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As much as this had to happen, I take no pleasure in any Rangers manager getting sacked. In fact, I would go as far to say that it makes me pretty sad to be honest. I really liked Clement. He had a certain charm and he seemed like a nice guy but it wasn't to be. Good luck Phil.

I'm just finishing my dinner then heading over to Ibrox to pick him up and drive him to the airport.

At some point we have to get behind an external offer. If the status quo continues, we are going to die a death of a 1000 cuts. The danger we face is being so frightened to move forward that we'll chase away someone / consortium who'll be good for us in the medium to long-term. We simply can't stick with the status quo if we have any ambitions to move our club forward.

If we get Gerrard back then he could bring Beale to coach too.

Dyche. Truly awful manager. Turn the lights out now.

Has anyone checked up on @CammyF? He may have died from excitement.

True enough. My remark was more about him actually trying to do something, rather than the quality of his play. Others were simply "playing along". One just has to look with one open eye to see why this current team, injury-ravaged or not, is simply not clicking. Hagi is being played on the left. He hardly ever played on the left before, is according to his stats an attacking midfielder (95) or right winger (77, of which were 53 with us). Bajrami is being played on the left. He hardly ever played on the left before, is according to his stats an attacking midiflieder (145), or playing centrally (69). Enter Tom Lawrence, whom we primarily played as an AM (34 out of 60), but hardly ever on the left (3) He is according to his stats a left winger (191), who can play through the middle (110, including our 34). Obviously, the right-winger slot is taken up by Cerny (and McCausland, who can actually play on either side), and our prime left wingers, Cortes and Matondo (now off) were injured for ages. While Hagi is versatile enough to whip in enough crosses, Bajrami is obviously not. Both are better more centrally, preferably behind two attackers. Albeit being injured quite often, Lawrence is hardly ever used in his prime role though. Maybe he's been a touch too slow for some, but given that we camp in the opposition half most of the time anyways, spee is not exactly a factor. I do remember that Hagi was getting slaughtered for not being fast enough to be a right winger ... even though "speed" was not really needed. It's not like we were or are playing fast counter attacking football. Being set up with the wrong players filling wrong positions and poor tactics is asking for trouble. It has been the case for the last 9 years now, and we don't have people at the helm able to understand this. Trying the same thing over and over again hoping for a better outcome is sheer stupidity. PC has limited resources in terms of players, and fair enough. But even with a full squad he's not changing things. ... and on a semi-related note: if there is an order to "play out from the back all the time" (even if we crumble under pressure and players are well covered), whoever gave that order should be excorted to Erskine Bridge ...

I understand that you may find it difficult to cope with the result but please be careful with name calling. The forum admin are incredibly strict. Apart from that I don't know why you think I'm defending him. I'm just pointing out that your plan is very silly. Also you need to let go of the fairy tale about the fans being in control. The manager will be changed when the board think it will improve our situation. When it happens it will have nothing to do with some sulking supporters.

I'd also add "no style of play" to that list. At yesterday's game I counted 3 corners where within 3 passes, the ball was back at Butlands feet. Also, Beale was ridiculed for the "horseshoe" passing. Over the last few months, that's all we've done. Ball goes from right to left via the CBs than from left to right via the CBs. Our players go through phases of being "good" then they revert to being woeful - this has to be down to coaching and fitness. Butland - MOTM last week, a liability this week. Tav - finished a season ago but been unable to replace him. Nsiala - see Butland. Has been good then absolutely bullied yesterday. Propper - either really good or really bad. Offered no protection to his young partner yesterday. Jefte - still young but questions over his defensive abilities and not contributing in an attacking sense. Raskin - see Butland. Diomande - see Butland Hagi - wasn't good enough pre-injury, not good enough now. Cerny - been best player this season and whilst wasn't good yesterday you thought if anything was going to happen it would be through him. Not our player. Igamane - bled into the team, took time to settle, played well but in last month looks like that little lost boy again. Dessers - Dessers is Dessers - if he's not scoring he's offering nothing. And as I type this, Clement is still in a job.

To me there are 3 observations about this Rangers team:- 1) no settled CB pairing 2) kent/sima not replaced wide left( Hagi/ Bajrami both not natural wide left players) 3) strikers/CF’s too static when ball being delivered into penalty box. Need more movement upfront

I don't think it really matters who I want - from what I'm hearing the new investors already have a short-list drawn up and they all have / are EPL management experience. Ideally it'll be a manager who has a clear footballing identity / system, who gets the players fit and hungry.

