Rangers news: Stephen McGowan issues Patrick Stewart sack claim
Stephen McGowan admits that Patrick Stewart needs to sack Philippe Clement to win over the Rangers fans.
With Gers facing a staggering task to return to the top of the table, the Daily Mail journalist has issued a verdict on the Belgian’s time at the club.
Currently, the Ibrox outfit are 15 points behind their arch rivals Celtic in the SPFL.
McGowan wrote on 11 January: “Forget all the schtick about a young squad, a period of transition and the need for two or three transfer windows to get things right.”
“Philippe Clement has promised a media update from Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart. And the only thing the new CEO can really say to appease an irate fanbase now is that Clement is a goner. Nothing else will cut it.
“When a club has lost £17.2million and slashed the wage bill, it’s difficult to paint lipstick on a pig.”
Philippe Clement cannot continue at Rangers
McGowan is right, Gers fans are sick of being made false promises.
The only thing that will make them happy is to see their chief executive making the brave decision to sack Clement.
It can be argued that the Belgian’s sacking has been a long time coming and the board just do not have the funds to go ahead with it.
However, not sacking him could potentially cost them more in the long term and these are calls Stewart needs to make.
Clement is not the answer for Rangers and he’s been given countless chances to make his case but he hasn’t managed to do so.
Gers are currently a colossal 15 points behind Celtic and that would usually be enough for any other manager to be on his way but the Belgian still appears to be sitting comfortably.
In other Rangers news, the club are now in hot pursuit of a defender at a Champions League club.
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