Rod Stewart went ‘berserk’ as he blasts ‘ridiculous’ Rangers and Celtic situation
Rangers are well below where they should be this season and currently sit 13 points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership.
Furthermore, having been knocked out of the Scottish Cup after a late defeat against Queen’s Park, the Gers now have just the Europa League to play for.
The result of how the season has panned out has led to plenty of speculation over the future of Philippe Clement at Ibrox.
Rod Stewart wants to see Rangers improvement
Although the Light Blues were able to overcome their opponents in Scottish Premiership action this term, they lost to Celtic in the final of the Scottish League Cup on penalties and given they are miles away from their points tally, there hasn’t been as much competition between the two sides as would normally be expected this term.
Rangers supporters are under no illusions about the financial positions they find themselves in at the moment but for many supporters, there is a feeling that those currently representing the Light Blues don’t understand the history at Ibrox and the importance of being a top team.
Clement has been keen to brush current issues under the rug which has offered little hope to boost supporters that things could look more optimistic oing forward.
While you would expect their arch-rivals to be enjoying this period of complete dominance in the Scottish Premiership, Rod Stewart has admitted he wants to see Rangers improve on the pitch.
Speaking live on talkSPORT (14 February) he said: “Yeah I know when that lovely guy saved the penalty [for Queen’s Park] me and my son danced all over the room jumped on the sofa and went absolutely berserk.
“But listen, get me, and I’ve said this. We need a strong Rangers, we need the competition.
“We need a strong Hibs, Hearts, anybody because it’s beginning to be absolutely ridiculous to watch Celtic now, it’s so easy for them. So we need some strength up there in competition.”
Scottish football thrives off competition
While there has always been a gap between Rangers, Celtic and then the rest of the Scottish league, there certainly used to be a fierce sense of competition which made the league so exciting to watch.
However, this season that has not translated with how poorly the Light Blues are doing and, as Stewart says, this has had a negative effect on the league as well as just those at Ibrox.
Of course there is a level of bragging rights felt by their rivals, both clubs would rather be the one to come out on top when the competition is stiff rather than it being completely dominant.
With this in mind, Clement has to be under pressure in his role as manager as he is constantly proving he is unable to deliver the expected levels at Ibrox this term.
Rangers supporters have made no secret of their disappointment this season and surely the hierarchy have to pay attention to it if they want to bring success back to Ibrox any time soon.