Barry Ferguson until the end of the season....per the Daily Record.

Jesus wept. The names getting mentioned as replacements 😮 Where is the nearest bridge

Sean Dyche? FFS

Luca Chianti! Italian for - 'Look a chantie'!

As I said terrifying

His rumoured possibile replacements are terrifying to be frank 🥺

https://x.com/RangersFC/status/1893773029437575277 Rangers Football Club can confirm it has tonight parted company with men’s first-team manager, Philippe Clement. The club would like to put on record their sincere thanks to Philippe for his hard work and dedication during his spell in charge. A further update from the club will follow in due course.

Another "HELICOPTER SUNDAY" then💙

Unbelievable the amount of folk who actually agree with this.

Rumour: Clement, van der Heyden and Rae offski. Charai -the Moroccan chap- to be interim boss, with Kevin Thomson to Assist.

So far so good but surely not Rae as a temp.

When I first heard of the potential takeover, my first thought was “Why would an American investment company want to buy Rangers, if not for nefarious intentions?”. My negative thoughts were no doubt influenced by the Craig Whyte experience and my experience of takeovers in the workplace. Since the initial reaction, I’ve read and listened to Rangers fans views on the matter. At first it seemed to be that the overwhelming mood was positive but then more doubts were expressed. I still have doubts over this but I’m probably in the minority. The investment fund will be looking at a return. Now this could be brought about by making us successful in Europe where the big money is to be made, more lucrative sponsorship deals, though again exposure in Europe would be required to maximise this and better deals on merchandise etc. I would expect that we will see a hike in ticket prices. I’m sure others can think of other sources of revenue that a clued up board could pursue. But should the European breakthrough not happen, the danger is that other sources of revenue, which we as fans may not be so keen on, will come about. Sale and lease back of Ibrox? Allowing a full stand for Celtic fans? I’m sure there are other aspects which other can think may be detrimental. We as fans take great pride in our history as a club, our traditions. Now overseas investors may take these as positive attributes and build on them. However, they may see them as anachronisms in the modern game and phase them out. If we think at the moment that protests against they way the club is being run is the way to bring about change (and it was successful when the Australian tour was announced), I think any overseas investor will not be moved by such actions. My great fear is that we lose out identity. However part of that is that we are the top team in Scotland and we’re in danger of being left behind in that regard. In conclusion, I don’t know what is the best way forward. All I know is that I’m worried – either way.

Regarding new managers and coaches. Failure at other clubs, big or small, is no real criteria when it comes to us (or any new club). Every club provides a different challenge, has different resources in money and players, has different demands. Sir Walter would probably never be considered by Barcelona or Dortmund, AC Mian or the like. But he knew how to play the game in Scotland, knew what sort of players were required, where and when. If the 49ers send us a ton of nuggets and we get Guardiola and 10 superstars that wipe the floor with everything in Scotland, fine by me. If we get Vinny Jones* and he gets enough hard guys and Scots in who rip themselves a new one to get the results required, fine by me. The current status quo simply can't continue. *You know what I mean.

I well remember being at Ibrox when we got beat 1-0 by Morton, Jim Tolmie scoring the goal. The crowd was 5,000! That led to big changes.

The fact that "poundshop" managers can work out quite easily how to set up against us with mostly "poundshop" players blows apart the theory that we'd be unable to find a manager / coach who would get more out our players.

The problem is that the other poundshop managers have worked out Clements team and know when the chips are down, he's not going to change his game plan, or if he does it will be very late in the day. Those spl teams can smell the fear in the team and know if they getin our faces. We will shrink into ourselves. I'm not sure we can afford to wait to the end if the season or we could end up with more unwelcomed records and a fractured squad with zero confidence.

McAusland and I am not his greatest fan but he would have tried at least.

I thought Cerni was awful and has been for weeks. He should have been subbed.

What disappointed me today was the way Nsiala got bullied at both of their goals. Don’t think Niko Katic ( who wanted a return last month)would have been bullied like that. Just sayin’……😋

Just as well your Bovril went over you and not a fellow fan. Otherwise the game may have been remembered as the night there was an almighty stooshie in the Broomie.

