Rangers given Alan Pardew choice as next Ibrox manager admission made live on air
Alan Pardew has made an admission about the next Rangers manager after Philippe Clement was sacked from his role at Ibrox.
Clement was relieved of his duties on 23 February following the Gers’ shocking 2-0 defeat against St Mirren on Saturday.
The Belgian had been under plenty of scrutiny since the start of the season and this recent loss against the Saints was what seemingly tipped the odds out of his favour.
Saturday’s game was the second time this season that Rangers had succumbed to a defeat against Stephen Robinson’s men and was a sad reminder of how far they’ve fallen.
Clement’s sacking has meant that Barry Ferguson has been appointed as interim boss, with former Premier League Manager of the Season Pardew giving his verdict on whether they’ll struggle to find a permanent replacement.
Pardew admits he’d take Rangers job if offered it
Pardew has been out of football management since 2023, when he agreed to leave Greek side Aris Thessaloniki by mutual consent.
Since then, he’s seemed to take on a bit more punditry work for the likes of talkSPORT and the BBC.
This, however, hasn’t stopped him from having another go at management, with the former Newcastle boss admitting he, alongside any other managers who are out of work, would take the Ibrox job.
| Stats | Rangers | St Mirren |
| Shots | 17 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 6 |
| Possession | 66% | 34% |
| Passes | 482 | 268 |
| Pass accuracy | 83% | 61% |
“I think you know any manager who’s out of work would be interested in Rangers,” he said on talkSPORT (23 February) when asked directly if he would replace Clement.
“It’s a big club and you know, there’s obviously noises from up there that all is not well and they do look some way away. I mean I watched Celtic’s performance in the week.
“I thought they were absolutely brilliant. I mean that’s as good a Celtic performance I’ve seen maybe since they played Barcelona under Neil Lennon.
“They were terrific and they were very very unlucky. And not to take that into extra time, etc and maybe go through.
“But Rangers, I mean a home defeat for Rangers by St. Mirren doesn’t even sound right.”
Patrick Stewart needs to take his time with his next appointment at Ibrox
Since the start of the 2024/25 season, the head of Clement has been called for by fans due to the poor performances his team have put in across the campaign.
While he may have managed to get Rangers into the top eight of the Europa League, that doesn’t excuse the fact he’s led his team to two defeats against St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership – as well as many other teams.
And, to make matters worse, Rangers even found themselves embarrassed after being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Queen’s Park after they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat on 9 February.
All these mishaps can’t have just been coincidence so, if the Gers are to take anything away from the 2024/25 season, it’s that their next manager needs to be one who can compete and perform well across the board.
If Patrick Stewart doesn’t take his time and the decision is rushed, they’ll likely find themselves back to square one and searching for a new boss by this time next season.