BRILL BONUS Motherwell vs Rangers: Get £30 in free bets plus extra £10 casino bonus We will soon find out what his remit is at Gers. And whether the club is serious about challenging Celts. Is Stewart simply there to balance the books, and be happy with the team finishing second to get a shot at the Champions League qualifiers ? Or do Rangers still have ambitions to mount a serious challenge to Celtic ? Clement will plead for patience, and repeat the same stuff about this being a huge rebuild and a young squad.
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