Breaking News:Philippe Clement sack decision made at Rangers few minutes ago
Philippe Clement will not be sacked if Rangers go on a bad run after John Gilligan put himself “on the line” to confirm the Belgian’s position.
The interim chairman told Sky Sports Scotland on 24 September that he will not interfere on the football side after replacing John Bennett and hopes to replicate the strong relationship his predecessor had with the manager.
He admitted Clement had been put in an “unfair” position having to answer questions about the club which those above should be dealing with, and pointed to changes the manager has made which he will be given time to see the results of.
Gilligan said (56s): “Of course it’s been difficult [for him]. It would be silly to think otherwise. Putting my supporter hat on the word ‘patience’ is not something football supporters are very good at, but I would ask the fans to be patient, the manager’s brought in some very exciting young players. He’s trying to take the age of the squad down, trying to get the trading model correct, and I think this is the moment we hopefully back the manager.”
Asked specifically if there would be a change if results are bad he added: “I’ll put myself on the line here and say we are backing this manager. This man made a lot of changes in the background, we’re starting to see that come in, and we just look forward to the next few weeks and months ahead.”
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Stability is clearly the objective as much as possible for the Light Blues when they have had very little of it in recent seasons.
The endless turnover at key positions, including manager and chairman, has contributed to Rangers trailing behind Celtic a long way this term.
Clement was allowed make changes to the medical department during the summer [Rangers Review, 17 June], although they don’t seem to have had a positive effect yet after multiple significant injuries already this term, but allowing him to start the process of moulding the club in his image and then getting rid of him will set the Gers back further.
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