Look, we're Rangers. It's not just about tactics and formations, it's about understanding the fabric of this club. We need a manager who gets what it means to wear that jersey. Someone who understands the weight of expectation, the passion of the fans, and the history that comes with every game at Ibrox. It's not enough to just know football, they need to get Rangers. They need to understand the pressure, the demand for trophies, and the connection between the team and the supporters. We need a leader who inspires not just the players, but the fans too. Someone who knows what it takes to win in this city, and who's willing to fight for every single point. We need someone who bleeds 🔴⚪🔵 It's also interesting thought , you've got guys like Davis who are more tactical and considered, then you have someone like McCann who brings that fire and passion. Thomson is the up-and-comer, a modern coach. Ferguson too, has that strong personality. We've got a good mix of potential candidates from within the Rangers family.

Send for big Sam

One way of avoiding publicity, I suppose.

Via Erskine Bridge.

Think Scott was being ironic; he could have added Pep to that list.

Oh, and see if we take to the pitch to Simply The Best next weekend, I think my head will explode 🤯 💥 😅

Pedro only got one transfer window remember. And he did sign Morelos and Ryan Jack. He was maybe unlucky Bruno Alves was injured but we’ll never know. Sacking him then putting in Murty back in as caretaker was more madness from the board

Did Clement get a budget or make his own by halving the wage bill ?

Who? a better coach will want funds. What would he get? sacking PC is the easy part. It’s his successor that worries me

Fucking embarrassing yet again. Clement does not have a clue, any good wins he's had must have been luck or down to poor opposition performance - that's my conclusion now. If we are getting beat off Queens Park and St Mirren, at home, there is a big big problem with the coaching.

Yeah, because when we do have fans in the boardroom there's protests against them 😉

I watched the 2008 EUROPA league cup final offshore in the Bay Of Bengal India. With a Norwegian Molde fan.

Although he's prone to the odd error, I like Souttar but in the same way other players are unreliable fitness wise then it may make sense to replace him if possible. Yilmaz, Sterling, Danilo, Cortes, Lawrence and Balogun all fall into the same camp. We just can't maintain that level of injury; unpredictable, unlucky or not.

I think I have mentioned this before? The Sultans of Oman are absolute monarchs, best described as benevolent despots. During 1988, the incumbent was Qaboos bin Said and he was particularly benevolent. After attending Sandhurst in the early 60s, he served for three years in Lanarkshire's regiment, the Cameronians. In the late 70s, he financed the construction of the Royal Military Academy's olympic sized swimming pool. When you enter the building you are reminded of his benevolence by the life sized oil portrait of the Sultan replete in Cameronian number one dress. The border between Oman and Yeman remains largely undefined. These last sixty years, the Sultans have been conducting a Hearts and Minds exercise based on both education and health. Concurrently, well financed paramilitaries within Yemen have been conducting an insurgency of low intensity to run interference on schools and clinics. The Sultan's counter is a grouping of controlled patrols protecting said centres and the necessary supply lines. He prefers the Company and Battalion designations to be commanded by British officers. Thus, in August'88 I was leading a patrol company on a ten day visitation to villages and hamlets. The purpose was to ensure a couple of Kiwi nurses achieved access to conduct vaccinations and well women clinics(effects of female circumcision - don't ask). On the fifth evening we left a village and headed several klicks to a wadi with the intent to establish an overnight patrol harbour. I knew Rangers had played ra Yahoos that afternoon at Ibrox but, had maintained professional discipline. After stand-to I returned to my basher and asked my signals Sgt to rig a whip antennae knowing I was being unprofessional. It was silent hours and I tuned to the BBC World Service for the wonderful Paddy Feeny's football roundup. The desert revealed a starry, starry night and I listened as Paddy enthusiastically narrated, "all the action from the game of today at Ibrox". The ensuing five minutes were torture as Paddy played a sequence of 15-20 second commentary sections. He began with, "we were treated to a six goal thriller" and promptly followed with the commentary of McAvennie notching the first goal. I thought we have lost six nil. The next two commentary clips revealed we had secured a 2-1 half time lead. The descrition of Ray Wilkins 25 yard volley had me screaming, SILENTLY! When we scored our third, my thought was it will finish 3-3. When Mark Walters ran the fifth, I was in the Derry, the East Enclosure, the District Bar, ................ doing the bouncy whilst silently screaming. It will always remain the warmest of memories given the circumstances, even a cold scoff of tinned pilchards did not diminish my cheerfulness at cuffing ra Yahoos 5-1. It was another month and a return to Muscat before I saw video highlights.